Software Security Researcher
NVIDIA is hiring a Software Security Researcher. 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.
- The posting mentions security research, threat modeling and cryptography among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a senior role.
- NVIDIA has 2,700+ other open roles on Level.
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Conduct offensive security research and threat modeling to improve the security posture of NVIDIA networking software.
We are now looking for a Senior security researcher. NVIDIA Networking product security team is looking for an outstanding technical security researcher with hands-on experience to help us improve the security posture of NVIDIA networking software. In this role you will help reduce risk, threats, and vulnerabilities in NVIDIA networking products.
What you’ll be doing:
- Be involved in offensive security researcher on a wide range of products.
- Assist with defining and making sure software development processes meet security and coding standards.
- Perform security threat modeling for NVIDIA Networking products.
- Design and make security architecture recommendations to satisfy security guidelines and requirements.
- Mentor teams and developers, promoting guidelines on the best security practices.
- Be a technical focal point across multiple development teams and provide hands-on security engineering expertise.
What we need to see:
- Academic degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated experience of 3+ years in security research.
- Familiarity with applied cryptography, threat modeling, common attack vectors and mitigation techniques.
- Ability to work independently, and collaboratively in a constantly evolving environment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
- M.Sc. or PhD in computer science, electrical engineering, or related technical field.
- Familiarity with the cloud environment security ecosystem.
- Experience with high-scale deployment challenges.
- Demonstrated security research experience and publications.
With highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world's most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people on the planet working for us and, due to unprecedented growth, our special engineering teams are growing fast. If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with a genuine passion for technology, we want to hear from you.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse 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.
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Software Security Researcher at NVIDIA rates 0 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.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
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- $159k
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- Tell me about a project where security research was part of your work. What did you do?
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- Tell me about a project where cryptography was part of your work. What did you do?
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- Tell me about a project where software security was part of your work. What did you do?
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