Security Software Engineer - Secure Transports, SEAR

Embedded within Apple’s Security Engineering & Architecture organization, the

Secure Transports team’s mission is to deliver world-class cryptographic and

secure protocols engineering. At the heart of an organization dedicated to

building the most secure operating system in the world and putting it in the

hands of millions of customers, the team is looking for a motivated software

engineer to help push its technologies to the next level. You will join a team

that provides the security foundations for data in motion across all of Apple’s

innovative products, including Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV,

HomePod, and Vision Pro. You will contribute to the entire system, from the

kernel up through libraries, frameworks, and applications. As an engineer, you

will have the opportunity to majorly impact the design and implementation of

Apple’s embedded and desktop operating system products, collaborating closely

with all other security partners, ranging from our Silicon Engineering group to

our Cloud Services group. Designing and developing software for hundreds of

millions of users. People who LOVE the products you make. Working for a company

whose dedication to user privacy is at the heart of everything it does. Being

surrounded by the most creative, passionate, talented engineers in the industry.

Constantly being challenged to go beyond the norm to find new, innovative ways

of solving problems and to make software safer, easier, and more fun to use. Not

many jobs can offer all of these things. Software Engineering jobs at Apple do,

and much more.

DESCRIPTION

Successful candidates will be generalists capable of tackling challenging

wide-ranging engineering problems anywhere in the software stack, determining

the appropriate compromise between several often competing factors such as ease

of use, performance, and of course security. Our environment fosters product

innovation, rapid product iteration, and a liberating amount of autonomy in

which you will be encouraged to create and quickly bring to market new security

methods and technologies to address the complex needs of mobile and distributed

computing. The position also has a strong multi-functional aspect that will

require you to interact with and influence many people from several

organizations within and outside the company. In this role you will: -Help

define the security properties and architecture for the next-generation

operating system -Design and implement new techniques to protect users' privacy

during web browsing, email, and secure messaging sessions -Investigate and

implement the next evolution in secure protocols -Work cooperatively with other

parts of Apple on multi-functional technologies and initiatives to improve

security -Promote and drive the adoption of these technologies across the

organization

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1 year of professional software engineering experience Experience in systems or

OS development using C

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

A genuine passion for creating effective and pragmatic transport security

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field Experience with ASN1,

X.509 certificate evaluation, TLS, or other secure protocols Strong

understanding of recent developments and concerns with standard protocols such

as TLS Industry exposure to and knowledge of OS security and applied

cryptography Excellent teamwork and communication skills. Working

multi-functionally with other software, hardware, marketing, and support teams

to provide the best security solutions for Apple’s products.