Secure Systems Engineer, Platform Architecture

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Diego, CA
Salary: $175,000–$263,300 / yr
Posted: 126 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 · Secure Systems Engineer, Platform Architecture

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As a Secure Systems Engineer - Platform Architecture, you will join the Platform Architecture team to connect hardware, software, and servers into one unified system. You will define the architecture and oversee the operation of distributed web services that enforce security policies for the development, manufacture, deployment, and operation of consumer devices. Your daily work involves leading cross-functional teams to resolve system-level issues, identifying emerging threats, developing threat models, and designing balanced mitigations for new products. You will create detailed system specifications and integrate security technologies with hardware roots of trust. The role requires proficiency in Python, Go, or C/C++, along with knowledge of cryptographic principles and threat modeling methodologies like STRIDE. You will collaborate across infrastructure, manufacturing, and software teams to ensure robust security across various product categories and web service architectures.

Skills

Python Go C C++ Secure Boot PKI STRIDE Trike Threat Modeling Web Services Scalable Infrastructure AI-assisted workflows

What you'll do

Define and oversee the architecture of distributed web services that enforce security policies for product development and manufacturing.
Identify emerging threats and develop comprehensive threat models for new products and technologies.
Design balanced, novel security mitigations in collaboration with product and engineering teams.
Derive system security requirements and create detailed specifications to guide integration and quality assurance teams.
Integrate hardware roots of trust into web application services across the product lifecycle.
Create golden unit tests, reference data, and sample libraries to facilitate the adoption of security technologies.
Provide architectural guidance to cross-functional teams that lack resident security expertise.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in EE, CE, CS, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Master's degree in EE, CE, CS, or a related field is preferred.
10+ years of relevant industry experience is preferred.
Experience with secure boot and hardware roots of trust or designing scalable infrastructure for high-availability web services.
Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Go, or C/C++.
Knowledge of cryptographic principles including symmetric/asymmetric crypto, encryption vs authentication, and PKI frameworks.
Ability to perform critical analysis of security properties across hardware, software, and web architectures to build threat models.
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams like infrastructure, privacy, and manufacturing.