Senior Software Engineer, Security

Nvidia

Remote

Quick summary

Work type: Remote
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $184,000–$287,500 / yr
Posted: 4 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $180k

This role $236k

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This role pays more than 86% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$217,725 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $236k versus about $180k for comparable roles.

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About Nvidia

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

Nvidia currently has 985 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $184,000–$287,500 across 971 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Security

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As a Senior Security Architect at our cutting-edge technology firm, you will join a dynamic team dedicated to securing large-scale infrastructure, high-performance computing environments, and AI cluster systems. Your primary responsibilities include designing and implementing security policies, identifying cybersecurity risks, leading incident response efforts, and ensuring compliance with IT, legal, and regulatory standards. You will collaborate closely with various teams to enhance security governance and train peers on best practices. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in securing Linux infrastructure, risk management, threat modeling, and programming secure computing environments using C/C++. Additionally, proficiency in modern authentication frameworks, containerized workloads, and high-speed fabric security is crucial for this role that addresses the unique challenges of next-generation AI infrastructure at scale.

Skills

Linux C/C++ Risk Management Threat Modeling Vulnerability Management Access Control Incident Response Disaster Recovery Compliance Data Protection OAuth 2.1 OIDC Kerberos FIDO2 WebAuthn Microsoft Active Directory Entra ID FreeIPA RHEL IdM SSSD PKI SELinux AppArmor eBPF Rust Slurm Lustre NFS Docker Enroot Kubernetes InfiniBand Zero Trust ZTNA VRFs CVSS 4.0 SBOM

What you'll do

Build and enforce security controls for new NVIDIA hardware clusters.
Identify and assess cybersecurity risks, reporting major issues to leadership.
Develop and lead incident response plans for disaster recovery.
Investigate security incidents and conduct root cause analysis.
Ensure systems comply with IT, legal, regulatory, and information security standards.

What we're looking for

Extensive experience securing large-scale Linux infrastructure and AI cluster systems.
Proven expertise in risk management, threat modeling, and incident response.
Strong knowledge of compliance standards and data protection requirements.
Proficiency in programming secure computing environments with C/C++ and Rust.
BS in Computer Science or equivalent, plus 8+ years of industry experience.
Experience with modern authentication frameworks like OAuth 2.1 and OIDC.
Knowledge of containerized workloads security and high-speed fabric technologies.

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