SoC Security Architect

Arm Holdings

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Location
San Diego, CA
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$249,900–$338,100 / yr
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5 days ago
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Arm Holdings plc is a leading British semiconductor and software design firm, established in 1990 and recognized for developing energy-efficient processor architectures that power nearly all smartphones and a vast range of IoT and computing devices.

Arm Holdings currently has 112 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · SoC Security Architect

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The SoC Security Architect joins a diverse team to define and develop creative security architecture solutions for SoCs across multiple product market segments. This role involves architecting and designing solutions for the SoC Root of Trust, Secure Boot, Key Management, Confidential Compute, Authentication, Encryption, and Secure Manufacturing. The architect will design hardware and software solutions for secure privilege management, security policy mechanisms, and access control for the Secure Media Pipeline. Key responsibilities include performing threat modeling and defining software security requirements. Required expertise includes Applied Cryptography, ARM or x86 based SOC security, and side-channel hardware threats like SPA and DPA. Candidates must possess skills in memory safety, control flow integrity, virtualization, and platform security for Android, Windows, or IoT-based attacks.

Skills

SoC Security Root of Trust Secure Boot Key Management Confidential Compute Applied Cryptography Threat Modeling ARM x86 Android IoT Fault Injection DRM Virtualization Control Flow Integrity Attestation Protocols

What you'll do

  • Define and develop security architecture solutions for SoC Root of Trust, Secure Boot, and Key Management.
  • Architect access control solutions for Confidential Compute and Secure Media Pipelines.
  • Design hardware and software solutions for secure privilege management and security policy mechanisms.
  • Perform threat modeling and define software security requirements for robust system protection.
  • Develop countermeasures against side-channel hardware and firmware threats like SPA, DPA, and fault injection.
  • Create security designs ensuring the authenticity, isolation, and confidentiality of valuable assets.
  • Refine security design guidelines to ensure consistent protection across multiple product market segments.
  • Plan technology roadmaps and lead multi-national security teams to influence the multi-functional security roadmap.

What we're looking for

  • Extensive experience in applied cryptography, key derivation and management, secure boot, secure manufacturing, and confidentiality.
  • Proficiency in cryptographic algorithms, protocols, hardware/software threat analysis, risk assessment, and certification processes.
  • Experience with side-channel hardware and firmware threats including SPA, DPA, fault injection, and DRM resistance countermeasures.
  • Experience building ARM or x86 based SoC security product architecture, secure boot, attestation protocols, and update/recovery mechanisms.
  • Deep understanding of memory safety, control flow integrity, isolation, virtualization, and end-to-end confidentiality technologies.
  • Senior-level knowledge of Android, Windows, or IoT-based security attacks including application, framework, kernel, and hardware interactions.
  • Experience in technology roadmap planning, technology innovations, and leading multi-national security teams.

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