Microsoft · 4 hours ago
Principal Firmware Security Engineer
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
6+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company focused on empowering individuals and organizations globally. The Principal Firmware Security Engineer will lead firmware security architecture, contribute to product development phases, and apply large language models for design assurance and vulnerability detection.
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Responsibilities
Lead firmware security architecture during the design phase
Apply LLMs for design assurance, including:
Threat modeling
Vulnerability discovery
Design accelerator chips and collaborate on silicon architecture, covering:
Security protocols
Boot initialization and power-on sequences
Vulnerability detection and servicing strategies
Cloud infrastructure feature development
Embody our culture and values
Qualification
Required
Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience
Experience in defensive development and code security analysis
6+ years of professional experience in software development
Proven and demonstrable skill in C/C++ or Rust
Experience with developing PCIe, USB, DMA, IOMMU etc
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
Preferred
Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding OR equivalent experience
Experience with GIT
Proven and demonstrable skill in Rust
Familiarity with standard Cryptographic algorithms
Experienced working with LLM for vulnerability scanning and detection
Experience in working in pre silicon environments
Ability to debug and resolve issues spanning multiple subsystems
Great problem solving, debugging, and troubleshooting skills
Advanced design and development skills
Firmware development
Hardware security
Generative AI and LLM technologies
Vulnerability detection tools (e.g., CodeQL, static code analysis)
Company
Microsoft
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