SoC Security Architecture & SDL Lead - Austin, Texas, United States
$198,100 - $268,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 28 July 2026 by the employer.
Drive Security Architectural definition and Secure Development Lifecycle across hardware security IP and SoC programs.
About the role
This role drives the Security Architectural definition and the end-to-end Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL) across Arm’s hardware security IP and SoC programs, ensuring silicon platforms achieve trustworthiness from architecture through post-silicon delivery.
What you'll do
- Drive Security Architecture definition and Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL) for Arm IP and SoC products.
- Define and develop Security Architecture solutions for SoCs for multiple product market segments.
- Lead successful implementation of the Solution SDL process for the product, ensuring security objectives are achieved.
- Own and lead the Solution SDL process across all project phases, ensuring compliance with Arm standards and external certifications.
- Drive timely creation and review of SDL artifacts and coordinate for external audit and certification.
- Collaborate with Verification & Validation Leads to define and implement Security Verification & Validation (V&V) Plans.
What you'll need
- Develop architectures for SOC and subsystem Security, Root of Trust, Secure Boot, Key Management, Confidential Compute, Authentication, Encryption, and Secure Manufacturing.
- Architect robust access control, privilege management, isolation, and confidentiality mechanisms between hardware and software domains.
- Develop and maintain architectural threat models, mapping assets, attack surfaces, and mitigations aligned with the Secure Development Lifecycle methodology.
- Working knowledge of cryptographic design, fault/side-channel mitigation, and firmware security.
- Lead creation of the Key Management Plan, ensuring secure key generation, distribution, storage, and lifecycle alignment.
- Familiarity with security certifications (PSA Certified, ISO/SAE 21434, FIPS 140-3, Common Criteria).
Skills: security architecture, Secure Development Lifecycle, threat modeling, Root of Trust, Confidential Compute
This role has been open 81 days — well above the 60-day median for Hardware Security Engineering roles.
Hardware Security Engineering · Hardware Security
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Open roles in category
185
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Median days open
60 d
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Median salary
$224k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Arm Holdings | All employers we track in this specialty (185 roles · 46 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 13 | 185 |
| Median days open | 102 d | 60 d (+42 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $224k |
Skills observed across this category: security architecture, Secure Development Lifecycle, threat modeling, Root of Trust, Confidential Compute
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 28 open roles · median 34 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 23 open roles · median 108 d
- Qualcomm · 17 open roles · median 122 d
- Arm Holdings (this employer) · 13 open roles · median 102 d
- STMicroelectronics · 11 open roles · median 16 d
- AMD · 8 open roles · median 58 d
How we counted: 185 open Hardware Security Engineering (Hardware Security) roles from 46 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 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.