Senior System Software Engineer - Security

Company: NVIDIA Corporation
Location: Santa Clara
Posted on: September 17, 2023

Job Description:

Senior System Software Engineer - Security page is loaded Senior System Software Engineer - Security Apply locations US, CA, Santa Clara time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id JR1968219 We are looking for a Senior System Software - Security!NVIDIA's invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern deep learning - the next era of computing - with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. Today, we are increasingly known as "the AI computing company." We're looking to grow our company and establish teams with the most thoughtful people in the world. Are you ready to change the next generation of computing? Join us at the forefront of technological advancement.What you'll be doing:

• Design and implement security/cryptography related software for NVIDIA server platforms from requirements to production and commercial deployment.
• Responsible for implementing the Unified Firmware security architecture across platforms and keeping task tracking systems up to date in an agile development environment.
• Analyze and enhance security, efficiency, stability, scalability of system resources and assess third party and open source software for security vulnerabilities.
• You are responsible for developing and reviewing code, reviewing design documents, use case reviews, and test plan review.
• Work with test engineers to develop proper security testing strategies.
• Provide software quality reports based on static analysis, code coverage, CPU load.
• Work with the security team to ensure developed code is in line with product security goals and drive product life cycles with QA teams to productize the module, and be responsible as a product owner.
• Generate API documentation from code using Swagger or similar tools, as well as help generate content for user guides to pursue customer problems etc.What we need to see:
  • Deep understanding of SW product development lifecycle and understanding of PKI, X.509 certificate and security provisioning.
  • Proven working experience in security/cryptography software development and troubleshooting on embedded systems.
  • You should possess excellent programming and scripting skills using C/C++, Bash, Python, etc. both for Linux user-space programs and system programs with thorough code reviewing skills.
  • Familiar with cryptographic algorithms (such as AES, SHA, RSA, ECC), security protocols (such as TLS, IPSEC), and secure coding and static analysis tools.
  • Familiarity with secure boot, secure firmware update, code signing, hardware root-of-trust, Trusted Platform Module 2.0 (TPM 2.0) and firmware attestation techniques.
  • Experience in baseboard management controller (BMC), IDS/IPS and familiarity with BMC related protocols is plus. Experience in driving ideas from architecture to implementation and getting sign-off from all partners in tight schedules.
  • Strong in Linux fundamentals, various Linux distributions and packages, Linux upgrade mechanisms, building and deploying Linux images.
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, Master's Degree, or a PhD; or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years of experience.Ways to stand out from the crowd:
    • Contributor to industry standards like Open Compute Project (OCP), OpenBMC, DMTF, TCG and to open source projects.
    • Expertise in system software and platform security for x86/ARM based Rack/Blade server systems.
    • Experience with writing automated unit test suites for each implemented module and maintain detailed unit test case reports.NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world's most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people on the planet working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you!The base salary range is $176,000 - $333,500. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits . NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law. Similar Jobs (5) Senior System Software Engineer locations US, CA, Santa Clara time type Full time posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago Senior System Software Engineer locations US, CA, Santa Clara time type Full time posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago About Us 0:00 -/ - 3:32 NVIDIA is a Learning Machine NVIDIA pioneered accelerated computing to tackle challenges no one else can solve. Our work in AI and the metaverse is transforming the world's largest industries and profoundly impacting society. Learn more about NVIDIA .

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