Senior Security Engineer - Foundational Security
Senior Security Engineer - Foundational Security
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03-08-2025
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In this role you will be the primary security team point of contact for several large engineering efforts. You will work with engineering teams throughout their development lifecycle. You will conduct security reviews and develop threat models and use the insights from these engagements to build standard methodologies. You will help define automate and advocate for platform-wide security improvements. You will partner with your colleagues to raise the security bar for all engineering teams at Apple. As a technical specialist responsible for the security of Apples internet-facing services and backend infrastructure you will be: Innately curious listening for nuances and digging into details to understand systems and their weaknesses; Able to identify areas that are ripe for improvement and establishes appropriate security goals; Experienced and comfortable establishing relationships with teams to drive security improvements; Current on new security technologies vulnerabilities and methodologies; An excellent verbal and written communicator; Able to develop proof of concept systems to automate security recommendations vulnerability discovery and process workflows; Able to use data to drive security review efficiency and prioritize high-value security team engagement Responsible for security decisions impacting millions of users.
- 5 or more years conducting security reviews threat modeling tracking findings and communicating risk to engineering and leadership
- Knowledgeable about distributed systems design patterns and security implications when developing platform services at a cloud scale
- Expertise in securing Linux internals: kernel security mechanisms (eg. LSMs like SELinux/AppArmor seccomp cgroups namespaces) and hardening Linux systems (eg. patching strategy secure boot auditing)
- Deep understanding of hypervisors (eg KVM Xen) and virtual machine security
- Conversant in at least one programming language such as Python Java Go C C or Swift
- Experience with security standard processes of third party cloud environments
- Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience preferred.
- Bonus points for community contributions like public CVEs bug bounty recognition open source tools blogs etc.
- Experience with container security and orchestration systems (eg Kubernetes) in a multi-tenant environment including container isolation models and sandboxing (eg gVisor Kata)
- Experience with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning is a plus
At Apple base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $171600 and $302200 and your base pay will depend on your skills qualifications experience and location.
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apples discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apples Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Youll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage retirement benefits a range of discounted products and free services and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition. Additionally this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.
Note: Apple benefit compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apples discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apples Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Youll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage retirement benefits a range of discounted products and free services and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition. Additionally this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.
Note: Apple benefit compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
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Senior IC
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