Principal Engineer, Security Architecture – DGX Cloud

NVIDIA

. Own a core DGX Cloud security domain end to end, from design through production .

Posted 9/21/2026full-timeRemote • Washington • United StatesLead💰 $272,000 - $431,250 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in security architecture, threat modeling, and secure software engineering practices, with a strong focus on cloud-native environments and multi-tenant systems. Proven ability to integrate security into CI/CD processes and collaborate effectively across teams to implement secure solutions.

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Security Architecture ExperienceThreat Modeling for Distributed SystemsCloud-Native ArchitectureLinux Systems SecurityAI-Generated Code Analysis

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringSecurity EngineeringThreat ModelingMulti-Tenant IsolationVulnerability ManagementKubernetesEBPFAppArmorSELinuxCI/CD Integration

Soft Skills

Influencing Without AuthorityBuilding CredibilityCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

DGX CloudGPU ClustersControl PlanesProduction ServicesAI-Assisted Analysis

Industry Keywords

HPC SecurityRDMA-Based NetworksGPU-Specific SecurityConfidential ComputingOpen-Source Security Projects

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsKubernetesLinux

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own a core DGX Cloud security domain end to end, from design through production
Embed with teams building GPU clusters, control planes, and services
Join designs early, write code, and help land secure solutions
Build secure paved roads that are easy for engineering teams to adopt by default
Engineer systems that eliminate recurring classes of security risk
Run deep-dive threat models across the substrate, orchestration layer, and tenancy boundary
Test designs offensively and feed findings into baselines, guardrails, and detections
Turn the DGX Cloud security bar into reference architectures, requirements, and golden paths
Partner with DGX Cloud platform, production engineering, network security, and NVIDIA's central security organization
Integrate secure practices into CI/CD and the hardware lifecycle
Influence vertically organized teams through credibility and relationships rather than formal authority

Requirements

What you’ll need

Typically 15+ years of experience across software engineering, SRE, infrastructure, and security engineering
Strong software engineering background with ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
Comfortable building and operating production services at scale
Experience writing and reviewing AI-generated code and using AI-assisted analysis in security engineering
Experience building for agents that act inside systems
Security architecture experience in multi-tenant isolation, identity and access, policy enforcement, vulnerability management, or detection engineering
Experience operating security designs in production
Proven ability to build threat models for complex distributed systems
Ability to identify architectural gaps and engineer solutions
Cloud-native architecture and container orchestration, including Kubernetes
Hands-on Linux systems security, including eBPF, AppArmor, or SELinux
Experience landing designs through teams not directly owned
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience) with 15+ years of relevant experience
Preferred experience in HPC/AI security, RDMA-based networks, large GPU fleets, or GPU-specific security
Preferred expertise in SPIFFE/SPIRE, TPM/HSM integration, or confidential computing
Preferred real exploitation, red team, or security research experience
Preferred contributions to security-focused open-source projects or engineering-focused security research

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