Network Security Engineering Manager

Apple Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 237,600 - 356,400; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking a leader to drive security for its sprawling data center and cloud network infrastructure.

The role focuses on designing and securing hyperscale, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments, partnering with architects and software teams, and guiding security best practices across global data centers and edge locations. You will mentor senior engineers, influence architecture decisions early, and help define security policies to balance strong protection with

Qualifications

• 10+ years in building, securing, and deploying large-scale data center networks and cloud environments.
• 5+ years in security leadership.
• 3+ years in a senior architecture role.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, routing protocols, and large-scale network features.
• Experience with security frameworks, policies, and best practices.
• Public & private cloud networking security architecture experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall security vision, architecture, execution, and operations to protect data center network infrastructure across a global footprint.
• Partner with network architects, software, platform, and infrastructure teams to deliver next-gen network security across data center, cloud, and edge environments.
• Drive design and implementation of scalable network security architectures that protect hyperscale, hybrid, and multi-cloud infrastructure.
• Influence designs by embedding security requirements early in the architecture and development lifecycle.
• Drive secure-by-design hardware and system architecture decisions through threat modeling and reviews.
• Define and enforce network security policies, standards, and best practices for robust security with scalability.
• Lead the integration and operationalization of new security technologies across existing and next-gen environments.
• Evaluate, deploy, and automate advanced network security controls for consistency and resiliency at scale.
• Serve as a senior technical authority, providing design guidance and security leadership.

Skills

Data center networking

Cloud security leadership

Senior architecture

TCP/IP knowledge

Routing security

VXLAN

Tools

OVS

Kube networking

Job description

Apple Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking a leader to drive security for its sprawling data center and cloud network infrastructure.

The role focuses on designing and securing hyperscale, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments, partnering with architects and software teams, and guiding security best practices across global data centers and edge locations. You will mentor senior engineers, influence architecture decisions early, and help define security policies to balance strong protection with