Sr Security Software Engineer (NTD)
Nintendo Technology Development
The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Nintendo Switch™ system and the Nintendo 3DS™ family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 4.4 billion video games and more than 700 million hardware units globally, including Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS™ family of systems, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™, Nintendo GameCube™, Wii™ and Wii U™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names, such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Zelda and Pokémon. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo Technology Development, based in Redmond, Washington, creates future hardware/software technology and researches North American-based technologies.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Conducting security reviews of existing software components and subsystems
Analyzing past security breaches to understand vulnerabilities
Using tools such as IDA Pro or a disassembler to reverse engineer malicious binary images
Hacking and also implementing formal penetration tests
Research, design and development of security technologies such as secure boot, type-1 hypervisors
SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS
Degree in CE, CS or EE required. MS degree preferred.
Proficient in C/C++
Experience with ARM and/or x86 assembly language
Experience developing kernel and/or boot software
Able and willing to learn and apply knowledge in these areas:
Complex parts of a kernel such as MMU and IOMMU page tables, system calls, scheduler
Secure boot implementations
Cryptography and public key infrastructure (PKI)
SOC security technologies