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Senior Security Researcher – Red Team

Apple· Hardware
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HerzliyaFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Senior Security Researcher on Apple’s specialized Red Team focusing on the hardware/software interface of modern SoCs, CPUs, and GPUs. The role involves vulnerability discovery, exploit development, and collaboration with hardware and kernel teams to mitigate architectural risks and bypass hardware mitigations.

Responsibilities

  • Architectural Red Teaming: Design and execute targeted adversarial campaigns against the hardware/software interface of modern SoCs, specifically focusing on CPU and GPU.
  • Vulnerability Discovery: Conduct deep-dive vulnerability research into microarchitectural behaviors, side-channels, and hardware-assisted security features.
  • Exploit Development: Develop proof-of-concept exploit chains that bridge hardware vulnerabilities into kernel space, demonstrating real-world impact.
  • GPU & Compute Security: Analyze GPU driver interfaces, command processors, and execution units, particularly in the context of modern compute workloads and hardware acceleration.
  • Mitigation Bypass & Analysis: Evaluate and attempt to bypass modern hardware mitigations (e.g., Pointer Authentication, Memory Tagging, virtualization boundaries).
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with hardware engineering and software kernel teams to translate your red team findings into robust, architectural-level mitigations.

Qualifications

  • Deep Architectural Knowledge: Strong understanding of modern CPU architectures (pipeline stages, caching mechanisms, MMU, speculative execution). Extensive familiarity with ARM v8/v9 or x86 instruction sets.
  • GPU/Compute Expertise: Proven understanding of GPU architectures (execution pipelines, memory hierarchies) and how software interfaces with them (driver vulnerability research, compute batching, memory isolation).
  • Low-Level Software Mastery: Proficiency in C, C++, and Assembly. Deep understanding of operating system internals, kernel architecture, and memory management.
  • Proven Track Record: Demonstrable experience in discovering vulnerabilities or developing exploits at the OS/Hypervisor level, or in hardware-software interfaces (CVEs, bug bounties, conference talks, or whitepapers).

Skills

Required:CPU architecturesARM v8/v9 or x86 instruction setsGPU architecturesC, C++, AssemblyOS kernel internals
Nice to have:Reverse engineering tools
Last updated Jun 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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