Senior Software Engineer, Security Authorization

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Seattle, WA
Salary: $175,000–$308,500 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
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 · Senior Software Engineer, Security Authorization

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The Senior Software Engineer, Security Authorization joins the IAM team within the Apple Services Engineering organization. This role focuses on managing and establishing identities for software applications, services, and containers to secure cloud resource access without manual credential management. You will design and implement systems to bolster security posture, define standardized minimum security requirements, and guide engineering teams in incorporating secure practices. Key responsibilities include building large-scale, highly available, and fault-tolerant distributed systems. You will utilize Golang, Kubernetes, and Docker to secure RESTful and gRPC APIs. Technical requirements include experience with Open Policy Agent, Rego, OAuth, JWT, and TLS/SSL. The work involves solving identity and authorization challenges on a large scale while ensuring customers adhere to effective security protocols and cryptographic standards.

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Skills

Golang Kubernetes Docker Open Policy Agent Rego gRPC OAuth JWT TLS/SSL Containerization Network Security Firewalls Identity Management Input Validation

What you'll do

Design and implement systems to bolster the overall security posture of the organization.
Manage and establish identities for software applications, services, and containers to secure cloud resources.
Define and drive the adoption of a standardized set of minimum security requirements.
Monitor organizational progress toward meeting security requirements and standards.
Guide engineering teams in incorporating secure practices and tools into their development processes.
Build and operate large-scale, highly available, distributed, and fault-tolerant systems.
Secure RESTful and gRPC APIs using input validation, authentication, and authorization mechanisms.
Configure and troubleshoot system initialization processes and network security protocols.

What we're looking for

15 years of software development or production operations experience in a large-scale environment.
Strong programming skills in Golang.
Proven experience building and operating large scale, highly available, distributed, and fault tolerant systems.
Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and containerization (CNCF Kubernetes Developer or equivalent).
Knowledge of securing APIs, including input validation, authentication, and authorization mechanisms for RESTful and gRPC APIs.
BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
Hands-on experience with Systems, including the ability to configure and troubleshoot system initialization processes (preferred).
Familiarity with policy-based authorization frameworks and languages such as Open Policy Agent (OPA) and Rego (preferred).

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