Senior Software Engineer, Security

at Nvidia

USD 184,000-356,500 per year

SENIOR

✅ On-site

Tech Stack
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AI @ 4 Audit Communication @ 6 Docker @ 4 HPC @ 4 InfiniBand @ 4 Kubernetes @ 4 Leadership @ 6 Linux @ 4 Networking @ 4 OAuth @ 4 Observability @ 6 PKI @ 4 Rust Security @ 4 Slurm @ 4

Details

NVIDIA is looking for an outstanding Senior Software Engineer to work on its security team focused on securing at scale infrastructure, high-performance computing environments, and AI cluster systems. The role involves designing, implementing, and evolving security systems, policies, and operational practices to protect critical infrastructure and intellectual property.

Responsibilities

Develop and lead incident response and disaster recovery plans for pre-production clusters.
Work with infrastructure, networking, storage, OS, firmware, and application teams to harden systems.
Train peers and users on practical security standard methodologies.
Build and enforce security controls, systems, and policies for cluster infrastructure of new NVIDIA hardware.
Identify, assess, and reduce cybersecurity risks; report major risks clearly to leadership.
Investigate security incidents and drive root-cause analysis.
Ensure systems meet IT, legal, regulatory, and information security standards.
Improve security governance, documentation, and audit readiness.

Requirements

Experience in programming secure computing environments, with strong proficiency in C/C++.
Linux kernel hardening (SELinux/AppArmor) and observability (eBPF).
Experience securing large-scale Linux infrastructure.
Proven understanding of security risks and how to reduce them.
Demonstrated understanding of incident response and breach handling.
Clear written and verbal communication with technical and leadership audiences.
Experience with compute and networking systems security architectures.
Experience in securing AI agents using sandboxing technologies and AI-based threat detection (e.g. Mythos).
BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or equivalent experience. 8+ yrs of relevant experience.

Ways to Stand Out from the Crowd

Developing secure software in Rust, prioritizing memory safety.
Experience with modern authentication and identity frameworks such as OAuth 2.1, OIDC, Kerberos, FIDO2/WebAuthn.
Experience with Microsoft Active Directory and Entra ID, including cross-realm trusts and identity federation (SCIMv2).
Experience managing centralized Linux identity (FreeIPA/RHEL IdM/SSSD), including PKI lifecycle management and Host-Based Access Control.
Experience hardening HPC schedulers and storage, Slurm alongside parallel filesystems like Lustre and NFS.
Experience securing containerized workloads (Docker, Enroot, Kubernetes).
Knowledge of high-speed fabric security like InfiniBand PKeys/MKeys.
Zero Trust, ZTNA, VRFs, VLANs, performance-optimized firewalls.
Use of advanced vulnerability management and supply chain mitigation (CVSS 4.0, SBOM).