Server SoC Security Architect

Job Title

Server SoC Security Architect

Role Summary

Design and architect SoC-level security for server/datacenter platforms. The role defines platform trust models, root-of-trust strategies, secure debug/manageability features, and cryptographic services while collaborating across hardware, firmware, software, validation, and product teams.

Experience Level

Mid-level. Candidates typically have several years of hardware/SoC security and architecture experience; specific minimums vary by degree (see Education Requirements).

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include defining and validating SoC/system security architecture and aligning cross-functional teams.

• Define SoC and system-level security architecture, including trust boundaries, isolation domains, and security invariants.
• Architect platform root-of-trust and chain-of-trust for boot, runtime, attestation, and updates.
• Design security architecture for cryptographic services, key lifecycle management, identity, provisioning, and anti-rollback.
• Create threat models and derive product security requirements mapped to architectural controls and validation strategies.
• Drive cross-functional security alignment across hardware, firmware, software, validation, and product teams.
• Monitor standards, security trends, and threats to proactively harden platform architecture.
• Ensure architecture supports secure operations across lifecycle states and customer deployment models.
• Produce architecture specifications, security analyses, and design guidance for engineering and leadership audiences.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience for the role.

• Proven experience with SoC security architecture and implementation for data center or hyperscale platforms.
• Experience with foundational SoC security capabilities: secure boot, attestation, hardware/firmware provenance, isolation and access control, and key management.
• Strong threat modeling and security requirements development skills.
• Ability to define cryptographic service architectures and key lifecycle management.
• Experience driving cross-functional engineering alignment and producing clear technical specifications and analyses.
• Understanding of data center system architecture and product lifecycle security (manufacturing, deployment, service/repair, decommissioning).
• Experience with heterogeneous multi-chiplet or large-scale SoC platforms.
• Strong communication and technical writing skills.
• Nice-to-have: engagement with standards bodies, prior delivery of security architecture in hyperscale/cloud products, and experience in data center hardware architecture and design.

Education Requirements

Minimum qualifications as listed: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field plus 6+ years of relevant engineering experience; OR Master's degree in those fields plus 5+ years; OR PhD in those fields plus 4+ years. Preferred: Master's in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.

About the Company

Company: Qualcomm

Headquarters: San Diego, California, United States

Qualcomm is a global leader in semiconductor and telecommunications equipment, specializing in mobile technologies and innovations. Known for its Adreno GPUs, the company provides solutions enabling advancements in mobile gaming, AI, VR/AR, and autonomous driving. Qualcomm's cutting-edge technology and commitment to high-performance, power-efficient designs drive the evolution of mobile graphics and connectivity worldwide.