{"title": "Platform Architect - Security", "summary": "At Apple, our Platform Architecture group is responsible for connecting our hardware, software, and services into one uni\ufb01ed system. You\u2019ll join a team of engineers who are dedicated to securing the world\u2019s most advanced consumer devices. Our products are trusted for storing personal data, protecting individual privacy, and creating a quality user experience across an entire ecosystem of tightly integrated hardware, software, and services. We're looking for hardworking and inspired individuals to help raise the bar on the security of Apple's products while continuing to ensure a quality user experience across Apple\u2019s growing product line up.", "description": "As a member of Platform Architecture, you will:\n\n-  Lead cross-functional teams throughout the product development cycle to resolve system level issues without sacrificing product security or impacting world class product design. \n\n-  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..\n\n-  Develop detailed system-level speci\ufb01cations 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).\n\n-  Collaborate with other security architects and researchers across Apple including software, hardware, silicon, server, and product groups on this high-visibility team.\n\n-  Drive security requirements and architecture into external vendor provided silicon.\n\n-  Use a wide range of interpersonal and technical skills to champion adoption of our industry leading security technologies across multiple product categories.\n\n-  Identify emerging threats, new attacks, and mitigation techniques as the external landscape evolves.", "key_qualifications": "Ability to e\ufb00ectively lead cross-functional initiatives\nInitiative to provide architectural guidance to teams lacking resident security expertise\nBreadth to work cross-functionally with Privacy, Safety, Service, Manufacturing, Software, and Product teams to resolve system-level security issues\nStrong written and oral communications skills in e\ufb00ectively communicating highly technical details to non-technical individuals\nAbility to critically analyze security properties of a system and evaluate security policy requests via an established security architecture speci\ufb01cation\nKnowledge of OS security arch and constructs\nKnowledge of basic cryptographic principles (e.g., symmetric vs asymmetric crypto, encryption vs authentication, and public key infrastructure implementations)\nKnowledge of SoC architecture, knowledge of microprocessor architecture a plus\nProgramming experience with Python, C, and UNIX shell scripting a plus", "preferred_qualifications": "", "education_experience": "B.S. and a minimum of 20 years relevant industry experience.", "additional_requirements": "", "pay_benefits": "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 $207,800 and $312,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.\n\nApple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple\u2019s 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\u2019s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You\u2019ll 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 \u2014 including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.\n\nNote: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.", "company": "apple"}