Security Architect (Part-Time) at Altera Corporation in San Jose, CA

Security Architect (Part-Time) Location: San Jose, California, United States Job Details: Job Description: About Altera At Altera™, our independence as the world’s largest pure‑play FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise. With more than four decades of industry‑leading FPGA expertise, our singular mission is to deliver the programmable technologies that help customers differentiate, innovate, and scale across rapidly evolving markets like AI, cloud, networking, and edge. As an independent company, we move faster, invest deeper, and partner more closely—empowering our teams to drive breakthrough innovation and shape the future of the FPGA industry. About the Role Altera is seeking a highly experienced and strategic Security Architect to lead the architecture, design, and execution of security technologies across our silicon, firmware, software, and platform ecosystems. This is a senior technical leadership role responsible for shaping the long-term security vision for next-generation FPGA and adaptive compute solutions used in some of the world’s most demanding environments. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in semiconductor and platform security architecture, with experience driving security strategy across complex SoC, FPGA, or infrastructure products at scale. This leader will partner cross-functionally with executive leadership, silicon engineering, firmware/software teams, product management, customer engineering, and external ecosystem partners to ensure security is embedded throughout the entire product lifecycle. This role requires a combination of hands-on technical depth, architectural leadership, industry influence, and the ability to guide large engineering organizations through evolving security challenges and compliance requirements. Responsibilities Define and drive Altera’s long-term platform and product security architecture strategy across FPGA, SoC, AI, and adaptive compute solutions Lead security architecture initiatives spanning silicon root of trust, secure boot, cryptography, key management, trusted execution environments, firmware security, hardware isolation, runtime protections, and supply chain security Partner with executive leadership and engineering teams to establish security-first development practices across hardware and software organizations Provide architectural guidance and technical leadership for next-generation secure compute platforms and infrastructure deployments Evaluate emerging security threats, vulnerabilities, and attack vectors impacting semiconductor and programmable logic technologies Lead security reviews, threat modeling, risk assessments, and architecture governance processes across major product initiatives Collaborate closely with silicon, firmware, software, validation, and platform engineering teams to ensure scalable and secure implementations Influence product roadmaps and customer engagements by translating industry security requirements into platform capabilities Drive alignment with industry standards, regulatory frameworks, and customer security expectations across enterprise, cloud, telecom, automotive, aerospace, and government markets Represent Altera externally with strategic customers, industry consortiums, and security partners as a technical authority and thought leader Mentor senior engineers and architects while helping establish best practices across the broader engineering organization Support incident response, vulnerability remediation strategies, and long-term security hardening initiatives when required Salary Range The pay range below is for Bay Area California only. Actual salary may vary based ona number offactors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences,trainings, etc. $300K - $400K (Hourly Rate Equivalent) We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position.Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations. Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field 15+ years of experience in security architecture, platform security, semiconductor security, or related engineering leadership roles Deep expertise in hardware and platform security concepts including secure boot, hardware root of trust, cryptographic accelerators, trusted firmware, attestation, and secure provisioning Strong understanding of SoC, FPGA, ASIC, CPU, or accelerator architectures and associated security considerations Experience defining and implementing security architectures for large-scale semiconductor or infrastructure platforms Demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders and lead cross-functional technical initiatives across global engineering organizations Strong knowledge of modern security standards, threat modeling methodologies, secure development lifecycle practices, and vulnerability management Experience working with customers and partners in security-sensitive industries such as cloud infrastructure, telecommunications, aerospace, defense, automotive, or enterprise computing Excellent communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills Preferred Qualifications Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field Experience serving as a Chief Architect, Chief Security Architect, CTO, Distinguished Engineer, or equivalent senior technical leadership role Background in FPGA or programmable logic security architectures Expertise in post-quantum cryptography, confidential computing, AI infrastructure security, or zero trust architectures Experience with secure supply chain technologies, device identity management, and silicon lifecycle management Familiarity with standards and certifications such as FIPS 140-3, Common Criteria, NIST frameworks, ISO 27001, or automotive functional safety/security standards Experience collaborating with hyperscalers, government agencies, telecom providers, or strategic enterprise customers Published research, patents, industry presentations, or participation in security standards bodies and consortiums Proven track record building and mentoring high-performing architecture and security engineering teams Job Type: Regular Shift: Shift 1 (United States of America) Primary Location: San Jose, California, United States Additional Locations: 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.