Senior Security Firmware Engineer - Semiconductor / Embedded / C/C++ / ARM

We are seeking a number of Senior Security Firmware Engineers to join our client in the beautiful city of Cork in Ireland on a permeant basis. The role will be predominantly onsite with a small amount of flex on hybrid working.

The team is focused on developing cutting-edge security software for next-generation AI accelerator cards and in this role, you would be responsible for designing and integrating firmware features that ensure secure operation, attestation, and lifecycle management across high-performance compute platforms.

More of what you’ll do

• Design and develop security software for AI accelerator cards, focusing on TDISP-based trusted device assignment and lifecycle management
• Implement SR-IOV-based secure execution environments for isolated and attested PCIe virtual functions
• Develop or integrate PCIe security protocol software (SPDM, CMA, MCTP, IDE, DOE, etc.)
• Integrate secure boot, attestation, and security policy enforcement in our Trusted Execution Environment
• Optimize performance and memory management within secure enclaves
• Debug complex firmware issues using JTAG, RAM dumps, and secure debug tools
• Contribute to threat modeling, risk assessment, and standards compliance (TDISP, OCP, TCG, CCC)

What's in it for you?

You will receive a very good base salary, plus bonus, RSU's, RSU bonus, pension (8% match), great vacation allowance plus wellbeing days and hybrid working.

All this working within a diverse and multicultural team, focused on developing some of the world's most cutting edge tech.

Your background:

• 3+ years of experience in system or embedded software development, ideally with a focus on platform or firmware security
• Strong C/C++ programming and debugging skills in Linux-based embedded systems
• Background in device driver development and familiarity with SoC architecture (core, cache, memory, bus, I/O)
• Understanding of cryptographic primitives and their use in system security
• Experience with secure boot, attestation, TPM, or platform security technologies
• Hands-on experience with ARM TrustZone (RISC-V experience a plus)
• Familiarity with tools such as git/Gerrit, JTAG, and logic analyzers
• Contributions to open-source security or virtualization projects are a bonus

If this sounds interesting and you'd like to learn more, click the link below to apply or email me with a copy of your CV on [email protected]

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