SSD Security Architect

Company Description

Join a multibillion-dollar global company that brings together amazing technology, people, and operational scale to become a powerhouse in the memory industry. Headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California, Solidigm combines elements of an established, successful technology company with the spirit, agility, and entrepreneurial mindset of a start-up. In addition to the U.S. headquarters and other facilities in the U.S., the company has international presence in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Solidigm will continue to lead the world in innovating new Memory technologies with aspirations to be the #1 NAND memory company in the world. At Solidigm, we view problems as opportunities to define innovative solutions that hold the power to change the world and unleash the potential technological needs that the future holds. At Solidigm, we are One Team that fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture that embraces individual uniqueness and empowers us to bring our best selves to deliver excellence in support of Solidigm's vision and mission to be the go-to partner for optimized data storage solutions. You can be part of the takeoff of an innovative business that develops cutting-edge products, delivers strong business value for customers, provides an engaging workplace for its employees, and serves a greater impact on the world. This is a golden opportunity for the right applicant to join us and help design, build, and lead Solidigm. We want a diverse team of dedicated professionals who will not just be Solidigm team members but contribute to how we shape the future of the organization. We are seeking applicants who will grow and thrive in our culture; be customer inspired, trusting, innovative, team-oriented, inclusive, results driven, collaborative, passionate, and flexible.

Job Description

As an SSD Security Architect, you will play a central role in defining, evolving, and delivering end‑to‑end security architectures for next‑generation data center SSD products. These technologies will be largely centered around industry standards, such as NIST SP 800 series specifications that apply to storage devices, DMTF SPDM, TCG and others.

Your areas of ownership will include: (1) defining architectural specifications that capture hardware and firmware requirements for new security features, (2) Partnering with planning organizations to influence product security roadmaps (3) Monitoring and (when necessary) influencing industry specifications, (4) Providing architectural support for security features in development and (5) Collaborating with other Security, hardware and software teams to ensure new security features progress through the product development lifecycle. 

This is a highly visible role which will require strong communication skills, presenting to senior leaders throughout the organization, and synthesizing inputs from a variety of stakeholders to derive implementable security architectures.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own security architecture definition for future SSD products, spanning hardware, firmware, and infrastructure, ensuring alignment with industry standards and customer requirements.
• Lead and participate in threat modeling, risk assessments, and security design reviews throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Guide implementation teams to ensure cryptographic solutions and security mechanisms are correctly and consistently realized across platforms.
• Evaluate current and emerging cryptographic technologies and assess applicability to future products.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders (security, hardware, firmware, validation, product planning) to integrate security into overall system designs.
• Influence and help define the product security roadmap, balancing technical feasibility, standards evolution, and business priorities.
• Monitor, contribute to, and when appropriate influence industry standards and specifications (e.g., NIST, TCG, DMTF).
• Represent the organization in external technical forums, standards bodies, and working groups.
• Provide technical mentorship and architectural leadership, helping build a strong culture of security excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Industry experience (typically 5+ years) in security architecture, cryptography, or applied security engineering.
• Proven background in cryptography and/or applied cryptography
• Strong understanding of secure system design principles, threat modeling, and security development lifecycle practices.
• Experience translating business and customer security requirements into implementable architectural solutions.
• Familiarity with relevant security and cryptographic standards, such as NIST SP800 publications, FIPS standards, TCG and other related specifications.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence senior technical leaders and synthesize input from diverse stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in hardware architecture and security design.
• Prior experience in hardware design is required—preferably in security.
• Exposure to SSD, embedded systems, or platform‑level security architectures.
• Experience with formal verification of security hardware components.
• Experience in evaluation and specification of cryptographic algorithms and protocols.
• Experience with quantum safe cryptographic algorithms (e.g. FIPS 203 – FIPS 205)
• Experience leading and/or contributing to industry security certification of a product (e.g. FIPS 140, Common Criteria, etc.)
• Prior participation in industry standards organizations or technical working groups.
• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in a relevant technical field.

Additional Information

The compensation range for this role is $121,280 - $194,100 USD. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.  

This is a Hybrid role that can report out of any of the following Solidigm offices: Rancho Cordova California;  Longmont Colorado; or Vancouver BC CAN.