Senior Strategic Risk Manager - Account Security

Apple Inc.; Cupertino, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 171,600 - 302,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Educational reimbursement

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a Security Engineer in Seattle, Washington, to manage security for its services worldwide. In this role, you’ll collaborate with skilled professionals to identify and mitigate risks, design security processes, and develop AI technologies for risk management.

You will play a vital role in protecting customer data and ensuring the security of Apple’s services. The ideal candidate will have a BS in a related field or equivalent experience, with deep knowledge of threat modeling and access control mechanisms.

Benefits include comprehensive medical coverage, stock options, and educational reimbursement. Join a diverse workplace committed to accessibility and equal opportunity.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in security engineering.
• Ability to design and implement security processes.
• Strong understanding of security mechanisms and threat intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Identify user account security improvements and establish security goals.
• Lead discovery conversations to understand the current security posture.
• Research emerging technologies and threats to define security requirements.

Skills

Threat modeling

Applied cryptography

Operational threat intelligence

Enterprise log collection

AI/ML applications in security

Education

BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Security or Equivalent

Tools

Splunk

OSQuery

Job description

Seattle, Washington, United States Software and Services

The Apple Services Engineering Security team builds and provides secure systems and infrastructure that fuel Apple’s services (such as iCloud, iTunes, Siri, App Store, and Maps). As part of the ASE Security team, you will help manage the security needs of Apple’s services around the world. You will build and integrate the security controls, guardrails, and frameworks that help protect our customers data in Apple’s infrastructure. Your work will help build solutions to a variety of outstanding security risks to Apple systems and data. Join us, and you’ll play a meaningful role in ensuring the highest standard of security for one of the most-watched companies in the world.

Description

In this role, you will work with highly skilled security professionals passionate about identifying, assessing, and mitigating security risks. This role is central to the controls that protect Apple’s customers, data, and brand. You’ll have the opportunity to design security processes and technology with a global impact. Combining aspects of solutions engineering, design review, architecture, analysis and technical program management, you will help identify and surface risks to customer accounts and data, and help develop short and long term roadmaps to address it. You will play a hands on role in ensuring that programs are reviewed, adjusted, implemented and tested appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Identify areas for improvement related to user account security and establish appropriate security goals
• Lead discovery conversations to understand architecture, current security posture, and blockers to adoption
• Measure and communicate risks to leaders and stakeholders
• Develop and implement AI technologies to manage risk
• Research and identify emerging technologies, threats, and vulnerabilities to proactively define security requirements and controls before they reach production.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Security, or 5+ years of equivalent hands‑on experience
• Demonstrated ability to design, document, and implement new security processes
• Deep understanding of threat modeling, operational threat intelligence, and common attack vectors and frameworks.
• Strong understanding of applied cryptography, access control, and other security mechanisms
• Experience with enterprise log collection and analysis platforms (e.g., Splunk, OSQuery).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in applying and experimenting with AI/ML, to solve security related use‑cases
• Experience working with data engineers to define metrics and interpret results from detection and risk models.
• Knowledge of authentication mechanisms, including OAuth, SAML, and other identity management protocols

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 $171,600 and $302,200, 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 seek to promote 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.

At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.

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Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.