Secure Systems Engineer - Platform Architecture

Are you a big-picture visionary who understands how each element affects all the others? At Apple, our\\nPlatform Architecture group is responsible for connecting our hardware, software, and servers into one\\nunified system. You'll join a team of engineers and architects who are dedicated to securing the world's most\\nadvanced consumer devices. Our products are trusted for storing personal data, and our goal is to better\\nsafeguard our users. We're looking for dedicated and inspired individuals to help improve on the security of\\nApple's products.

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.

BS in EE/CE/CS or related relevant field, or equivalent practical experience.\nExperience 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.\nExperience with common programming languages such as Python, Go or C/C++.\nExperience collaborating across multiple disciplines, such as software engineering, hardware, and infrastructure.

10+ years of relevant industry experience.\nMasters in EE/CE/CS or related relevant field.\nKnowledge of cryptographic principles (e.g., symmetric vs asymmetric crypto, encryption vs authentication, and PKI frameworks).\nAbility 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).\nAbility to help drive cross-functional initiatives and to provide architectural guidance to teams lacking resident security expertise.\nBreadth to work cross-functionally with Infrastructure, Privacy, Safety, Service, Manufacturing, Software, and Product Development teams.\nStrong written and oral communications skills.\nComfort building and using AI-assisted workflows that enhance efficiency, improve quality of output, and extend the reach of what a small team can accomplish.