Security Architect - New College Grad 2026

Job Title

Security Architect - New College Grad 2026

Role Summary

Entry-level position on NVIDIA's security architecture team supporting SoC and GPU platforms across automotive, gaming, and server products.

The role assists senior security architects and cross-functional engineering teams to evaluate platform security requirements, support certification and assurance efforts, and contribute to secure hardware, firmware, and software designs.

Experience Level

Entry-level — new college graduate. Suitable for recent graduates or those with equivalent early-career experience.

Responsibilities

Work with security architects and engineering teams to help define and validate platform security for NVIDIA chips and platforms.

• Support security certification and compliance activities (e.g., FIPS 140-3, EU CRA, ISO 21434, audits), including documentation, evidence collection, and coordination with labs and auditors.
• Translate security and certification requirements into actionable guidance for hardware, firmware, and software teams.
• Review architecture, verification, and firewall specifications with senior guidance to assess IP conformance to security requirements.
• Contribute to threat modeling: identify trust boundaries, attack surfaces, assets, assumptions, and mitigations.
• Prepare and maintain security architecture documentation, design review checklists, and compliance mappings.
• Collaborate across security, hardware, software, verification, and product teams to evaluate platform security needs.
• Develop and improve AI-assisted tools and automation to support specification review, evidence summarization, and scalable threat modeling while protecting confidential design information.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and relevant early-career experience; preferred qualifications listed separately.

• Must-have:
  • Strong foundation in computer architecture, digital logic, operating systems, or embedded systems.
  • Coursework, internships, research, projects, or equivalent hands-on experience in security, computer architecture, hardware design, or cryptography.
  • Programming and debugging fundamentals in one or more: C, C++, Python, Verilog/SystemVerilog, ARM or RISC-V assembly, or scripting languages.
  • Analytical reasoning, problem-solving, and collaboration skills for working across engineering teams.
  • Curiosity and willingness to learn security architecture for complex SoCs and GPUs and to adopt AI tools for engineering workflows.
• Nice-to-have:
  • Exposure to secure boot, measured boot, hardware root of trust, key management, debug security, or memory protection.
  • Understanding of cryptographic algorithms, standards, and secure protocol usage.
  • Experience with threat modeling, vulnerability research, CTFs, secure design review, or security testing.
  • Familiarity with security certification or assurance standards (e.g., FIPS 140-3, ISO 21434) or prior certification work.
  • Experience with ASIC design concepts, RTL, verification, or embedded firmware.

Education Requirements

Pursuing or recently completed an MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Relevant coursework, internships, research, or project experience in security, hardware design, computer architecture, or cryptography is expected.

About the Company

Company: NVIDIA

Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, USA

NVIDIA is a global leader in accelerated computing, renowned for its innovative solutions in AI and digital twins that transform diverse industries. The company specializes in networking technologies, providing end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet solutions for servers and storage that optimize performance and scalability. NVIDIA serves sectors such as high-performance computing, enterprise data centers, and cloud computing, constantly reinventing its products and services to stay ahead in the market.