Apple is looking to strengthen the security of its iPhone OS by hiring “a talented and inspired manager to lead a team [...] responsible for secure booting and installation of the OS, partitioning and hardening of security domains within the OS, cryptographic services, and risk analysis of security threats.”

According to Apple’s Jobs section, this team would be made up of a variety of security experts with backgrounds in system security and reverse engineering. As for the leader’s position, it requires a very “technical” and “hands-on” person, “someone with a passion for understanding security exploits and coming up with innovative methods to create secure platforms,” the company explains. “You must be a highly self-motivated individual who seeks to create a dynamic and creative team environment in which old problems are solved in new and innovative ways,” if you want the position currently open at Apple.

The iPhone maker then proceeds with listing the job responsibilities, and required and desired skills and experience. The leader of this iPhone OS security pack will need to handle not only the leadership, but also the management of the team “in a fast-paced and demanding software development environment.”

“Setting the roadmap for the iPhone OS platform security with an emphasis on hardware support and trusted computing methods” is just one more of the five main responsibilities imposed by Apple. Not only is driving a methodology for proactively finding security vulnerabilities asked of this individual, but also working cross-functionally with other software, hardware, marketing, and support teams.

The Required Skills and Experience include a minimum of three years of experience managing a software-development team; direct experience with cryptographic or security-related technologies; expertise in system design as related to hardware and software security exploits; direct experience with developing on and for the Unix operating system; evidence of driving technical innovation; strong communication skills; bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field. Apple also posts a couple of “desired” traits, including cross-platform project development experience and knowing how to work with Mac OS X and iPhone OS, of course.

Visit Apple here if you’re interested in the job position.