Secure Systems Engineer - Platform Architecture

Apple • San Diego, CA

17h

About The Position

In this role, you will define the architecture and oversee the operation of distributed web services that set and enforce security policy for the development, manufacture, deployment, and operation of Apple products, ultimately driving continuous security improvements for these products. Together, our work will be instrumental in maintaining the trust millions of customers place in their devices every day.

Requirements

• BS in EE/CE/CS or related relevant field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with secure boot and establishing hardware roots of trust; or experience designing, developing, and deploying secure web services and scalable infrastructure for highly available applications.
• Experience with common programming languages such as Python, Go or C/C++.
• Experience collaborating across multiple disciplines, such as software engineering, hardware, and infrastructure.

Nice To Haves

• 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Masters in EE/CE/CS or related relevant field.
• Knowledge of cryptographic principles (e.g., symmetric vs asymmetric crypto, encryption vs authentication, and PKI frameworks).
• Ability to perform critical analysis of security properties across hardware, software systems, and web service architectures in order to build a comprehensive threat model (e.g. familiarity with common threat modeling methodologies such as STRIDE or Trike).
• Ability to help drive cross-functional initiatives and to provide architectural guidance to teams lacking resident security expertise.
• Breadth to work cross-functionally with Infrastructure, Privacy, Safety, Service, Manufacturing, Software, and Product Development teams.
• Strong written and oral communications skills.
• Comfort building and using AI-assisted workflows that enhance efficiency, improve quality of output, and extend the reach of what a small team can accomplish.

Responsibilities

• Define the architecture and oversee the operation of distributed web services that set and enforce security policy for the development, manufacture, deployment, and operation of Apple products.
• Drive continuous security improvements for Apple products.
• Collaborate across multiple disciplines, such as software engineering, hardware, and infrastructure.
• Perform critical analysis of security properties across hardware, software systems, and web service architectures in order to build a comprehensive threat model.
• Help drive cross-functional initiatives and provide architectural guidance to teams lacking resident security expertise.
• Work cross-functionally with Infrastructure, Privacy, Safety, Service, Manufacturing, Software, and Product Development teams.
• Build and use AI-assisted workflows that enhance efficiency, improve quality of output, and extend the reach of what a small team can accomplish.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior