Security Software Engineer, Data Protection, SEAR

Embedded within Apples Security Engineering u0026 Architecture organization the Data Protection teams mission is to ensure the confidentiality of our users data at rest by using Apples hardware and software to deliver world-class storage encryption and device unlock mechanisms. At the heart of an organization that builds 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!n

You will join a team that provides operating system security foundations across all of Apples innovative products including Mac iPhone iPad Apple Watch and Apple TV. 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 Apples embedded and desktop operating system products collaborating closely with all other security partners ranging from our Silicon Engineering group to our Cloud Services group. Successful candidates will be 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 this role you will:nHelp define the security properties and architecture for the next-generation operating systemnDesign and implement new approaches to user data protection storage encryption and trusted execution environments to help protect our customers data while preserving ease-of-use and enabling Apple to develop one of the richest platforms on the up with new and innovative ways of increasing security and privacy while preserving ease-of-use and improving the quality of the user experiencenWork cooperatively with other parts of Apple on multi-functional technologies and initiatives to enhance securitynDrive adoption of these technologies across the organizationn

B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent industry experiencenExcellent C and systems programming skillsnStrong understanding of operating systems internalsnIndustry exposure to and knowledge of OS security and applied cryptographynAbility to deliver solid work on tight schedulesnExcellent teamwork skills. We work with all engineering teams involved in these products and on all of their coden

Understanding of past current and emerging security exploitsniOS and macOS exposure (end user administrator developer)nKernel programmingnHypervisor design and architecturenInvolvement in open source technologies and development communities such as FreeBSD and Linuxn