Architect, Perimeter and Network Security

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Salary
$216,200–$394,000 / yr
Posted
119 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $305k
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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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TL;DR · Architect, Perimeter and Network Security

Architect, Perimeter and Network Security, Enterprise Technology Services serves as the technical authority for the perimeter and network security platform within the Emerging Technologies team. This role involves architecting defenses across the full traffic path, including edge proxies, service mesh, and API and AI security gateways to protect services at scale. The Architect will design systems for WAF protection against OWASP threats, DDoS mitigation, bot prevention, and TLS termination across TCP, UDP, and HTTP/HTTPS protocols. Key technologies include NGINX, Envoy, HAProxy, and a Java-based orchestration platform managing policy distribution across on-premises data centers and public cloud environments like GCP and AWS. The role requires expertise in proxy runtimes, real-time threat intelligence, and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or Ansible to ensure resilient security for complex traffic patterns and evolving threats.

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What you'll do

  • Define and drive the long-term security architecture, roadmap, and defense-in-depth strategy for perimeter and network systems.
  • Design and architect technical solutions for WAF protection, DDoS mitigation, bot prevention, and TLS management at scale.
  • Architect the full traffic path including edge proxies, load balancers, service mesh, and API/AI security gateways.
  • Develop the orchestration and control plane to manage configuration, policy distribution, and lifecycle management across large fleets.
  • Design security controls for multiple protocols including TCP, UDP, HTTP/HTTPS, and TLS against evolving threats.
  • Write production-quality code and develop prototypes to establish technical standards and patterns for the engineering team.
  • Partner with internal infrastructure and application teams to design integrated solutions that meet specific traffic requirements.
  • Identify and mitigate systemic risks, security gaps, and technical debt before they become production vulnerabilities.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
  • 15+ years of hands-on software engineering experience in security architecture or senior technical leadership roles.
  • Expert knowledge of perimeter and network security including WAF, DDoS mitigation, bot detection, and TLS/mTLS.
  • Deep experience with proxy technologies such as NGINX, Envoy, and HAProxy across edge, service mesh, and API gateways.
  • Experience designing orchestration and control plane systems for security policy distribution at scale.
  • Proven ability to architect high-availability systems across on-premises data centers and public cloud environments (GCP, AWS).
  • Strong proficiency in Java/J2EE for building backend platforms and writing production-quality code.
  • Excellent communication skills to produce architecture documents and present complex concepts to diverse audiences.

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