PKI Engineer - Crypto Services
Apple
Sunnyvale, California, U.S.
Full-time, Regular
Posted Sep 18, 2025
Onsite
Compensation
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About the role
Crypto Services’ PKI Engineers partner with engineers across the company who build secure, end-to-end solutions to provide digital certificate solutions
Responsibilities
- Lead, from an engineering standpoint, all aspects of PKI integration projects including scope, requirements, and timelines
- Serve as a PKI subject matter expert for the rest of Apple and consult with teams on their PKI needs
- Design and create PKI configurations for X.509 certificate generation and revocation
- Perform data analysis to drive CA lifecycle management
- Ensure Apple PKI continues to use modern algorithms and keys and plans ahead for a post quantum future
- Support the PKI Compliance team by maintaining and developing software for automating compliance
- Support the PKI Policy team by providing input to Certificate Policies and Certificate Practice Statements
Requirements
- 5+ years of large-scale enterprise PKI industry experience
- Experience in creating and maintaining Certificate Policies and Certification Practice Statements
- Experience integrating digital certificates with applications and services
- Experience as a PKI subject matter expert for large organizations on their PKI needs
- Working knowledge of PKI industry best practices and relevant standards and requirements
- 2+ years of expertise with scripting languages such as Bash or Python
- Ability to use OpenSSL or similar to view certificates, CRLs, and OCSP responses
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, including team-building, conflict resolution, and management
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively to partner, influence, and instill confidence with key partners
- 3+ years of public PKI industry experience (WebTrust and/or ETSI)
- 2+ years Product Management experience
- Working knowledge of root program and CA/B Forum Requirements
- Experience operating within a WebTrust-compliant control environment
- Experience with Splunk, GitHub, and the Atlassian tool suite
- Able to create proof of concept PKIs using OpenSSL or similar
- Working knowledge of PQC algorithms and transition timelines
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
- Retirement benefits
- Range of discounted products and free services
- Reimbursement for certain educational expenses
- Discretionary restricted stock unit awards
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
- Relocation assistance
About the Company
Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, contributing to the values that lead to phenomenal work
Job Details
Salary Range
$181,100 - $318,400/yearly
Location
Sunnyvale, California, U.S.
Employment Type
Full-time, Regular
Original Posting
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