Platform Architect - Security (Platform Architecture)

Apple Inc

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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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As a Platform Architect - Security at Apple, you will join the PA-Security team within Platform Architecture, a group responsible for defining and securing Apple’s integrated hardware-software ecosystem. Your role involves leading cross-functional teams to develop threat models and security architectures for new products, ensuring robust system-level specifications are in place for seamless integration of security technologies across various engineering groups. You will collaborate closely with security architects and researchers from software, hardware, silicon, server, and product teams to enhance the overall security profile of Apple’s SOCs, devices, and factories. Key responsibilities include identifying emerging threats, driving architecture evolution, and championing adoption of industry-leading security solutions. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in cryptographic principles, platform security primitives, threat modeling across software, hardware, and system designs, and leading cross-functional initiatives to define and productize security features. Additionally, proficiency with Python, C, Unix shell scripting, and AI for research and design is preferred.

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Python C Unix Shell Scripting AWS Kubernetes CI/CD Post-quantum algorithms Public key infrastructure Secure Boot Secure Update Secure Communication Threat modeling Virtualization Confidential computing Biometrics Smart cards Operating System concepts Isolation Privilege levels

What you'll do

  • Develop threat models and security architectures for new Apple products.
  • Create detailed system-level specifications to guide product development teams.
  • Champion adoption of security technologies across multiple product categories.
  • Identify emerging threats and drive architecture evolution to stay ahead.
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives to define, drive, and productize security features.

What we're looking for

  • Experience working with basic cryptographic principles including symmetric vs asymmetric crypto, encryption vs authentication.
  • Experience in platform security primitives like Secure Boot, Secure Update, and Secure Communication across entities.
  • Ability to develop threat models and associated security architectures for new products and technologies.
  • Experience leading cross-functional initiatives to define, drive, and productize security features.
  • Strong background in threat modeling spanning software, hardware, and system designs.

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