Senior Security Software Engineer, Datacenter Infrastructure Security

Apple Inc

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TL;DR · Senior Security Software Engineer, Datacenter Infrastructure Security

JOB TITLE: Senior Security Software Engineer, Datacenter Infrastructure Security The Senior Security Software Engineer, Datacenter Infrastructure Security joins the Foundational Security team within Apple Services Engineering. This role involves taking technical ownership of the platform managing baseboard management controllers, focusing on securing low-level foundations like hardware-backed trust and disk encryption. You will write and review production code to manage user authentication, authorization, and credential handling while making privileged activity visible for detection. Key responsibilities include modernizing fleet management and defining secure out-of-band management for firmware delivery and hardware roots of trust. Required skills include deep proficiency in Go, Swift, and Rust, along with experience in PKI, mTLS, X.509 certificates, and gRPC. You will also utilize tools like Splunk, OpenTelemetry, and PostgreSQL to secure networked services and manage secrets at scale.

What you'll do

  • Own the design, code, and security of a privileged, availability-critical datacenter management service.
  • Write and review production code to manage baseboard management controllers.
  • Implement secure authentication, authorization, and credential handling for the management platform.
  • Develop security telemetry for SIEM and detection pipelines to monitor privileged activity.
  • Modernize fleet management by migrating internal teams and tools to standards-based systems.
  • Define security standards for out-of-band management, firmware delivery, and hardware roots of trust.
  • Manage the lifecycle of secrets and credentials at a fleet scale, including rotation and emergency access.
  • Architect network segmentation and zero-trust access patterns for automated and human requesters.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience, including end-to-end ownership of a production system or platform.
  • Deep proficiency in Go, with 5+ years writing production Go code.
  • Experience building security telemetry for SIEM and detection pipelines.
  • Hands-on experience with authentication and authorization at scale, including PKI, mTLS, X.509, and fine-grained access control.
  • Experience with Swift and Rust.
  • BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
  • Hands-on experience with server management technologies such as IPMI, DMTF Redfish, OpenBMC, or vendor BMCs (preferred).
  • Experience finding and fixing security flaws in networked services through code review, threat modeling, or security testing (preferred).

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