Platform Engineer, Security (Platform Architecture)

Apple Inc

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Austin, TX
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91 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 · Platform Engineer, Security (Platform Architecture)

As a Platform Engineer - Security (Platform Architecture), you will join the PA-Security group to protect advanced consumer devices by defining and maintaining device-level security policies across multiple environments. You will lead cross-functional teams throughout the product development cycle to identify, define, and design security solutions for SOCs, devices, and factories. Your daily work involves developing threat models, creating system-level specifications, and designing novel mitigations for new products and technologies. The role requires expertise in cryptographic principles, platform security primitives like Secure Boot and Secure Update, and threat modeling across software, hardware, and system designs. You will utilize skills in Python, C, and Unix shell scripting while leveraging AI to facilitate research. Key technical domains include user authentication, operating system concepts like isolation, virtualization, and confidential computing across client, server, and factory infrastructures.

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What you'll do

  • Develop threat models and security architectures for new products and technologies.
  • Derive system security requirements and design novel mitigations with engineering teams.
  • Create detailed system-level specifications to guide product development, integration, and quality assurance.
  • Drive the adoption of platform-level security architectures across hardware, software, and server elements.
  • Identify emerging threats and new attack vectors to evolve architecture ahead of industry trends.
  • Design security solutions that improve the security profile of SoCs, devices, and factories.
  • Champion the use of advanced security technologies across multiple product categories.

What we're looking for

  • A BS degree or relevant industry experience is required.
  • Minimum of 3 years of relevant industry experience is preferred.
  • Experience with basic cryptographic principles including symmetric/asymmetric crypto, encryption vs authentication, and PKI.
  • Experience with platform security primitives such as Secure Boot, Secure Update, and secure lifecycle management.
  • Experience in threat modeling for security features across software, hardware, and system designs.
  • Experience leading cross-functional initiatives to define and productize security features.
  • Experience with Operating System concepts like isolation, privilege levels, virtualization, and confidential computing.
  • Basic experience with Python, C, Unix shell scripting, and utilizing AI for research and design.

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