Software Engineer, Security Authorization

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Seattle, WA
Salary: $142,300–$263,300 / yr
Posted: 48 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
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 of the organization. The engineer will define and drive the adoption of standardized minimum security requirements across various engineering teams. Day-to-day responsibilities involve building large-scale, highly available, and fault-tolerant distributed systems. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Golang, experience with Kubernetes and Docker containerization, and expertise in 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 at scale.

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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 large-scale, highly available, 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.
Manage containerized workloads using Kubernetes and Docker to ensure secure infrastructure operations.

What we're looking for

BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
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.
Familiarity with policy-based authorization frameworks like Open Policy Agent (OPA) and Rego.
Knowledge of cryptographic algorithms, network security protocols, and identity management protocols like OAuth and JWT.

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