Software Security Architect

Nvidia

Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Santa Clara, CATXNYWAMI
Salary
$224,000–$356,500 / yr
Posted
6 days ago

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Above market

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This role $290k
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This role pays more than 96% of similar roles. Most pay $155,000–$221,268 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $290k versus about $188k 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

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TL;DR · Software Security Architect

As a Software Security Architect at NVIDIA’s DRIVE OS Automotive Software team, you will play a pivotal role in developing secure automotive platforms that meet stringent performance and cybersecurity requirements. Your responsibilities include defining and reviewing secure software architectures, performing threat modeling for mixed-criticality systems, and collaborating with safety architects to ensure robust security controls. You will also establish OS security policies and guide engineering teams on best practices for secure coding and threat mitigation. This role requires extensive experience in embedded systems security, platform security, and a deep understanding of ISO/SAE 21434 and ISO 26262 standards. Familiarity with ARM-based SoC architecture, virtualization technologies, and formal verification techniques is essential for maintaining the integrity and availability of safety-critical vehicle software in a high-performance computing environment.

What you'll do

  • Define and review secure software architectures for automotive computing platforms.
  • Perform threat modeling and security analysis for multi-tenant automotive systems.
  • Develop OS security policies and access control models across various environments.
  • Guide engineering teams on secure coding practices and threat mitigation strategies.
  • Analyze security trade-offs involving performance, latency, and memory footprint.
  • Collaborate with safety architects to integrate security controls into failure modes.
  • Implement security frameworks addressing integrity and availability issues in systems.

What we're looking for

  • 12+ years of experience in secure embedded software development for high-performance computers.
  • Strong background in platform security, OS security, and mixed-criticality system integration.
  • Expertise in threat modeling, applied cryptography, and common attack vector analysis.
  • Familiarity with ARM-based SoC architecture and virtualization technologies.
  • Hands-on experience with ISO/SAE 21434 and ISO 26262 standards for safety-security co-analysis.
  • Deep knowledge of hypervisors, kernels, device drivers, boot firmware, and low-level platform security.
  • Ability to guide engineering teams on secure coding practices and security review methodologies.

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