Server SoC Security Architect
$164,000 - $246,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 8 May 2026 by the employer.
Qualcomm is hiring a Server SoC Security Architect to define hardware and software security mechanisms across Snapdragon processor platforms.
About the role
As a Server SoC Security Architect, you will join the team responsible for the security architecture of Qualcomm Snapdragon processors spanning hardware, software, and infrastructure.
What you'll do
- Establish system security requirements across hardware and software for Server SoC, focusing on functionality, performance, and security levels. - Specify and review the architecture and implementation of System and SoC-level security mechanisms. - Conduct platform security threat analysis. - Perform competitive analysis of security systems and features. - Explore future and roadmap server security-related technologies. - Serve as the technical interface to product management and standards teams.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or a related field with 6+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience (or Master's degree with 5+ years, or PhD with 4+ years). - 10 years of industry experience in SoC Security encompassing both architecture and design. - 5 years of industry experience in Compute and/or Data Center SoC Architecture. - Demonstrated expertise in security technologies including Root of Trust, TEE, Access Control, I/O Security, and SoC/HW Isolation. - Proficiency in Confidential Compute Architecture including RME, TDX, SEV-SNP, RISCV CoVE, and TDISP. - Strong understanding of Security Software Architecture for Compute and Data Centers, with a focus on Secure Boot, and skill in HW/SW threat analysis.
Nice to have
- Proficiency in isolation-related extensions and associated SoC impact (TZ, Virtualization, and RME). - Extensive knowledge of Server Platform security architecture covering lifecycle/debug management, provisioning, and attestation/measurement. - Expertise in Applied Cryptography and Protocols. - Leadership and management experience at the project level.
Skills: SoC Security, Server SoC Architecture, Root of Trust, Confidential Compute, threat analysis
This role has been open 168 days — well above the 61-day median for Hardware Security Engineering roles.
Hardware Security Engineering · Hardware Security
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Open roles in category
179
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Median days open
61 d
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Median salary
$224k
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| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (179 roles · 42 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 17 | 179 |
| Median days open | 129 d | 61 d (+68 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $224k |
Skills observed across this category: SoC Security, Server SoC Architecture, Root of Trust, Confidential Compute, threat analysis
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 31 open roles · median 39 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 23 open roles · median 94 d
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 17 open roles · median 129 d
- Arm Holdings · 13 open roles · median 109 d
- STMicroelectronics · 9 open roles · median 27 d
- AMD · 8 open roles · median 65 d
How we counted: 179 open Hardware Security Engineering (Hardware Security) roles from 42 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 25 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.