Postdoctoral Research Associate in HPC Confidential Computing and Secure Multi-Tenancy, ORNL
Job Description
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate in confidential computing for supercomputers. The call is open until filled.
At a glance
- Post: Postdoctoral Research Associate in HPC Confidential Computing and Secure Multi-Tenancy
- Where: Technology Integration Group, National Center for Computational Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
- Requisition ID: 16765
- Closing date: none given. ORNL reviews applications as they arrive, so the post is open until filled
- Pay: the advertisement states no figure
Read the official ORNL advertisement before you apply.
The work
The post works on system software architectures that support secure computing enclaves on large-scale HPC and supercomputing resources, and on large-scale identity and key management.
Confidential computing is well established on cloud hardware and awkward on supercomputers, where performance assumptions and shared filesystems cut against isolation. Making enclaves work at leadership scale, without losing the performance that justifies the machine, is the research problem. It matters because sensitive data — medical, industrial, national security — increasingly needs the same machines as open science.
Named interests include integrating memory encryption and confidential computing features into HPC system software. The National Center for Computational Sciences hosts some of the fastest supercomputers and storage systems in the world.
What you need
- A PhD in computer science, computer engineering or a related field
- Systems software, operating systems or security work, ideally touching trusted execution environments
- Read the official advertisement for the full qualifications
Pay and conditions
ORNL publishes no salary figure on this advertisement. It is a US Department of Energy Office of Science national laboratory with more than 7,000 staff, and postdoctoral appointments there are normally fixed-term with the possibility of renewal. Ask about the term and the pay band at interview.
How to apply
Apply through the ORNL job page using the Apply button, quoting requisition 16765. The advertisement gives no closing date, so apply early. Most ORNL positions require the right to work in the United States, and some roles touching nuclear or export-controlled work carry citizenship conditions. Read the posting’s own wording before you spend time on an application from outside the US.
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Hiring institution: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Official advertisement: jobs.ornl.gov
How to prepare for this application
- Name the hardware features you know. SGX, SEV, TDX or CCA.
- Performance is the constraint. Security that halves the machine is no use here.
- Quote the requisition ID, 16765. ORNL tracks applications by it.
- Check the work-authorisation line on the posting. It is the usual reason an overseas application stalls at a national laboratory.
About Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORNL is the largest US Department of Energy Office of Science laboratory, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, with a legacy going back to the 1940s and more than 7,000 staff. It runs national user facilities including the Spallation Neutron Source and the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, and works across computing, materials, chemistry, nuclear science, biology and energy.
