Platform Engineer - Security (Platform Architecture)

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 147,400 - 220,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Employee stock purchase plan

Reimbursement for educational expenses

Discretionary bonuses or commission payments

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California is hiring a Platform Engineer - Security to develop security architectures and frameworks for innovative products. You will work hands-on with cross-functional teams across software, hardware, and engineering to address security challenges and elevate user trust.

The ideal candidate should have a BS degree and expertise in cryptography, platform security, and threat modeling. Competitive compensation includes a base salary range of $147,400 to $220,900, backed by a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• BS degree or relevant industry experience.
• Experience working with basic cryptographic principles.
• Experience with platform security primitives.
• Experience in threat modeling across software, hardware, and system designs.

Responsibilities

• Develop threat models and associated security architectures for new products.
• Guide product development and quality assurance teams.
• Champion adoption of security technologies across multiple product categories.
• Identify emerging threats and drive architecture evolution.

Skills

Cryptographic principles

Platform security primitives

Threat modeling

Cross-functional leadership

Effective communication

Programming (Python, C)

Education

BS degree or relevant industry experience

Job description

Platform Engineer - Security (Platform Architecture)

Cupertino, California, United States Hardware

At Apple, we strive to do our life's best work by building a seamless ecosystem across tightly integrated hardware, software, and services. The Platform Architecture group is at the forefront of defining, designing and connecting this ecosystem. PA‑Security group is a team of engineers who are dedicated to securing the world’s most advanced consumer devices that are trusted for protecting individual privacy and storing personal data, while providing the highest quality user experience. We're looking for hardworking and inspired individuals to help raise the bar on the security of Apple’s growing product line up, while continuing to ensure a quality user experience. In this role, you will identify and define platform level security requirements for new products, define and maintain device‑level security policies across multiple environments for existing products, and drive adoption of platform level security architectures incorporating hardware, software, and server elements, through our cross‑function partners. Together with the rest of the Platform Architecture team, your work will ensure millions of customers all around the world can confidently trust the devices they use every single day.

Description

As a member of Platform Architecture, you will lead cross‑functional teams throughout the product development cycle. Further, as part of this high‑visibility team, you will frequently collaborate with other security architects and researchers across Apple including software, hardware, silicon, server, and product groups to identify, define and design security solutions that elevate overall security profile of our SOCs, devices, and factories.

Responsibilities

• Develop threat models and associated security architectures for exciting new Apple products and technologies, derive system security requirements, and design balanced and novel mitigations in creative collaboration with iconic product and engineering teams.
• Develop detailed system‑level specifications to guide product development, integration, and quality assurance teams to aid integration of our security technologies across team boundaries (e.g. client/ server).
• Use interpersonal and technical skills to champion adoption of our industry leading security technologies across multiple product categories.
• Identify emerging threats, new attacks, and mitigation techniques as the external landscape evolves and drive architecture evolution to stay ahead of industry.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS degree or relevant industry experience.
• Experience working with basic cryptographic principles. (e.g., symmetric vs asymmetric crypto, encryption vs authentication, post‑quantum algorithms, or public key infrastructure implementations)
• Experience with platform security primitives. (e.g. Secure Boot, Secure Update, Secure Communication across entities, Secure lifecycle management etc.)
• Experience in threat modeling of security features and architecture. (preferably spanning across software, hardware and system designs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience.
• Experience in leading cross‑functional initiatives to define, drive and productize security features.
• Experience in threat modeling of security features and architecture, specifically spanning across software, hardware and system designs.
• Experience in effectively communicating highly technical details to a non‑technical audience.
• Experience with user identification and authentication technologies, such as biometrics, smart cards etc.
• Experience with Operating System concepts, such as isolation, privilege levels etc. and platform security concepts, such as virtualization and confidential computing.
• Experience with defining / evaluation of platform security features spanning across client/server and deployed across infrastructure in factories, or organization, or internet.
• Basic experience with programming and/or auditing experience with Python, C, and unix shell scripting, and with utilizing AI to facilitate research, design and evaluation activities.

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $147,400 and $220,900, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

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