GPU SW Security Engineer

Cyberjobs; Santa Clara, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA s a leading tech company focusing on AI and hardware acceleration seeks a security engineer for the GPU Software team. You will automate security checks across releases and help teams adopt AI-enabled workflows.

We value 5+ years in security engineering (drivers/kernel/firmware), strong Python and C skills, and hands-on experience with LLM agents. Expect collaboration across engineering and release pipelines, with equity and benefits included.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Engineering, CS, or related field.
• 5+ years in security engineering, with drivers/kernel or firmware focus.
• Strong Python and C programming skills.
• Hands-on experience building LLM agents or agentic workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead adoption of AI agents in security across release cycles.
• Develop and productionize agentic workflows for security checks.
• Translate security requirements into automated per-release checks (firmware to user-mode).
• Own and maintain release security scanning pipeline; prioritize findings with teams.
• Collaborate on threat modeling, architecture reviews, vulnerability remediation.

Skills

Python

C

LLM Agents

CI/CD

Automation tooling

Education

BS/MS in Computer Engineering or CS

Tools

GCC

GDB

Job description

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It's a unique legacy of innovation that's fueled by great technology—and amazing people.

Today, we're tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what's never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world's best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you'll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world.

We are looking for a highly motivated security engineer to join the GPU Software team. You will focus on automating how we enforce our security bar across every SW release, using both traditional tooling and AI agents, and help teams across the organization adopt them.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead our adoption of AI agents in security, finding manual workflows and reinventing them.
• Take proven agentic workflows through development and into production, drive adoption across engineering teams.
• Translate security requirements (hardening flags, isolation mechanisms, security invariants) into automated, per-release checks across software ranging from firmware to user-mode applications.
• Own and maintain the release security scanning pipeline, and prioritize its findings with product teams.
• Collaborate in the broader security engineering work: threat modeling, arch reviews, vulnerability mitigation & remediation.

What we need to see:

• 5+ years in security engineering, with experience in drivers, kernel, or fw.
• Strong programming skills in Python and C.
• Hands-on experience building LLM agents or agentic workflows.
• Experience integrating tooling into CI/CD and release pipelines.
• Track record of taking an internal tool from prototype to broad adoption, without direct authority.
• BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Application of isolation mechanisms such as sandboxing, containers, virtualization, and privilege separation.
• Built or maintained static or binary analysis tooling.
• Experience defining security baselines or policy-as-code.
• Solid understanding of toolchains such as GCC, GDB.

Widely considered to be one of the technology world's most desirable employers, NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. As you plan your future, see what we can offer to you and your family www.nvidiabenefits.com/

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until October 2, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

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.