Secure Systems Engineer, Platform Architecture Security Team

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Diego, CA
Salary: $175,000–$263,300 / yr
Posted: 7 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $219k

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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 Security Team

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Join the Platform Architecture Security Team as a Secure Systems Engineer to help protect advanced consumer devices by ensuring they remain secure from the factory floor through daily use. You will define security requirements and architecture for distributed systems that enforce product security policies, identify emerging threats, and develop threat models. Your day-to-day work involves building prototypes and tooling to automate policy enforcement while leading cross-functional teams to resolve system-level issues without compromising performance. The role requires proficiency in Python or Go, as well as experience with C or C++. You will apply expertise in cryptography, PKI, TLS, Key Management, Secure Boot, and authentication protocols. Additionally, you will utilize skills in threat modeling methodologies like STRIDE, infrastructure as code, and CI/CD to secure complex distributed systems and scalable cloud infrastructure.

Skills

Python Go C C++ Cryptography PKI TLS Key Management Secure Boot Authentication Authorization Distributed Systems Micro-services Cloud Platforms Threat Modeling STRIDE Trike CI/CD Infrastructure as Code IaC

What you'll do

Define security requirements and architecture for distributed systems that enforce product security policies.
Identify emerging threats and develop threat models for internal services.
Manage security policies to ensure end-to-end security guarantees across all Apple products.
Build prototypes and tooling to validate security designs and automate policy enforcement.
Lead cross-functional teams through the service lifecycle from design to deployment and operation.
Resolve system-level issues while maintaining high standards for security, availability, and performance.
Advocate for robust security designs and best practices across various engineering teams.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a related engineering field, or equivalent job-related experience.
Experience applying security practices to the design, development, or operation of production services.
Proficiency in common programming languages such as Python or Go.
Experience conducting security architecture reviews, threat modeling, or identifying vulnerabilities in complex distributed systems.
Experience with cryptography and security protocols including at least two of PKI, TLS, Key Management, Secure Boot, or Authentication/Authorization.
10+ years of relevant industry experience.
Experience designing and developing secure services and scalable infrastructure for high-availability applications like microservices or cloud platforms.
Experience with systems programming languages such as C or C++.