System Security Architect – GPU (RISCV)

NVIDIA is looking for a system security architect with a focus on system and embedded software. As someone who demonstrates strong leadership, you will design and drive a number of security initiatives in key aspects of our production GPU kernel drivers and embedded SW. You will help improving security, reduce risks, and eliminate threats and vulnerabilities across a diverse range of NVIDIA products.

What you’ll be doing:

• Design, implement, verify and enforce security features in our production kernel and next-generation embedded RISCV cores

• Conceive and implement defensive practices and strategies at both the code and process level, lead implementation by example, ensure adherence from within the group and across other organizations

• Design and develop automated, semi-automated methods to enforce security practices, through code analysis, reverse engineering etc.

• Perform security reviews of software and hardware designs and assist others to ensure quality and robustness of our products

• Collaborate to develop a long-term security roadmap for our products to ensure suitability for the markets we serve

What we need to see:

• Demonstrated security experience in kernel software and embedded systems

• Proven leadership skills and strong ownership on past projects

• Succinct written and verbal communication regardless of audience or issue complexity

• Excellent C programming and low-level driver experience

• You are an asset if you have familiarity with computer system architecture, microprocessor, and microcontroller fundamentals (caches, buses, memory controllers, DMA, etc)

• Experience with Linux and Windows kernels, virtualization technologies (hypervisor design, IOMMU, etc.)

• Requires BS/BA degree or equivalent industry experience and 5+ years in the Software development or Security related field

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Experience/familiarity with the field of offensive and defensive security
• Experience with secure code quality practices and tooling to support quick engagements and rapid analysis - static analysis tools (Coverity, Checkmarx, or similar), Dynamic analysis (KASAN, UBSAN, etc.), Fuzzing (AFL, Peach, or similar) and code coverage (Bullseye, LDRA, etc)
• Demonstrated ability applying security concepts/practices across SW/HW boundaries with complex interactions between components
• Experience with embedded system SW concepts, e.g.: RTOS and resource constrained programming models

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