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Principal Cyber Security Engineer - Agentic Identity and Security

NVIDIA

Location

Santa Clara, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/10/2026

Compensation

$240,000 - $379,500 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.2% approval-37% YoY
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Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a Principal Engineer to develop core agentic identity capabilities for AI agents within the company's internal ecosystem. This hands-on engineering role focuses on creating secure identity features that support non-human workflows across various environments. The successful candidate will work closely with multiple teams to align architecture with operational needs and contribute to the overall security infrastructure. The position requires a blend of technical leadership and innovative problem-solving skills.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
  • 15+ years of experience in software engineering, security engineering, identity, or distributed systems.
  • Proven ability to frame complex problems and evolve ideas into reliable production systems.
  • Strong software engineering skills in backend services, APIs, and automation.
  • Experience in offensive security and adversarial thinking.
  • Hands-on experience with container technologies and cloud service providers.
  • Good understanding of identity and access concepts such as OAuth 2.0 and SCIM.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and build agent identity security features for various environments.
  • Rapidly prototype and validate innovative solutions for security and identity problems.
  • Build reusable skills, CLI tools, APIs, and integration patterns for internal teams.
  • Collaborate with teams across Enterprise Security and relevant platforms.
  • Contribute to architectural direction and engineering standards for agentic identity.
  • Evaluate emerging standards and technologies in agentic identity.

Benefits

  • Employees at NVIDIA are often offered comprehensive, day-one benefits—including medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, and a 401(k) with auto-enrollment. Many roles also have generous time off and holidays, donation matching (up to $10,000), and a wide menu of extras like FSAs, commuter benefits, legal and identity-theft protection, pet insurance, and wellness discounts. Optional programs can include student-loan and home-purchase support, plus family care resources and expert medical services.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Nvidia Corporation

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

355

FY2026

Approval rate

99.2%

FY2026

LCA certified

7,667

FY2026

Entry-level share

11.9%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-37%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-83%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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