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Senior Silicon Security Architect

NVIDIA is hiring a Senior Silicon Security Architect. Level rates it ; you can apply on NVIDIA.

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  • On Level's scale, this cybersecurity role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
  • Tools and skills the posting cites include Risc V, Hsm and Pcie.
  • Level classifies it as a senior role.
  • Level lists 2,600+ other open roles at NVIDIA.

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Design and implement security research, architecture, and hardware security solutions for next-generation networking products.

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NVIDIA is seeking a technical leader interested in defining, crafting, implementing, and guiding the implementation of security research, architecture, implementation, and design for next-generation NVIDIA Networking products. You'll be expected to take 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 network products.

NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. Today, we are increasingly known as “the AI computing company”. We are looking to grow our teams with the smartest people in the world. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you!

What you'll be doing:

  • Research, design, develop and implement architecture solutions (Hardware and software) meeting internal and external security requirements and standards.

  • Apply innovative hardware security primitives to enable next generation secure software extensions supported by hardware.

  • Design next generation production and provisioning systems.

  • Collaborate with partners on the implementation of open-source software.

  • Collaborate across the company to guide the direction of Its (USB, I2C, I3C, UART, PCI) 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.

What we need to see:

  • BSc, MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.

  • 7+ years of relevant experience.

  • Experience with production and provisioning design of SoC systems.

  • Have directly worked on several of the following:

    • Key management systems and HSM operation.

    • First-hand work experience with IO interface including: I2C, I3C, SPI, UART, USB, PCIe

    • Computing platform boot architecture in embedded devices and servers

    • RISC-V architecture, Root-of-trust, and security processors.

    • Familiarity with embedded systems and programming low-level firmware.

    • Familiar with Security-by-design hardware and principles of privileges.

    • 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.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

How we rate this

Senior Silicon Security Architect at NVIDIA rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

  1. ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
  2. ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
  3. ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
  4. ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Security ArchitectureHardware SecurityFirmwareSocCryptographyRisc VHsmPcie

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  1. Tell me about a project where security architecture was part of your work. What did you do?
  2. Tell me about a project where hardware security was part of your work. What did you do?
  3. Tell me about a project where firmware was part of your work. What did you do?
  4. Tell me about a project where soc was part of your work. What did you do?
  5. Tell me about a project where cryptography was part of your work. What did you do?

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