Principal Security Lead Engineer

AMD; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AMD benefits

Job summary

AMD is seeking a Principal Security Lead Engineer in Santa Clara, CA. The role focuses on secure pre/post-silicon designs for AMD SoCs, architecture security, and customer-facing guidance.

Lead security features, drive bug fixes, and collaborate across product, RTL, PD, SW, and Bring-up teams to deliver best-in-class security solutions. You will work with security engineers, firmware teams, and customers to ensure protections for register access, interfaces, and data.

Qualifications

• Strong background in computer architecture and security for CPUs/SoCs.
• Experience with security requirements, PSIRT, and customer-facing guidance.
• Ability to model threats and drive secure hardware/software designs.

Responsibilities

• Lead security solutions for the server CPU program and advocate enhancements.
• Drive PSIRT responses to mitigate vulnerabilities across products.
• Provide security consultations to internal/external customers and training.
• Collaborate with AMD teams to deliver secure architectures.
• Review architecture proposals and ensure cross-functional alignment.
• Utilize AI tools to identify and resolve security issues.

Skills

Security engineering

Computer architecture

Firmware security

Threat modeling

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in CS/CE/EE

Tools

AI tools

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD. At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future.

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD. At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future. Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward. Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.

PRINCIPAL SECURITY LEAD ENGINEER

We are looking for a Principal Engineer with an obsession for security. As part of the role, the Principal Engineer will work closely with other security and firmware engineers, developers and architects across various IPs in leading the designs and implementing security that spans pre-silicon and post-silicon for all AMD SoCs. The position will drive security features that protect register access, firmware interfaces, configuration controls, sensitive customer data and server platform security. Responsibilities include security architecture, and cross-functional execution support, and require strong technical depth, problem‑solving ability, and communication skills.

The Person

You are passionate about security with creative and effective problem‑solving skills, a motivated, self‑starter who can work both independently and collaboratively in fast paced environments. You have excellent technical communication, interpersonal and leadership skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Engineer responsible for drive security solutions and customer adoption for the server CPU program, validating features and advocating for enhancements.
• Drive PSIRT bug fixes to mitigate vulnerabilities.
• Provide consultation to internal and external customers regarding AMD security features and programming requirements, owned customer training and in‑house training
• Experienced in the use of AI tools to identify and resolve security issues.
• Work with AMD SoC and other IP teams to track trends and development directions to align with customer needs
• Provide technical and cross‑functional debug support to customers with security issues.
• Deliver architecture specifications and/or review proposals from internal/external sources
• Collaborate with internal AMD teams (Product and System Architects, RTL, PD, SW, Bring‑up) to deliver best‑in‑class security solutions.

Preferred Experience

• Relevant work experience focused on computer architecture and security, with a strong understanding of the factors influencing register and firmware access protections at chip, system, and product levels.
• Proven track record of providing and following through with pragmatic security requirements
• Expert at tackling multi‑variable problems via system‑level modeling, testing and characterization, trend analysis/projection, and model verification.
• Computing and Graphics architecture.
• A drive to continuously learn and expand architectural breadth and depth.
• Understands CPU security/power/performance, SW and FW access, and system‑level trade‑offs

Academic Credentials

• Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

LOCATION:

Santa Clara, CA

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee‑based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third‑party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.