Senior Security Software Engineer, SPE

Our System Product Engineering (SPE) organization is looking for a Security Software Engineer to join the TDE (Test Development Engineering) Security Team. This role focuses on designing, developing, and deploying security-critical software that protects NVIDIA’s next-generation products throughout development, validation, and production. You will work on the most sensitive and business-critical portions of the SPE delivery and production pipelines, taking ownership of production-line security and collaborating closely with DFT, architecture, test development, and validation teams to ensure security is built in end-to-end.What you’ll be doingDesign and develop security-critical backend services, libraries, and tooling that protect SPE systems, validation flows, and production delivery pipelinesOwn and implement production-line security mechanisms, ensuring secure bring-up, test, validation, and manufacturing handoffDevelop and integrate security features such as authentication, attestation, secrets and key management, integrity checks, and audit mechanismsBuild secure automation frameworks and tooling embedded into test execution, validation, and manufacturing workflowsCollaborate closely with DFT (Design for Test), Architecture, test writers, and validation teams to define security requirements and translate them into robust, scalable software solutionsParticipate in secure design reviews, threat modeling, security features for SPE board components and production flowsImprove the security posture, reliability, observability, and maintainability of SPE systems and servicesSupport and influence secure CI/CD and release pipelines, including vulnerability detection, policy enforcement, and controlled deploymentsInvestigate, debug, and remediate security vulnerabilities and systemic weaknesses across SPE systems spanning development through productionWhat we need to seeBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with strong ownership of backend systems in PythonProven experience developing production-quality software and automation passion.Solid understanding of OOP, software concepts and system design principlesStrong familiarity with Linux environments, system services, and system-level troubleshootingExcellent debugging, problem-solving, and code review skillsExperience working in cross-functional engineering environmentsProficiency with version control systems and collaborative development workflowsWays to stand out from the crowdExperience securing production, manufacturing, or product bring-up pipelinesBackground in product security, platform security, or DevSecOpsExperience working with or alongside DFT, hardware architecture, or validation teamsKnowledge of cryptography concepts, secure provisioning, and key management systemsExperience securing CI/CD pipelines for large-scale engineering organizations