Senior Security Engineer

SummaryPosted: Weekly Hours: 40 Role Number:200565955Apple Services Engineering (ASE), the team behind iCloud services and the infrastructure that powers it, is looking for security engineers to partner with engineering teams working on new products and features. You will collaborate with developers, site reliability engineers, and security teams to protect ASE services and design a secure foundation for services at Apple. Your work will include full end-to-end security assurance activities including security architecture, threat modeling, some security testing, and risk management. You will be working with partner teams in security engineering, privacy, and offensive security to keep Apple's services secure for our users. If you love diving into different complex technical systems, sharing security improvements, and staying organized enough to ride the uncertainty to security victory, we want to talk to you!DescriptionIn 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. You will be: A technical specialist responsible for the security of Apple's internet-facing services and backend infrastructure; 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.Minimum Qualifications5 or more years conducting security reviews, threat modeling, tracking findings, and communicating risk to engineering and leadershipKnowledgeable about distributed systems’ design patterns and security implicationsExperience with common infrastructure components including: network architecture, server fleet provisioning and configuration, OOB management, storage, load balancing, virtualization, KubernetesConversant in at least one programming language such as Python, Java, Go, or RubyExperience with security standard processes of third party cloud environmentsPreferred QualificationsBonus points for community contributions like public CVEs, bug bounty recognition, open source tools, blogs, etc.Bachelors degree in Computer Science / Engineering with emphasis in security related fields (or equivalent experience) Certs like OSCP, OSCE, OSEE, etc. useful but not vital.Pay & BenefitsAt 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 $166,600 and $296,300, 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 Apple’s 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 Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll 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 is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.