Security Engineer

Apple is looking for a Security Engineer to help protect the systems that power the Apple Health research and feature ecosystem. This onsite role in San Diego, CA supports tools used to develop health experiences, with a focus on keeping research participant data safe, private, and secure.

In this position, you will contribute to security across development and release processes, partner with teams bringing new Health projects and changes to life, and help improve the platform through testing, code audits, and security tooling. Apple also provides a range of benefits, including comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, discounts on products and free services, and education expense reimbursement (including tuition), subject to eligibility and plan terms.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the security of the systems used to develop Apple’s health features.
• Perform manual application security tests and audit source code to support releases.
• Construct security testing plans and conduct testing to confirm security controls are in place and implemented correctly.
• Develop tooling that supports security improvement initiatives for the platform.
• Provide security guidance for new projects, features, and changes to Health related projects.

Requirements

• 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 understanding of security risks and challenges in large-scale, complex systems and datasets.
• Background in building scalable software systems and platforms.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, including 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 (for example: publications, presentations, open-source projects).

Compensation and benefits

Base pay range: USD 175,000 to 308,500 per year.

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses, including tuition
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments and relocation (if eligible)

Apple employees may also become an Apple shareholder, including eligibility for discretionary restricted stock unit awards and the ability to purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in the Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation, and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.