SoC Security Architect
$249,900 - $338,100 USD yearly
Originally posted 30 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As an SoC Security Architect, you will define and develop security architecture solutions for System-on-Chip designs across multiple product market segments. Your scope includes architecting access control solutions for Confidential Compute and Secure Media Pipeline while delivering systems for Root of Trust, Secure Boot, and lifecycle management.
What you'll do
- Define and develop SoC security solutions for Root of Trust, Secure Boot, Key Management, Confidential Compute, Authentication and Encryption, and Secure Manufacturing and Device Lifetime Management.
- Architect and design hardware and software access control solutions for Confidential Compute and Secure Media Pipeline.
- Establish secure privilege management and security policy mechanisms to guarantee authenticity, isolation, and confidentiality of assets.
- Perform threat modeling and define software security requirements.
- Collaborate with engineering peers to refine security design guidelines for robust system protection.
What you'll need
- Demonstrated experience in applied cryptography, key derivation and management, secure boot, secure manufacturing, and confidentiality.
- Proficiency in cryptographic algorithms, security protocols, hardware/software threat analysis, risk assessment, and certification processes.
- Experience analyzing side-channel hardware and firmware threats, including SPA, DPA, and fault injection, along with resistance countermeasures.
- Track record building ARM or x86 based SoC security architectures, attestation protocols, and update/recovery mechanisms.
- Understanding of memory safety, control flow integrity, isolation, virtualization, and end-to-end confidentiality technologies.
- Senior-level knowledge of platform security attacks across Android, Windows, or IoT ecosystems across application, framework, kernel, and hardware layers.
- Experience with technology roadmap planning and leading multi-national security teams.
Skills: Root of Trust, Secure Boot, Cryptographic Algorithms, Confidential Compute, Side-Channel
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This role has been open 0 days — well below the 51-day median for Hardware Security Engineering roles.
Hardware Security Engineering · Hardware Security
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Open roles in category
171
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Median days open
51 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$220k
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| Metric | Arm Holdings | All employers we track in this specialty (171 roles · 39 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 12 | 171 |
| Median days open | 87 d | 51 d (+36 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $220k |
Skills observed across this category: Root of Trust, Secure Boot, Cryptographic Algorithms, Confidential Compute, Side-Channel
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 30 open roles · median 43 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 22 open roles · median 111 d
- Qualcomm · 17 open roles · median 115 d
- Arm Holdings (this employer) · 11 open roles · median 87 d
- Synopsys · 9 open roles · median 16 d
- STMicroelectronics · 8 open roles · median 33 d
How we counted: 171 open Hardware Security Engineering (Hardware Security) roles from 39 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 31 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.