Microsoft Principal Silicon Security Architect 

United States, California, Mountain View 

64429929

Architecture (WSSI) team is seeking a highly skilled and experiencedto join our dynamic team in the WSSI organization. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and implementing robust security frameworks for our next generation hardware products. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the security and integrity of our devices and systems. You will also be tasked with defining the architectural requirements for debugging capabilities.

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• 9+ years of related technical engineering experience
• OR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience or internship experience
• OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience or internship experience
• OR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience.

• 8+ years of professional experience in designing, debugging and implementingsecurity architecture for high-performance Systems On Chip (SoC).
• 4+ Experience in SoC security design and core security principles, including experience withhardware security enclaves, Trusted Execution Environment, Confidential Computing, and secure debug
• 3+ years in threat assessment modeling of software and hardware, analysis ofphysical threats and microarchitectural threats

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of cryptographic algorithms and protocols.
• Experience with Neural Processing Unit (NPU) architecture and security.
• Experience in SoC security design and core security principles, including experience with Hardware Security Modules(HSMs), secure boot, secure firmware updates, Attestation, Secure recovery and secure debug
• Expertise in implementing security measures to defend against physical threats, such as fault injection attacks and side channel attacks
• Experience with remote attestation mechanisms using Trusted Platform Modules(TPM)or other technologies and Digital Rights Management(DRM)standards
• Experience with Secure Hardware Development Lifecycle(SHDL).
• Knowledge of secure boot mechanisms, TPM, Hardware Security Modules(HSM), and related technologies.

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• Design and establish the security framework for a high-performance system on chip (SoC) intended for client systems.
• Develop comprehensive technical documentation that covers security requirements, architecture diagrams, and test plans.
• Perform comprehensive threat modeling and risk assessments to detect possible vulnerabilities and create plans to address those risks.
• Continuously manage the integration of the latest security mitigations into our architecture
• Work closely with engineering and development teams to incorporate security elements into hardware design from the initial stages through to production.
• Offer training and advice to internal teams on the best practices for hardware security and new threats.
• Keep up with the newest hardware security technologies and methods and use this knowledge to strengthen our security.
• Scope and define Debug requirements needed to support Firmware, Software and silicon debugging
• Define architectural implementation needed to support the Debug requirements
• Embody our