About The Position
Apple’s Security Engineering & Architecture organization works to secure Apple products by finding vulnerabilities across the company’s operating systems, firmware, hardware, and applications. The team evaluates the security of iOS and macOS, including kernel and user-land components, boot ROMs, firmware, and hardware, collaborating with teams and vendors across Apple’s product ecosystem. The Vulnerability Researcher’s primary role is to conduct vulnerability research on Apple software, firmware, and hardware components. Analyzing and exploiting vulnerabilities is a central part of the position. The role calls for strong technical skills and a genuine interest in improving system security by demonstrating vulnerabilities.
Requirements
- Proven experience in vulnerability research and binary exploitation.
- Excellent understanding of common vulnerability classes and exploitation techniques.
- Creative and effective problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent knowledge of the security architecture of at least one complex operating system.
- Experience with reverse-engineering tools and techniques, such as IDA Pro and Ghidra.
- Familiarity with tool development using programming languages such as C, C++, Python, Swift, or Objective-C.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of macOS or iOS security architecture.
Responsibilities
- Conduct vulnerability research on Apple software, firmware, and hardware components.
- Analyze and exploit vulnerabilities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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