Principal Security Architect - Platform Focus

Nvidia Corporation; Westlake (OH); On-site; USD 272,000 - 426,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry leader is seeking a Principal Security Architect to lead the design of secure architectures for innovative products. This role involves collaborating with diverse teams to implement security requirements across cutting-edge technologies. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in enterprise security architecture and a passion for teamwork. Join a forward-thinking company that values creativity and autonomy, and be part of a team that is shaping the future of AI and computing. Exciting opportunities await those ready to tackle complex challenges and contribute to groundbreaking projects.

Benefits

Equity

Comprehensive Benefits

Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant work experience in security architecture.
• Hands-on experience with datacenter platforms and system-on-a-chip designs.
• Experience with security development lifecycle processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and design secure platform architectures for various applications.
• Review architecture and implementation assets for security standards.
• Collaborate across teams to guide secure product design.

Skills

Enterprise Security Architecture

Datacenter Platforms

System-on-a-Chip Designs

Programming (Python, C/C++)

Strong Communication Skills

Teamwork

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering

Computer Science

Computer Engineering

Artificial Intelligence

Data Science

Mathematics

Statistics

Tools

Security Development Lifecycle Tools

Job description

We are now looking for a Principal Security Architect

Widely considered to be one of the technology world's most desirable employers, NVIDIA is an industry leader with groundbreaking developments in High-Performance Computing, Artificial Intelligence, and Visualization. The GPU, our invention, serves as the visual cortex of modern computers and is at the heart of our products and services. Our work opens new universes to explore, enables amazing creativity and discovery, and powers what were once science fiction inventions from artificial intelligence to autonomous cars.

NVIDIA is seeking a technical leader to define, craft, implement, review, advise, and guide the implementation of secure architectures for products. A successful candidate will take a strong hands-on role, working with diverse teams across NVIDIA as well as with external partners to define and meet security requirements for our innovative projects. Exciting opportunities await the successful candidate to work collaboratively with technologies like NVIDIA DriveOS, NVIDIA Solutions for Autonomous Vehicles, NVIDIA DGX/HGX Supercomputers, NVIDIA Orin, and Thor SoC. Does this sound like a challenge we can tackle together?

What you'll be doing

1. Develop and design secure platform architectures, ranging from bespoke embedded platforms, traditional datacenter server architectures, to automotive platforms.
2. Review architecture and implementation assets for consistency with NVIDIA security standards.
3. Develop specifications, recommendations, requirements, and other security guidance in support of business activities in written or other digital forms for reuse.
4. Participate in active product, customer, and program engagements including regular meetings, video calls, and other live discussions to aid in evaluation and implementation of NVIDIA products and designs.
5. Support customers, industry consortiums, technical and specification committees, policy drafting, and other private and public engagements to enhance and refine NVIDIA products and presence in the markets we serve.
6. Collaborate across the company to guide the design of secure products, working with hardware, software, research, and product teams.
7. Perform product cybersecurity assessments on projects of multiple NVIDIA product lines. Complete independent reviews on project work packages.

What we need to see

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of relevant work experience.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise security architecture, datacenter platforms, and/or system-on-a-chip designs.
• Experience with security development lifecycle processes and tools.
• Programming fundamentals across languages such as Python, C/C++ supporting critical analysis tasks.
• Strong communication and customer interaction skills.
• A passion for teamwork is essential.

Ways to stand out from the crowd

• Experience with ISO 21434 or ISO 26262.
• Familiarity with Rust, Ada (Spark), and formal methods.
• Knowledge of NVIDIA product architectures.

NVIDIA's invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI—the next era of computing—with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. Today, we are increasingly known as "the AI computing company". We are looking to grow our teams with the most resourceful people in the world. Security is a key foundation to all that we do at NVIDIA. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you!

The base salary range is $272,000 - $425,500. Your salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We highly value diversity in our employees and do not discriminate in hiring or promotion practices based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any characteristic protected by law.