Senior ARM Kernel & Driver Security Engineer

DEMONWARE (CANADA) , INC.; Sherman Oaks (AL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Activision Central Tech is seeking a Senior Expert ARM Kernel Developer for the RICOCHET anti-cheat platform. You will design, port, and optimize kernel-mode drivers for Windows on x64 and Windows on Arm, enabling robust platform protections across diverse hardware.

You will analyze threats, reverse engineer techniques, and work with security engineers to ship secure driver technologies across PC and Arm devices.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software development experience with deep expertise in C/C++.
• 5+ years developing, debugging, and maintaining Windows kernel-mode drivers.
• Experience with Windows on ARM, ARM64, or ARM64EC.
• Strong debugging and OS internals knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve platform protections: design, develop, and maintain kernel-mode driver capabilities for anti-cheat protections across x64 and Windows on Arm.
• Strengthen core driver systems: port, debug, and enhance production driver functionality across hardware and Windows configurations.
• Investigate and counter advanced threats: research cheat techniques and evasion methods using Windows internals, reverse engineering, and kernel architecture.
• Collaborate across studios and platforms: partner with security engineers, platform teams, and external partners to validate hardware compatibility and ship driver technology.

Skills

C/C++

Kernel drivers

Windows kernel

Windows on ARM

ARM64

WinDbg

Tools

WinDbg

Assembler

Job description

Activision Central Tech is seeking a Senior Expert ARM Kernel Developer for the RICOCHET anti-cheat platform. You will design, port, and optimize kernel-mode drivers for Windows on x64 and Windows on Arm, enabling robust platform protections across diverse hardware.

You will analyze threats, reverse engineer techniques, and work with security engineers to ship secure driver technologies across PC and Arm devices.