Security Research Engineer

Job Description

• Initiates the design, development, execution, and implementation of scientific research projects to fuel growth in secure computing, cryptographic algorithms, communication, memory, networking, intellectual property, and new business opportunities.

• Applies scientific research principles and concepts to potential inventions and products to define and architect secure design, development, and operation of Intel's hardware and software products and services.

• Ensures products conform to standards and specifications.

• Evaluates threat assessments, security components design and conducts vulnerability assessments.

• Identifies new vulnerabilities and gaps in existing security test automation and develops tools and processes to close the gap.

• Works with other security researchers to develop evolving ethical hacking skills and networking product knowledge.

• Maintains substantial knowledge of state of threat security principles, theories, and attacks and contributes to literature and conferences participating in intellectual property development.

• Develops security related project plans and cost estimates, assesses projects risks, and responds to customer/client requests or events as they occur. Research technological trends, enables partnerships and collaboration among industry, academia, standards bodies, product, and other technical groups to address important technology and customer issues, and finds innovative solutions to difficult problems for midterm or long-term time frames.

• Influences external research, disseminates results, and raises the profile of conducted research through scientific publications, patents, talks, and Intel internal or external outreach efforts.

• Performs research to define boundaries and create proof of concepts or prototype new ideas including test chips and competitive analysis versus industry trends.

• Works with engineering design teams to determine product requirements and the feasibility of new technology adoption and robustness of secure product design.

• Recommends features and influences future Intel product roadmap.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Information Systems with 4+ years of experience in Security Domain.

• Proficiency in C, Kernel, Assembly, and Python programming.

• Strong understanding of CPU Architecture and Micro-Architecture.

• Experience in building and debugging kernels and writing kernel modules.

• Experience using configuration management tools like GitHub.

• Experience in developing automated applications, tools and exploits.

• Familiarity of Secure development life cycle and Static Analysis Tools, Penetration Testing Tools, Security Auditing Tools.

• Solid knowledge of hardware validation/debug, software validation/testing.

• Excellent team player with strong English communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrable knowledge of security practices, computer architecture, and participation in conferences focused on secure design.

• Experience in writing AI workloads for accelerators.

• Proficiency in security fuzzing using AFL.

• Any experience in hardware validation/debug is a plus.

• Any experience in project management is a plus.

Inside this Business Group

The Data Center & Artificial Intelligence Group (DCAI) is at the heart of Intel’s transformation from a PC company to a company that runs the cloud and billions of smart, connected computing devices. The data center is the underpinning for every data-driven service, from artificial intelligence to 5G to high-performance computing, and DCG delivers the products and technologies—spanning software, processors, storage, I/O, and networking solutions—that fuel cloud, communications, enterprise, and government data centers around the world.

Posting Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Benefits

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock, bonuses, as well as, benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find more information about all of our Amazing Benefits here.


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Working Model

This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.