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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Platform Security Engineer - Wallet Payments & Commerce - **Company:** Apple Inc. - **Location:** Austin, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Kubernetes Security, Java (Programming Language), Cyber Security, Computer Networks, Identity and Access Management, Spring Framework, OAuth, OpenID, Public Key Infrastructure, Role-Based Access Control, JSON Web Token, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Software Engineering, Software Vulnerability Management, Transport Layer Security, Cloud Platform System, Istio, Large Language Models, Kotlin, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Microservices - **Published:** September 13, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.austinjobsite.com/job.asp?id=3388791819&tx=KK5353FFI&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54 ## About the Role * 5+ years of experience in platform security and/or software engineering experience in infrastructure and application development, or a closely related security engineering discipline * Experience in Go, Kotlin/Java and Spring Framework. * Familiarity with current and emerging security architecture design for cloud environments * Ability to communicate thoughtfully and clearly, both verbally and in writing, to discuss complex technical concepts with diverse audiences, including global teams. * Passion for developer enablement and building "security as a product" * Ability to influence engineering culture through documentation, advocacy, and cross-team collaboration rather than mandate alone * The tenacity and perseverance to drive a complex project all the way from conception to production. * BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience/skills in application development and security., * Prior experience contributing to or driving a secure-by-default platform initiative across a large engineering organization * Experience with Identity and Access management frameworks * Deep expertise in Kubernetes security, including RBAC, admission control, pod security standards, network policy, and workload identity * Experience designing and implementing security controls across at least two major cloud providers * Experience hardening containers and orchestration: image provenance, admission control, runtime and network policy, service mesh configuration, and clean isolation across micro services * Experience with Supply Chain Security and optimizing Vulnerability management loop. * Identity protocols and applied cryptography in practice: OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, SAML, mutual TLS, PKI , encryption and signing primitives. * Fluency with coding agents and LLM-based development tooling, and judgment about when to trust their output. ## Description The Wallet & Payments Security Solutions team sits at the intersection of developer experience and customer trust, building the foundational security layer that every product in the Apple Pay portfolio depends on. 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