Apple · 6 hours ago
Platform Architect - Security
Cupertino, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$212K/yr - $318K/yr
20+ years expApple is a leading technology company focused on building a seamless ecosystem of hardware, software, and services. They are seeking a Platform Architect - Security to identify and define platform-level security requirements for new products and drive the adoption of security architectures across their product line.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
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 in the creation of golden unit tests, reference data, and sample libraries to aid integration of our security technologies across team boundaries (e.g. client/ server)
Drive security requirements and architecture into custom silicon designed through external vendor
Use a wide range of 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
Qualification
Required
BS degree
Experience with basic cryptographic principles. (e.g., symmetric vs asymmetric crypto, encryption vs authentication, and/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 system designs spanning across software, hardware and system designs
Preferred
MS or PhD degree and 20+ years of relevant experience
Experience in biometrics, user identification and authentication, imaging/camera security and/or Wi-Fi/BT/UWB security
Experience in effectively communicating highly technical details to a non-technical audience and leading cross-functional initiatives to define, drive and productize security features
Experience working with hardware architecture and design teams to define security solutions
Ability to critically analyze security properties of a system and evaluate security policy requests via an established security architecture specification
Ability to work cross-functionally with Privacy, Safety, Service, Manufacturing, Software, and/or Product teams to resolve system-level security issues
Proven innovation in product / silicon / software security, e.g. patents, publications etc
Programming and/or auditing experience with Python, C, and unix shell scripting
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$5.67BKey Investors
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2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $4.5B
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2021-04-30Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Tim Cook
CEO
Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
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