Senior Security Firmware Architect – Enterprise SSDs

Micron Technology, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 326,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

Paid time off

Equity/bonuses

Job summary

Micron Technology, Inc. is seeking a Principal Engineer and Security Architect to define the security architecture for Micron's enterprise SSDs. You will own the trust model, Root of Trust, Secure Boot, Device Attestation, data-at-rest encryption and SED across generations.

You will also drive post-quantum crypto adoption and guide firmware/hardware teams through secure design and lifecycle processes. You will mentor engineers, participate in industry standards bodies, and ensure compliance with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics/Embedded/Cyber Security or related field.
• 10+ years in security firmware development with ownership of security architecture.
• Deep expertise in applied cryptography and firmware security architecture.

Responsibilities

• Define and own end-to-end security architecture for Micron enterprise SSDs.
• Set multi-generation firmware security roadmap aligned with standards and threat landscape.
• Architect cryptography-based solutions including data encryption, Root of Trust, Secure Boot and Update, Device Attestation and SED.
• Lead post-quantum cryptography strategy and migration.
• Turn OCP, TCG, NVMe, PCIe and DMTF SPDM specs into product security requirements.
• Own the Security Development Lifecycle and compliance.
• Escalation point for complex security protocol issues on SoC/FPGA.
• Represent Micron in standards groups and with customers.
• Mentor security firmware engineers and set best practices.

Skills

Security firmware development

Cryptography

Firmware security architecture

Threat modeling

C programming

Python programming

Post-quantum cryptography

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering/Embedded Systems/Cyber Security

Master's or PhD in Electronics Engineering/Embedded Systems/Cyber Security

Tools

JTAG

Memory dumps

Bus analyzers

Rust for firmware development

Job description

Micron Technology, Inc. is seeking a Principal Engineer and Security Architect to define the security architecture for Micron's enterprise SSDs. You will own the trust model, Root of Trust, Secure Boot, Device Attestation, data-at-rest encryption and SED across generations.

You will also drive post-quantum crypto adoption and guide firmware/hardware teams through secure design and lifecycle processes. You will mentor engineers, participate in industry standards bodies, and ensure compliance with