Senior Security Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WA
Salary
$175,000–$308,500 / yr
Posted
1 day 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 $242k
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This role pays more than 92% of similar roles. Most pay $149,081–$209,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $242k versus about $179k for comparable roles.

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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 2181 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Security Engineer

As a Senior Security Engineer within the Apple Services Engineering team, you will serve as the primary security point of contact for large engineering efforts involving iCloud services and backend infrastructure. You will collaborate with developers and site reliability engineers to protect internet-facing services by conducting security reviews, developing threat models, and building scalable methodologies throughout the development lifecycle. Your daily work involves designing secure platforms, automating security recommendations, and identifying system weaknesses to improve platform-wide security. The role requires expertise in distributed systems, cloud-native architecture, multi-tenant software design, and container orchestration like Kubernetes. You must be proficient in at least one programming language such as Python, Java, Go, or Swift. This position addresses the critical challenge of securing complex, high-scale cloud services and infrastructure for millions of users while integrating security early in the design phase.

What does a Security Engineer earn?

Median $196000 from 81 postings across 41 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Conduct security reviews and develop threat models for new products and features.
  • Act as the primary security point of contact for large engineering projects throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Build scalable methodologies based on insights gained from security engagements.
  • Define, automate, and advocate for platform-wide security improvements.
  • Develop proof of concept systems to automate security recommendations and vulnerability discovery.
  • Use data to drive security review efficiency and prioritize high-value team engagements.
  • Guide engineering partners to implement workable secure designs and make informed risk decisions.
  • Protect internet-facing services and backend infrastructure from potential vulnerabilities.

What we're looking for

  • 10 or more years of experience conducting security reviews, threat modeling, tracking findings, and communicating risk to engineering and leadership.
  • Knowledge of distributed systems design patterns and security implications for cloud-scale platform services.
  • Deep understanding of cloud-native architecture and managed platform services like compute, storage, networking, and databases.
  • Experience in multi-tenant system design and securing multi-tenant software as a service and platform as a service offerings.
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Python, Java, Go, or Swift.
  • Experience with security standard processes of third-party cloud environments.
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience (preferred).
  • Experience with securing container orchestration systems, AI/ML, and community contributions like public CVEs or open source tools (preferred).

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