Datacenter Firmware Architect - BIOS/OpenBMC Expert

Oracle; United States; On-site; USD 114,600 - 234,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Oracle US is seeking a senior staff-level firmware engineer to own prototype firmware in early product stages, spanning BIOS/UEFI for x86/ARM, BMC/ OpenBMC, and platform management interfaces. You will work across product, infrastructure, security and platform teams in a matrixed environment and mentor others.

You will review silicon reference code, ensure secure boot and platform deployment, and deliver production‑grade firmware while aligning with OCI security and deployment requirements.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of firmware engineering experience with ownership of production systems.
• Knowledge of secure boot, TPM, measured boot and hardware root of trust.
• Hands-on firmware engineering in BIOS, BMC FW or other platform firmware in server domains.
• Strong communication skills and ability to lead across teams without direct reporting authority.
• Knowledge of server firmware stacks such as EDKII, OpenBMC.
• Understanding of firmware standards (UEFI, IPMI, Redfish) and server platform standards.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop prototype BIOS/UEFI firmware for x86 and/or ARM platforms.
• Review and align BMC firmware with sensor, security and platform needs.
• Comprehend interactions of all firmware in the DC rack and extend OpenBMC.
• Develop and enhance DC-specific firmware features.
• Collaborate with silicon vendors on reference code and firmware enablement.
• Integrate platform management interfaces such as Redfish, IPMI, PLDM.
• Ensure firmware meets OCI's security, deployability and availability requirements.
• Mentor engineers and participate in design reviews for maintainable firmware.

Skills

Firmware engineering

Secure boot/TPM/measured boot

Server firmware stacks (EDKII/OpenBMC)

Cross-team leadership

Hardware root of trust

BIOS/BMC firmware

Security and platform deployment

Tools

OpenBMC

EDK II

Redfish

IPMI

PLDM

Job description

Oracle US is seeking a senior staff-level firmware engineer to own prototype firmware in early product stages, spanning BIOS/UEFI for x86/ARM, BMC/ OpenBMC, and platform management interfaces. You will work across product, infrastructure, security and platform teams in a matrixed environment and mentor others.

You will review silicon reference code, ensure secure boot and platform deployment, and deliver production‑grade firmware while aligning with OCI security and deployment requirements.