Senior Software Engineer, Security

NVIDIA Gruppe; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 287,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity options

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

NVIDIA Gruppe in Santa Clara, California is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their security team. This role involves developing and enforcing security standards across cutting-edge computing environments, including AI infrastructures.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience with C/C++, Linux security practices, and incident response management. The position offers significant salary potential, equity options, and a commitment to an inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience is required.
• Proven understanding of security risks and how to reduce them.
• Experience securing AI agents using sandboxing technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead incident response and disaster recovery plans.
• Train peers and users on practical security standard methodologies.
• Investigate security incidents and drive root-cause analysis.

Skills

Secure computing environments programming proficiency in C/C++

Linux kernel hardening (SELinux/AppArmor)

Experience with large-scale Linux infrastructure security

Incident response and breach handling understanding

Clear communication with technical and leadership audiences

Education

BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or equivalent experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Mythos (AI-based threat detection)

Job description

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology—and amazing people. Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what’s never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent. As a NVIDIAN, you’ll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world.

We are looking for an outstanding Senior Software Engineer to work on our security team focused on securing at scale infrastructure, high-performance computing environments, and AI cluster systems. Be a key player in protecting some of the most sophisticated computing hardware, software, and datacenter platforms in the world. You will help design, implement, and evolve security systems, policies, and operational practices that protect critical infrastructure and intellectual property. You will work with engineering, infrastructure, research, platform, legal, compliance, and executive teams to identify risks, respond to incidents, and build resilient security programs for next-generation AI infrastructure.

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop and lead incident response and disaster recovery plans for pre‑production clusters.
• Work with infrastructure, networking, storage, OS, firmware, and application teams to harden systems.
• Train peers and users on practical security standard methodologies.
• Build and enforce security controls, systems, and policies for cluster infrastructure of new NVIDIA hardware.
• Identify, assess, and reduce cybersecurity risks; report major risks clearly to leadership.
• Investigate security incidents and drive root‑cause analysis.
• Ensure systems meet IT, legal, regulatory, and information security standards.
• Improve security governance, documentation, and audit readiness

What we need to see:

• Experience in programming secure computing environments, with strong proficiency in C/C++.
• Linux kernel hardening (SELinux/AppArmor) and observability (eBPF).
• Experience securing large‑scale Linux infrastructure.
• Proven understanding of security risks and how to reduce them.
• Demonstrated understanding of incident response and breach handling.
• Clear written and verbal communication with technical and leadership audiences.
• Experience with compute and networking systems security architectures.
• Experience in securing AI agents using sandboxing technologies and AI‑based threat detection (e.g.; Mythos)
• BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or equivalent experience. 8+ yrs of relevant experience.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Developing secure software in Rust, prioritizing memory safety. Experience with modern authentication and identity frameworks such as OAuth2.1, OIDC, Kerberos, FIDO2/WebAuthn.
• Experience with Microsoft Active Directory and EntraID, including cross‑realm trusts and identity federation (SCIMv2). Experience managing centralized Linux identity (FreeIPA/RHEL IdM/SSSD), including PKI lifecycle management and Host‑Based Access Control.
• Experience hardening HPC schedulers and storage, Slurm alongside parallel filesystems like Lustre and NFS.
• Experience securing containerized workloads (Docker, Enroot, Kubernetes). Knowledge of high‑speed fabric security like InfiniBand PKeys/MKeys.
• Zero Trust, ZTNA, VRFs, VLANs, performance‑optimized firewalls. Use of advanced vulnerability management and supply chain mitigation (CVSS4.0, SBOM).

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 184,000USD - 287,500USD for Level4, and 224,000USD - 356,500USD for Level5.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until June6,2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.