Senior Software Engineer, Security Authorization

Apple, Inc.; Seattle (WA); Presencial; USD 175.000 - 309.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Medical & dental coverage

Employee stock programs

Relocation assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Resumo da vaga

Apple is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for Security Authorization in Seattle. You will design and implement security-focused services, ensuring robust identity and authorization controls across cloud workloads within the ASE organization.

You will drive standardized security requirements, mentor teams, and influence secure development practices across cross-functional groups. Strong leadership and deep security expertise are essential.

Qualificações

• 15 years of software development or production operations experience in a large-scale environment.
• Strong programming skills in Golang.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and containerization.
• Knowledge of securing APIs, including authentication/authorization and RESTful & gRPC.
• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Responsabilidades

• Design and implement systems to bolster the organization’s security posture.
• Define, advocate, and drive adoption of standardized minimum security requirements.
• Guide engineering teams to incorporate secure practices and tools into development processes.

Conhecimentos

Golang

Distributed systems

Leadership

Formação

BS/MS in Computer Science

Ferramentas

Kubernetes

Docker

OPA/Reg o (policy)

Descrição da vaga

Senior Software Engineer, Security Authorization

Seattle, Washington, United States Software and Services

We are the IAM team for the Apple Services Engineering org.. Our team’s primary responsibilityis to manage and establish identities for software applications, services, and containers tosecurely access cloud resources, ensuring proper authentication and authorization for theseworkloads without requiring manual credential management. We are expanding our team andlooking to add a Senior Staff Software Engineer who will play a critical role in ensuring ourcustomers adhere to the latest and most effective security practices for addressing identity. Weare looking for a passionate and talented technical lead engineer who will focus on creatingfundamental security services, addressing identity challenges on a large scale within the ASEorganization. Success in this role requires individuals to possess a blend of profound technicalexpertise, extensive knowledge in security, and substantial experience in large-scale operations.

Description

In the role of Senior Software Engineer, you will play a crucial part in ensuring that ourcustomers adhere to the latest and most effective security practices for addressing identity andauthorization challenges. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will be responsible fordesigning and implementing systems to bolster our overall security posture throughout theorganization. Your duties will include defining, advocating, and driving the adoption of astandardized set of minimum security requirements while monitoring progress. You will set highstandards and influence the future of our security protocols, guiding engineering teams as theyincorporate secure practices and tools into their development processes.

Minimum Qualifications

• 15 years of software development or production operations experience in a large-scale
• Strong programming skills in Golang, as you'll be working extensively 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 APIs, including input validation, authentication, and authorization
• mechanisms for RESTful and gRPC APIs
• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Systems, including the ability to configure and troubleshoot system initialization processes
• Familiarity with policy-based authorization frameworks and languages such as Open Policy Agent (OPA) and Rego
• Understanding of network security principles, protocols, and technologies, including firewalls, VPNs, and secure communication channels
• Familiarity with incident response processes and the ability to respond to security incidents effectively
• Knowledge of cryptographic algorithms and protocols for securing data, including TLS/SSL, digital signatures, hashing, and encryption
• Knowledge of authentication and authorization mechanisms, including OAuth, JWT, and other identity management protocols

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 $175,000 and $308,500, 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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