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PKI Engineer - Crypto Services

Apple

Sunnyvale, California, U.S.
Full-time, Regular
Posted Sep 18, 2025
Onsite

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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

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