Platform Engineer - 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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TL;DR · Platform Engineer - Security (Platform Architecture)

As a Platform Engineer - Security at Apple’s Platform Architecture group, you will join a team dedicated to securing advanced consumer devices that protect individual privacy while ensuring high-quality user experiences. Your role involves identifying and defining platform-level security requirements for new products, maintaining device-level security policies across multiple environments, and driving the adoption of comprehensive security architectures involving hardware, software, and server elements through cross-functional partnerships. You will collaborate with various teams to develop threat models, derive system security requirements, and design innovative mitigations, while also championing the integration of security technologies across product categories. The position requires expertise in cryptographic principles, platform security primitives, and threat modeling spanning software, hardware, and systems, along with experience leading cross-functional initiatives and effectively communicating technical details to non-technical stakeholders.

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 industry-leading security technologies across multiple 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

  • BS degree or relevant industry experience in security engineering.
  • Experience working with cryptographic principles including symmetric vs asymmetric crypto and post-quantum algorithms.
  • Proficiency in platform security primitives like Secure Boot and Secure Communication across entities.
  • Expertise in threat modeling for security features spanning software, hardware, and system designs.
  • Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives to define and drive productization of security features.

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