Software Engineer, Security Authorization

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Seattle, WA
Salary: $142,300–$263,300 / yr
Posted: 52 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 · Software Engineer, Security Authorization

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Software Engineer, Security Authorization joins the IAM team within the Apple Services Engineering organization to manage and establish identities for software applications, services, and containers. This role focuses on ensuring customers adhere to effective security practices while designing and implementing systems to bolster the overall security posture. The engineer will define and drive the adoption of standardized minimum security requirements across the organization. Day-to-day responsibilities involve building large-scale, highly available, distributed, and fault-tolerant systems. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Golang, experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and containerization, and knowledge of securing RESTful and gRPC APIs. The role also involves working with policy-based authorization frameworks like Open Policy Agent and Rego, as well as managing authentication protocols such as OAuth and JWT to solve identity challenges for cloud resources without manual credential management.

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Skills

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

What you'll do

Manage and establish identities for software applications, services, and containers to secure cloud resource access.
Design and implement systems to bolster the organization's overall security posture.
Define and drive the adoption of standardized minimum security requirements across the organization.
Develop fundamental security services to address identity challenges at a large scale.
Build and operate high-availability, distributed, and fault-tolerant systems using Golang.
Secure RESTful and gRPC APIs through robust authentication and authorization mechanisms.
Implement policy-based authorization frameworks such as Open Policy Agent (OPA) and Rego.
Monitor progress on security adoption and guide engineering teams in integrating secure practices into development.

What we're looking for

Minimum of 3 years of software development or production operations experience in a large-scale environment.
Strong programming skills in Golang for working with Go-based applications.
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 RESTful and gRPC APIs through input validation, authentication, and authorization mechanisms.
Familiarity with policy-based authorization frameworks like Open Policy Agent (OPA) and Rego.
Understanding of network security principles, cryptographic algorithms, and identity management protocols like OAuth and JWT.
BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

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