About us Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute. It is developing hardware, software and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and power the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry. As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Together, they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone. Graphcore’s teams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. A melting pot of AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects, Graphcore fosters continuous learning and innovation. Job Summary Reporting into the Systems Engineering organisation, the Distinguished Engineer, End-to-End Security Architect will define and lead the security architecture for Graphcore’s inference service platform. This role is responsible for establishing a comprehensive security strategy spanning platform, infrastructure, networking, service operations, customer assurance, and compliance readiness. Working across multiple engineering and operational functions, the successful candidate will provide technical leadership, drive security requirements, and ensure the platform delivers robust protection, resilience, and trust for customers. The Team You will work closely with teams across security architecture, infrastructure engineering, networking, site reliability engineering, platform software, firmware, data centre operations, compliance, legal, customer engineering, and customer security. The team collaborates across the business to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable AI infrastructure and services while supporting customer assurance, regulatory requirements, and operational excellence. Responsibilities and Duties Own the end-to-end security a
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NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology—and amazing people. Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what’s never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you’ll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work.
NVIDIA has a rapidly expanding ecosystem of data center platform & node designs. From single node HGX/DGX systems all the way up to large multi-node NVLink domain rack architectures. These designs have become core to NVIDIA's rapidly growing enterprise and cloud provider businesses. Each bringing together the full power of NVIDIA GPUs, NVIDIA NVLink, NVIDIA InfiniBand networking, NVIDIA Grace CPUs, and a fully optimized NVIDIA AI and HPC software stack. We're searching for a highly motivated, technical leader to drive the engineering roadmap and innovation for our rack system software architecture. From firmware, kernel drivers, operating systems, networking, fabrics and associated user mode drivers + manageability software. You will work with component leads internally and engage with industry leading hyperscalar / cloud service providers on taking these products to market.
What you’ll be doing:
Drive the software end-to-end architecture for NVIDIA's rack-scale products
Maintain deep understanding of the product portfolio and roadmap; translate forward-looking plans into clear, formal software requirements that anchor execution across the organization.
Ensure high quality & reliable software; serving as a trusted architectural partner to teams requiring guidance or oversight.
Work directly with major customers to understand their requirements and work to align their roadmap with NVIDIA’s roadmap.
Work with business partners and vendors to shape their products to meet NVIDIA’s needs.
Develop a roadmap of new technologies and protocols; drive their design and adoption.
Mentor architects and engineering teams to grow them into future leaders.
Make key technical decisions even when faced with ambiguity
What we need to see:
BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree or equivalent experience.
15+ years in the area of System architecture and design
Deep experience in designing architecture for scalable and performant server systems, particularly at the SW/HW interface.
Strong understanding of networking technology & protocols (e.g. Ethernet, Infiniband)
Previous experience working with complex system software for accelerators such as GPUs, DPUs, or FPGAs
Expertise in out-of-band and in-band management architectures.
Knowledge of system management protocols such as Redfish and IPMI.
Experience working with platform security experts to define tradeoffs between security and ease of use.
Demonstrable experience in implementing left shift strategy to de-risk program execution. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
Knowledge of large-scale cloud and cluster level deployment and management systems. Experience with designing robust, resilient and performant scale-up fabrics
Demonstrated track record of leading data center products across the entire lifecycle, spanning inception, pre-silicon development, post-silicon bring-up, manufacturing, and deployment.
Familiarity with CXL, UCIE and other C2C technology architectures. Knowledge in storage and networking technologies.
We are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers, and as a result have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. So if you're clever, creative, and driven, we'd love to have you join the team.
Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 320,000 USD - 488,750 USD.You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.What they are looking for
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Make key technical decisions even when faced with ambiguity What we need to see: BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree or equivalent experience
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Nvidia
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