Build and Compute Systems Security Reviewer

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
Salary
$184,700–$324,800 / yr
Posted
112 days ago
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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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TL;DR · Build and Compute Systems Security Reviewer

JOB TITLE: Build and Compute Systems Security Reviewer, SEAR The Build and Compute Systems Security Reviewer, SEAR joins the Secure Design team within the Security Engineering & Architecture organization. This role serves as a technical lead responsible for securing high-priority systems, specifically focusing on build and signing infrastructure and private cloud compute. Day-to-day responsibilities include analyzing systems, threat modeling new components, identifying implementation vulnerabilities, and recommending security controls to ensure integrity. The position involves consulting on hardware and software, auditing code, and reviewing designs to protect software supply chains. Required skills include proficiency in security architecture design, threat modeling, and knowledge of macOS or Linux internals. Candidates should possess programming backgrounds in Objective-C, Python, Ruby, or Swift. The work addresses the technical challenge of securing complex server infrastructure while maintaining engineering velocity and development ease-of-use.

What you'll do

  • Lead the security efforts for high-priority systems including build infrastructure and private cloud compute.
  • Perform threat modeling for new components to identify potential security vulnerabilities in implementation.
  • Audit code and review designs to recommend security controls that ensure system integrity.
  • Design innovative ways to utilize secure compute infrastructure while maintaining development velocity.
  • Analyze complex server and infrastructure projects to ensure robust security architecture.
  • Drive the adoption of security technologies and best practices across the organization.
  • Apply security engineering to software build and delivery pipelines to mitigate supply chain threats.

What we're looking for

  • Proficient in security architecture design and review of complex server and infrastructure projects.
  • Familiar with creating threat models for complex software products.
  • Understands past, current, and emerging software supply chain attacks and threats.
  • Ability to influence and collaborate with engineering teams and decision makers to develop secure solutions.
  • Experience applying security engineering to software build and delivery pipelines (preferred).
  • Background in secure coding, code auditing, and software security testing (preferred).
  • Experience designing high availability systems incorporating confidential compute, HSMs, and similar components (preferred).
  • Proficiency in macOS and/or Linux internals and modern mitigation techniques (preferred).

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