Principal Security Engineer

Oracle; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle is seeking a Principal Hardware Security Engineer to define and enforce security requirements for OCI compute hardware, align with security posture, and collaborate across Oracle and vendors. You will perform adversarial testing, risk assessment, and drive secure design choices across devices in our cloud infrastructure.

The role emphasizes hardware/firmware security, threat modeling, and working with x86/ARM server platforms, UEFI, TPDM/DRTM, and related cryptographic controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• 8-10+ years of hardware security architecture/engineering/validation/planning or related area.
• Competency with computer architecture and secure hardware design.
• Expertise in Root Of Trust, SRTM/DRTM, SPDM, attestation and cryptography.

Responsibilities

• Define security requirements for hardware enabling OCI security posture.
• Provide independent design consulting to implement security features and requirements.
• Assess hardware security, perform adversarial testing and risk mitigation.
• Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to implement findings.
• Mentor junior engineers and ensure security posture alignment across devices.

Skills

Root Of Trust

X86 / ARM server platform

UEFI

Firmware security

Security concepts & attestations

Cryptography / SecureBoot / DICE

C / C++ / Java / Python

Reverse engineering

Hardware schematics review

Threat modeling / risk assessment

Hardware security architecture

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering / Computer Science or related field

Job description

Job Description

The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) team can provide you the opportunity to build and operate a suite of massive scale, integrated cloud services in a broadly distributed, multi-tenant cloud environment. OCI is committed to providing the best in cloud products that meet the needs of our customers who are tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges.

As a Principal Hardware Security Engineer you will be involved in ensuring that the compute hardware that is used in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure meets the security bar to ensure compliance with our security posture. You will be get an opportunity to define security requirements for hardware ensuring hardware does not preclude inclusion of security controls essential to meet or exceed our posture. You will work closely across Oracle, with third party vendors, and with standards organization to influence the next generation of hardware platform security. You will also works closely with OCI's operations and engineering teams, constantly striving to improve Oracle Cloud's overall operational security posture by defining the supply chain and operational requirements to establish best practices for managing security for devices in our cloud infrastructure.

Our principal hardware security engineers have a blend of hardware, firmware and security skills.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Definition of security requirements for hardware enabling OCI security posture aligning business needs and technology trends
• Provide independent design consulting in area of expertise to implement:
• requirements specified by the hardware security team
• features required to achieve security bar
• operations (provisioning, re-use, decommissioning) inline with security posture
• Hands on
• security assessments of compute devices to ensure device meets requirements.
• adversarial assessments of compute devices to ensure they can't be compromised.
• Assess risk from findings and threat models and identify proper risk mitigation controls
• Work across to teams to ensure requirements, findings and recommendations are implemented
• Mentor junior engineers

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience
• 8-10+ years of experience in hardware security architecture / engineering / validation / planning or related area
• Demonstrated competency in hardware/firmware with a focus on security
• Competency with computer architecture
• Subject Matter Expertise in one the following areas:
• Root Of Trust (TCG SRTM, DRTM)
• x86 (Intel, AMD), ARM server platform architecture, UEFI
• GPU platforms, rackscale systems, clustering
• Baseboard Management Controllers
• SmartNICs (DPUs)
• Storage devices
• Security concepts and standards associated Attestation (Ex: SPDM) and measurements, cryptography, Secureboot, DICE etc.
• Ability to work with most common programming languages (C, C++, Java, Python, Ruby, Go, Rust)
• Ability to read and review hardware schematics for security concerns
• Experience with reversing tools and ability to reverse engineer

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to read and understand x86 and/or ARM assembly language
• Knowledge of vendor-specific TEE technologies such as Intel SGX
• Familiarity with common embedded communications interfaces (SPI, I2C, RS232-style serial)
• Basic knowledge of enterprise and/or datacenter networking architecture
• Experience operating in a large-scale DevOps or CICD environment
• Ability to write clear and concise product security requirements
• Ability to effectively assess risk from findings and threat models and identify proper risk mitigation controls
• Ability to succeed individually or collaboratively, whether working internally or with external organizations and individuals
• Experience working effectively in a large and distributed company
• Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills

Citation: Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $106,300 to $234,600 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - IC4

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