Senior Security Firmware Engineer, Data Center Systems

Nvidia

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Work type: Remote
Location: Santa Clara, CANCTXIL
Salary: $184,000–$287,500 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

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TL;DR · Senior Security Firmware Engineer, Data Center Systems

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JOB TITLE: Senior Security Firmware Engineer, Data Center Systems The Senior Security Firmware Engineer, Data Center Systems joins the Data Center Systems Software team to secure baseboard management controllers, microcontrollers, and silicon roots of trust. You will design and deliver firmware ensuring platform integrity from the first instruction through attestation, update, and recovery. Key responsibilities include deriving security requirements from threat models, designing root of trust features like secure boot and identity provisioning, and implementing industry standards such as SPDM and TCG DICE. You will own features from architecture to code, leading design reviews and improving CI practices. Required skills include low-level programming, SoC access controls, and experience with hardware roots of trust. You should be proficient in Python and familiar with server firmware, systems software, and modern AI agents.

Skills

Firmware Engineering Root of Trust C C++ Rust Python Cryptography Attestation SPDM TCG DICE TrustZone OP-TEE Keystone OpenBMC Threat Modeling FIPS 140-3

What you'll do

Derive security requirements for data center platforms from business needs and threat modeling.
Design and deliver root of trust firmware for secure boot, attestation, and identity provisioning.
Own features from architecture to code implementation while managing trade-offs across hardware and platform teams.
Implement industry security standards such as SPDM and TCG DICE.
Lead design and code reviews while improving threat modeling, testing, and CI release practices.
Integrate AI agents into the firmware development workflow.
Set technical direction for work involving silicon vendors, platform teams, and industry standards bodies.

What we're looking for

BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
7+ years of software and firmware engineering experience, including products built on a hardware root of trust.
Deep understanding of root of trust security fundamentals, including chains of trust, signing, key management, attestation, and anti-rollback.
Strong low-level programming skills and a deep understanding of SoC access controls like privilege levels, TrustZone, and memory/bus protection.
Familiarity with server firmware and systems software, plus experience building automation using Python or a comparable language.
A record of leading technical work across teams without formal authority and guiding other engineers on shared deliverables.
Experience with modern AI and agents, including an AI-forward mindset and proactive adoption of new tools and techniques.
Contributions to open-source root of trust projects or industry security standards (preferred).

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