Senior Security Research Architect, Confidential Computing

Description

The company is hiring a Senior Security Research Architect for an existing opening.

The role is a technical leadership position focused on defining, building and guiding the rollout of Trusted Execution Environment design for NIC and DPU products.

You will work hands-on and coordinate with teams across the company and with external partners to meet the security needs of the company's Confidential Computing products.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, build and implement architecture solutions that satisfy internal and external security requirements and standards.
• Introduce new security primitives to support the next generation of secure platforms.
• Work with hardware, software, research and product teams to shape how Confidential Computing is designed into DPU and NIC products.
• Model and validate architectures, define microarchitecture, follow standards bodies, and build infrastructure for trusted hardware-based platforms.
• Work with customers and partners to find and resolve security issues and threats.
• Extend the CJDNS networking protocol and tie it to fully distributed key management.

Requirements

• Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience, plus 12+ years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on experience with trusted execution technologies such as AMD SEV, Intel TDX and Intel SGX, at both hardware and software levels.
• Direct work on computing platform security, threat models and mitigations, or on trusted execution environments and isolation techniques.
• Experience profiling and modelling isolation architectures and evaluating the performance of secure systems.
• Familiarity with trusted computing attestation and how it is applied in overlay mesh networks.
• Programming and debugging skills in Verilog, Python or Perl, ARM assembly and C/C++.
• Understanding of secure device management over MCTP and of programming interfaces.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, collaborative team, with strong communication skills and a genuine commitment to teamwork.

Conditions

Base salary depends on location, experience and the pay of people in similar roles.

Level 5 base salary ranges from 224,000 USD to 356,500 USD.

Level 6 base salary ranges from 272,000 USD to 431,250 USD.

Applications are accepted at least until November 2, 2026.

The company uses AI tools in parts of its recruiting process.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected characteristic.

Benefits

• Pay is competitive and the benefits package is generous.