Security Engineer - Health Software

Apple Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 309,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options program

Medical and dental coverage

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Health Software is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join the Health team in San Diego, CA. You will lead manual security testing, audit source code, and design threat models to keep health research data safe and private across our platforms.

You will build security tooling, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and guide new projects to strengthen security controls for health-related features.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in security engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Extensive knowledge of security principles, technologies, and best practices across multiple domains including cloud, network, application, and data security.
• Experience with threat modeling, vulnerability management, incident response, and security automation.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to succinctly communicate security concerns to mixed audiences.

Responsibilities

• Conduct manual application security tests and audit source code to support releases.
• Design and execute comprehensive security testing plans to validate security controls.
• Perform threat modeling exercises for new features and research tools.
• Review architecture and design documents to identify security risks and mitigations.
• Develop and maintain security tooling and automation to improve the security posture of our platform.
• Provide security guidance and consultation for new projects, features, and changes to Health related projects

Skills

Threat modeling

Security testing

Security automation

Vulnerability management

Incident response

Cloud security

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Security

Job description

San Diego, California, United States Software and Services

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, great ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly - making the kind of impact that changes people's lives.The Apple Health Software team embodies the core Apple values around delighting our customers with groundbreaking user experiences, empowering users to live a better - and healthier - life, while keeping their data safe, private, and secure.We are seeking a self-driven senior security engineer to join Apple’s Health team to contribute to efforts supporting Apple’s health research tools and ecosystem. As a member of our team, you will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to enable teams across the company to conduct health research and ensure that research participant data is safe, private, and secure.

Description

As a Senior Security Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the security of the systems used to develop Apple’s health features. You will conduct manual application security tests and audit source code to support releases. You'll construct security testing plans and conduct testing to ensure security controls are in place and implemented correctly. You may develop tooling to support security improvement initiatives for the platform and provide security guidance for new projects, features, and changes to Health related projects.

Responsibilities

• Conduct manual application security tests and audit source code to support releases
• Design and execute comprehensive security testing plans to validate security controls are properly implemented
• Perform threat modeling exercises for new features and research tools
• Review architecture and design documents to identify security risks and recommend mitigations
• Develop and maintain security tooling and automation to improve the security posture of our platform
• Provide security guidance and consultation for new projects, features, and changes to Health related projects

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in security engineering
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)
• Extensive knowledge of security principles, technologies, and best practices across multiple domains, including cloud security, network security, application security, and data security
• Experience with threat modeling, vulnerability management, incident response, and security automation
• Comprehensive grasp of security risks and challenges associated with large-scale, complex systems and datasets
• Background in building scalable software systems and platforms
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to succinctly communicate security concerns to mixed audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in web application development and/or code auditing
• Experience with security testing and review of medical or health related applications
• Experience with multi-cloud platform applications
• Demonstrated contributions to the security community (e.g., publications, presentations, open-source projects)

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 $175,000 and $308,500, 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.
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