System Security SW Architect

Architects, designs, and provides technical oversight of the development of Intel security software technologies and solutions. Scope spans the entire stack including firmware, drivers, frameworks, protocols, algorithms, and applications as well as structure and validation direction. Responsible for pathfinding and providing technical direction for security software development and interacts with technologists across Intel and within the industry to evaluate feasibility of requirements and determine priorities for development.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications are required to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 12 + years of experience
• Strong understanding of Platform Level Security Features and threat modeling

• Strong understanding of SDL practices

• Knowledge of trusted platform design and trusted execution environments (TEE), e.g., Intel SGX and BIOS/UEFI

• 8 years of C, C++ development, configuration management and debug experience

• 5 years of Linux driver development experience with exposure/knowledge of Windows operating systems

• Fluency in python

• Breadth of knowledge that spans BIOS and bootloaders, boot flows, drivers, FPGA and middleware

• Experienced in key management systems, security architecture, cryptography experience, cryptographic algorithms, security modeling, encryption/decryption, and/or security and identity management.

• Experienced with Docker, Kubernetes, Linux namespaces

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• The candidate must demonstrate the ability to prioritize, work cross-organizationally as part of a multi-site team, and provide concise lateral and upward status and communications to coordinate, influence, or raise issues to management and other architecture groups

• The candidate must be able to work independently and cross-organizationally to translate use cases into solutions incorporating both hardware and software

Preferred Qualifications:

• Foster a secure-by-design approach to Intel's product development and for enabling compliance with security and privacy requirements in support of Intel's security-first pledge to make our customers' security an ongoing priority for Intel.

• Develop, implement, and operationalize security requirements and tasks, processes, tools, and training to accelerate the security-first culture across the company.

• Perform platform level analysis to create a threat model covering unique NEX features

• Monitor PRTs and PSIRTs affecting the platform and any exceptions

• Monitor Quality of execution and evidence across ingredient SDL projects

• Create reports (Wiki's) updating the Threat Model, SDL Creation, PSIRT/PRT Monitoring and Research Plans.

• Define, architect, develop and implement security software solutions using Intel Architecture
• Understand and define use cases, develop requirements, produce architectural documentation
• Establishing relationships and coordinating across sites to deliver a product
• Oversee product implementation and participate in code reviews
• Implement large sub-systems of the product
• Mentor the developer team as needed
• Additional Skills Desired (like to have):

Security knowledge

Power management experienceVirtualization knowledgeRemote manageability knowledgeRequirements listed would be obtained through a combination of industry relevant job experience, internship experiences and or schoolwork/classes/research.