Lead Principal Systems Software Engineer (Design Leadership, Leading Others)

ARCHER; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Accidental Death And Dismemberment InS

Flexible Spending Accounts

Commuter And Parking Benefits

401(k) With Company Match

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Parental Leave

Adoption Assistance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Financial Planning

Group Legal Benefits

Voluntary Auto Insurance

Homeowner Insurance

Pet Insurance

Bonus

Equity

Job summary

ARCHER in Nashville is seeking a senior security engineer to lead the hardening of robotics platform software in OCI data centers. You will own authentication, attestation, secure platform images, and work across teams to raise security and reliability.

You will drive firmware and hardware integration, collaborate with vendors, and push production-grade standards while analyzing incidents and mentoring peers to improve operational performance.

Qualifications

• Requires strong background in operating systems development, C, and Unix/Linux kernel work.
• Knowledge of TPM, secure boot, kernel signing, and encryption preferred.
• Experience with ARM/Intel/AMD platforms and scripting is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead security hardening and platform enablement for robotics systems in OCI data centers.
• Drive firmware and hardware integration, vendor collaboration, production-grade standards, incident analysis.
• Mentor cross-team staff to improve security, reliability, and operational performance.

Skills

Operating Systems Development

C Programming

Linux Kernel Development

Kernel-Level Debugging

Secure Boot

Verified Boot

TPM

Kernel Signing

Encryption Frameworks

ARM Platforms

Intel Platforms

AMD Platforms

Python

Bash

SELinux

Seccomp

IMA

Systems Firmware Integration

Job description

Lead security hardening and platform enablement for robotics systems deployed in OCI data centers, including authentication, attestation, secure platform images, and physical security. Drive firmware and hardware integration, vendor collaboration, production-grade standards, incident analysis, and cross-team mentoring to improve security, reliability, and operational performance.

Requirements

• Requires a strong background in operating systems development, C programming, and kernel-level debugging, with several years of hands-on Unix/Linux kernel development preferred.
• Preferred qualifications include knowledge of TPM, secure boot, kernel signing, encryption, ARM/Intel/AMD platforms, and Python and Bash scripting.

Key Skills

Operating Systems Development, C Programming, Linux Kernel Development, Kernel-Level Debugging, Secure Boot, Verified Boot, TPM, Kernel Signing, Encryption Frameworks, ARM, Intel, And AMD Platforms, Python, Bash, SELinux, Seccomp, IMA, Systems Firmware Integration

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Accidental Death And Dismemberment Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter And Parking Benefits
• 401(k) With Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Sick Leave
• Paid Parental Leave
• Adoption Assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial Planning
• Group Legal Benefits
• Voluntary Auto Insurance
• Homeowner Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Bonus
• Equity