Staff Software Engineer - AI Accelerator Security & PRoT

European Tech Recruit; Cork; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

European Tech Recruit is partnering to fill a Staff Software Engineer role based in Cork, Ireland, focused on AI accelerator card security and platform root of trust. You will contribute to secure provisioning, attestation, and firmware security across board-management and platform-management interfaces.

The role requires C for firmware/security review, Python for tooling, and familiarity with Redfish, SPDM, PLDM, and post-quantum attestation concepts.

Qualifications

• Security concepts for AI accelerator cards and peripheral devices.
• Experience with key/certificate management, root-of-trust security, boot-chain security, and firmware authentication.
• Experience performing security risk assessments and drafting security specifications.
• Proficiency in C and Python for firmware and tooling.
• Knowledge of Redfish, SPDM, PLDM protocols is advantageous.
• Familiarity with attestation and platform root of trust (PRoT).

Responsibilities

• Define and document security requirements for AI accelerator card components.
• Define secure communication between BMC and platform-management services (Redfish, SPDM, PLDM).
• Design processes for device identity, measurement, and attestation via PRoT.
• Design provisioning services for keys, certificates, identities in factory environments.
• Evaluate third-party components against security requirements and coordinate with vendors.
• Represent security in customer, vendor, and standards forums on attestation protocols.

Skills

C programming

Python scripting

Security risk assessment

Firmware security

Root of trust

Redfish

SPDM

PLDM

OCP

CCC

IETF RATS

Tools

IETF RATS

Job description

European Tech Recruit is partnering to fill a Staff Software Engineer role based in Cork, Ireland, focused on AI accelerator card security and platform root of trust. You will contribute to secure provisioning, attestation, and firmware security across board-management and platform-management interfaces.

The role requires C for firmware/security review, Python for tooling, and familiarity with Redfish, SPDM, PLDM, and post-quantum attestation concepts.