- Level
- Senior
- Experience
- 12+ years
- Work style
- Remote
- Full-time
- Area
- Security engineering
At a glance
The role in plain English
This senior role focuses on research and architecture for Trusted Execution Environments (TEE) in network interface cards (NICs) and data processing units (DPUs). It suits experienced security architects with a strong background in confidential computing and hardware security. Day-to-day work involves designing secure architectures, collaborating across hardware and software teams, and engaging with partners to address security threats and requirements for NVIDIA’s confidential computing products.
What you'll do
- Research and design secure architecture solutions for NICs and DPUs
- Develop and implement trusted execution environment features
- Collaborate with hardware, software, and product teams
- Model, validate, and define microarchitectures for secure platforms
- Engage with customers and partners to address security issues
What they're looking for
Essential
- MS or PhD in relevant field or equivalent experience
- 12+ years relevant experience
- Experience with Trusted Execution Technologies (e.g. AMD SEV, Intel TDX, SGX)
- Proficiency in Verilog, Python/Perl, ARM assembly, C/C++
- Experience with platform security, threat models, and mitigation
Nice to have
- Familiarity with attestation methods in mesh networks
- Experience with MCTP device secure management
Core skills
- Trusted Execution
- Platform security
- Threat modeling
- Verilog
- Python
- C/C++
- ARM assembly
- Attestation
The shape of the job
Technical depth
5/5
Pace
3/5
Ownership
4/5
Teamwork
4/5
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- 01Describe your experience designing trusted execution environments for hardware platforms.
- 02How have you applied threat modeling to secure computing architectures?
- 03Explain the process of validating and modeling isolation architectures for performance.
- 04Discuss your approach to collaborating across hardware and software teams on security features.
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA develops hardware and software products, including network interface cards and data processing units, with a focus on confidential computing.
Full job descriptionAs published by NVIDIA
We are currently seeking a Senior Security Research Architect.
NVIDIA is seeking a technical leader interesting in a chance to define, craft, , implement, and guide implementation of Trusted Execution Environment architecture, implementation and design for NIC and DPUs. You'll be expected to take on a strong hands-on role, working with diverse teams across NVIDIA and with external partners to meet security requirements for our state of the art Confidential Computing in various products.
What you'll be doing:
- Research, design, develop and implement architecture solutions meeting internal and external security requirements and standards
- Apply innovative security primitives to enable next generation secure platforms
- Collaborate across the company to guide the direction of designing Confidential Computing within DPU and NIC products, working with hardware, software, research and product teams
- Architectural modeling, validation, microarchitectural definition, following standards bodies, and developing infrastructure enabling trusted platforms using hardware security methods
- Work with customers, partners to identify and address security issues and threats
- Extending Networking protocol CJDNS and binding it with fully distributed key management
What we need to see:
- MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience with 12+ years of relevant experience
- First hand work experience with Trusted Execution Technologies (e.g. AMD SEV, Intel TDX, Intel SGX) on the hardware and software level
- You have directly worked directly on:
- Computing platform security, threat models and mitigation techniques and/or Trusted Execution Environment and isolation technique to provide trust
- Profiling and modelling isolation architectures and Performance evaluation of secure systems
- Familiarity with Trusted Computing attestation methods and its application in overlay mesh network
- Programming and debugging fundamentals across languages such as: Verilog, Python/Perl scripting, ARM assembly and C/C++
- The ability to work in a dynamic collaboration oriented team is required and strong communication skills and a real passion for working as a team are essential as well as understanding the fundamentals of devices secure management over MCTP and programming interfaces
With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us and, due to unprecedented growth, our exclusive engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you.
Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5, and 272,000 USD - 431,250 USD for Level 6.
You will also be eligible for equity and benefits .
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 2, 2026.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
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NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.