Systems Software Engineer, Information Security

Apple Information Security is responsible for protecting Apple’s data in transit

and at rest. Apple employees and partners are always moving information from one

system to another, or storing it on a server or device. Our job is to make sure

Apple's information doesn't fall into the wrong hands. We are looking for a

self-motivated individual with an intuition for security who is not afraid to

question assumptions. The ability to be results-driven and comfortable with

dynamic requirements, as well as having excellent interpersonal and time

management skills, are keys to success in this position. As a member of our

team, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with multi-functional

partners both internal and external to Apple to build innovative security

products. You will support the development of embedded systems designed to

enhance Apple’s security posture. You will be challenged to provide

forward-thinking solutions to problems and to be a good teammate under deadline

constraints. Show us your talent in this challenging, fun, and exciting

environment. It’s what makes us Apple.

DESCRIPTION

As an Engineer in Apple Information Security, you will: * Be designing,

developing and deploying robust, scalable services and platforms that enable

secure operations across the organization. * Stay up-to-date with emerging

security research, technologies and methodologies. * Have experience performing

root cause analysis to identify, understand, and address issues. * Support,

tune, and perfect Apple’s information security products for resiliency in

hostile environments. * Be a teammate, a leader, a student, and a mentor. * Be

challenged to work under pressure and with ambiguity. * Be adept at shifting

directions and priorities. * Be detail-oriented and self-motivated. * Excellent

at multitasking, organizing, and prioritizing complex projects to meet

deadlines. * Cultivate your network by meeting new colleagues from across the

business. * Believe that automation, tooling and testing are critical parts of

the software lifecycle.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Strong skills in common systems programming languages. Understanding of

operating system fundamentals. Experience with framework and daemon development.

Experience with hardware and/or software development lifecycle processes.

Experience in continuous development practices (CI/CD, rollback, canaries,

feature flags, etc.). Understanding of the latest configuration management

technologies, security issues, and protocols. Understanding of authentication

and authorization frameworks and protocols, e.g. OAuth/OpenID/SAML. Working

knowledge of network security and applied cryptography. Ability to transition

seamlessly to new technologies/frameworks. Ability to develop new and innovative

applications as well as maintaining existing code. Ability to thrive in a

self-directed, fast-paced environment, that is highly collaborative and

multi-functional. Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal,

with technical and non-technical people across functional teams. Ability to

build and maintain strong internal and external collaborative relationships.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience in system architecture development, including driver and firmware

development. Experience with developing and shipping high quality software

products on iOS/macOS/tvOS. Ability to comprehend hardware specs and schematics.

Programming background, in Swift, C, C++ or Objective-C.