Senior IAM & Security Authorization Engineer

Apple Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock programs

Medical & dental coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Seattle, WA, is hiring a Senior Staff Software Engineer for security authorization. You will lead the design of identity and access controls across services and containers, influencing security posture and standards across the ASE organization.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement secure systems, best practices, and scalable security solutions. This role emphasizes technical leadership and hands-on delivery in a fast-growing cloud environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software development or production operations experience in a large-scale environment.
• Proven experience building and operating large scale, highly available, distributed systems.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and containerization.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security services addressing identity and authorization at large scale.
• Define and advocate a standardized set of minimum security requirements and monitor progress.
• Guide engineering teams to adopt secure practices and tools in development processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to bolster the organization’s security posture.

Skills

Golang

Distributed systems

Kubernetes

Docker

APIs security

Security design

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

CNCF Kubernetes Developer

Open Policy Agent (OPA)

Job description

Apple Inc. in Seattle, WA, is hiring a Senior Staff Software Engineer for security authorization. You will lead the design of identity and access controls across services and containers, influencing security posture and standards across the ASE organization.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement secure systems, best practices, and scalable security solutions. This role emphasizes technical leadership and hands-on delivery in a fast-growing cloud environment.