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Sr.StaffFirmwareEngineerPlatformFirmwareResiliency(PFR)
“Sr. Staff Firmware Engineer - Platform Firmware Resiliency (PFR) at Axiado. Skills: Platform Firmware Resiliency (PFR), secure firmware solutions, TPM, Firmware Signing, Attestation, Root of Trust, secure boot, measured boot, cryptographic verification of firmware, UEFI BIOS architecture, BMC firmware, FPGA firmware update flows, hardware root-of-trust solutions, JTAG, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers. Own PFR architecture and implementation for multiple product lines. Design and develop secu”
What You'll Achieve.
lead the design, development, and optimization of secure firmware solutions that meet the required compliance standards; protect the world’s most critical infrastructure; securing systems at the foundation levels of hardware; protect hardware, firmware, and software integrity; restore integrity after detection of corruption or compromise; secure every node on the internet
Industry & Context.
energized by hard problems; solving real-world problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
20+ years of experience in embedded software development, background in C/C++, understanding of Platform Firmware Resiliency concepts, understanding of NIST SP 800-193 requirements, Experience with secure boot, Experience with measured boot, Experience with cryptographic verification of firmware, Hands-on experience with hardware root-of-trust solutions (e.g., Intel PFR, TPM 2.0), debugging skills, including use of JTAG, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers
Nice to Have
Experience with Intel Server Platform Services (SPS) or similar management engines is a plus, Familiarity with secure firmware update protocols (e.g., capsule updates, signed images), Knowledge of supply chain security for firmware components
What You'll Do.
Own PFR architecture and implementation for multiple product lines
Design and develop secure firmware modules that implement protections for BIOS
and other critical platform firmware
Integrate and validate hardware root-of-trust solutions (e.g.
cryptographic accelerators)
Implement firmware recovery mechanisms to restore integrity after detection of corruption or compromise
Perform threat modeling and risk assessments specific to firmware-level attacks
Develop test strategies for validating PFR capabilities
including attack simulation and penetration testing
Ensure compliance with NIST SP 800-193 and relevant platform security guidelines
Mentor engineers in firmware security principles
secure coding practices
and resiliency design patterns
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (hardware, BIOS, security, cloud) to ensure seamless integration of PFR features; Mentor engineers in firmware security principles, secure coding practices, and resiliency design patterns; mutual support
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