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
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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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JOB TITLE: Senior Security Engineer The Senior Security Engineer joins the Apple Services Engineering team to protect iCloud services and the underlying infrastructure. In this role, you will serve as the primary security point of contact for large engineering efforts, collaborating with developers and site reliability engineers to design secure platforms. You will conduct security reviews, develop threat models, and build scalable methodologies to automate security recommendations and vulnerability discovery. Key responsibilities include advocating for platform-wide improvements and making risk decisions for internet-facing services. Required skills include experience with distributed systems, cloud-native architecture, and multi-tenant software design. You must be conversant in at least one programming language such as Python, Java, Go, or Swift. The role focuses on securing backend infrastructure and managed platform services at a cloud scale.

What does a Security Engineer earn?

Median $193000 from 108 postings across 43 companies.

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Skills

Threat Modeling Python Java Go Swift Kubernetes Cloud-Native Architecture Distributed Systems Container Orchestration Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Security Review Multi-tenant System Design

What you'll do

Conduct security reviews and develop threat models for large-scale engineering projects.
Build scalable methodologies and automate platform-wide security improvements.
Provide security guidance to engineering teams throughout the entire development lifecycle.
Develop proof of concept systems to automate vulnerability discovery and process workflows.
Use data to drive security review efficiency and prioritize high-value team engagements.
Guide partners in making informed risk decisions and implementing workable secure designs.
Lead the security of internet-facing services and backend infrastructure.

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 including compute, storage, networking, and databases.
Experience with multi-tenant system design and securing multi-tenant software as a service and platform as a service offerings.
Conversant 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 like Kubernetes, AI/ML, or community contributions (preferred).

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