Security Manager

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
Salary
$206,200–$356,400 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
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About Apple Inc

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

Apple Inc currently has 3497 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Security Manager

JOB TITLE: Security Manager, SEAR The Security Manager, SEAR leads multidisciplinary teams of software, security, and AI engineers within the Software Group to develop capabilities and tooling for offensive and defensive security projects. This role involves shaping an end-to-end security evaluation pipeline into an AI-native approach, creating innovative tools, and scaling fuzzing infrastructure. The manager will partner with security researchers to turn feedback into reliable products that support platform security, hardware/software boundaries, and wireless technologies. Key responsibilities include setting technical direction, mentoring teams, and developing AI-driven vulnerability discovery and analysis systems. Required skills include software development management, leadership, and communication. Preferred qualifications include knowledge of iOS and macOS security architecture, applied ML and LLM-based agent systems, and DevOps practices like CI/CD, containerization, Kubernetes, and observability.

What you'll do

  • Lead multidisciplinary teams of software, security, and AI engineers to develop security tooling.
  • Drive the evolution of the security evaluation pipeline toward an AI-native approach.
  • Create innovative offensive and defensive security tools for platform and hardware security.
  • Build and scale fuzzing infrastructure and techniques for vulnerability discovery.
  • Develop AI-driven systems for automated vulnerability discovery and analysis.
  • Translate security researcher feedback into reliable products that multiply their impact.
  • Set technical direction and mentor engineers to ensure tools are adopted across Apple products.
  • Operate research tooling as production services for design reviews and security assessments.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience managing software development and/or tooling teams.
  • Extraordinary leadership and organizational skills.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
  • Knowledge of iOS and macOS security architecture (preferred).
  • Familiarity with applied ML and LLM-based agent systems and their evaluation (preferred).
  • Familiarity with DevOps practices (CI/CD, containerization/Kubernetes, observability) for scaling internal tooling (preferred).

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