Security Engineering Manager: AI-Driven Threat Defense

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 206,000 - 356,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Employee stock purchase plan

Relocation assistance

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, CA, is seeking a manager to lead multiple teams that build capabilities and tooling for offensive and defensive security projects.

You will guide end-to-end security evaluation pipelines and drive evolution toward an AI-native approach, partnering closely with Apple’s security researchers. You will set technical direction, grow and mentor multidisciplinary teams, and ensure adoption of tools across Apple’s products.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing software development and/or tooling teams.
• Extraordinary leadership and organizational skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple teams that develop capabilities and tooling for offensive and defensive security projects.
• Set technical direction and mentor teams; ensure adoption of built tools across Apple security efforts.
• Collaborate with Apple security researchers to understand workflows and deliver reliable products.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to scale fuzzing infrastructure and AI-driven vulnerability discovery and analysis systems.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Tools

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Observability

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, CA, is seeking a manager to lead multiple teams that build capabilities and tooling for offensive and defensive security projects.

You will guide end-to-end security evaluation pipelines and drive evolution toward an AI-native approach, partnering closely with Apple’s security researchers. You will set technical direction, grow and mentor multidisciplinary teams, and ensure adoption of tools across Apple’s products.