Senior Security Engineer, Data Center Network

Apple’s Data Center Network Security Engineering team is hiring a Senior Security Engineer to help design and operationalize next-generation network security across large-scale environments.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the SDI team to shape the design of next-generation security products and features
• Operationalize security solutions that support Apple’s hyperscale network infrastructure
• Apply advanced network security controls, automation, and industry best practices to protect hybrid environments spanning on-premises, cloud, and multi-cloud deployments
• Apply network security controls across on-premises data centers for hybrid and multi-cloud architectures
• Develop, enforce, and maintain security frameworks, policies, and best practices for cloud-scale networking security
• Design, implement, and secure large-scale cloud and data center network infrastructures

Requirements

• Sophisticated knowledge of TCP/IP, routing protocols, security protocols, and large-scale network features
• Deep technical background in network-layer security mechanisms
• Experience with:
  • Routing isolation
  • Routing security
  • Stateful and stateless firewalls
  • Network access control
  • VPN and tunneling technologies
• Cloud-scale networking security experience developing, enforcing, and maintaining security frameworks, policies, and best practices
• Experience deploying and scaling overlay networking technologies such as VXLAN, GRE, and IPSec

Technologies

• TCP/IP, routing protocols, security protocols
• VXLAN, GRE, IPSec
• Stateful firewalls, stateless firewalls
• VPN and tunneling technologies
• Linux/Unix, OVS
• Container, Kube
• Swift, Golang, Python
• CISSP

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years experience building, securing, and deploying large scale data center network & cloud environments
• CISSP or equivalent certification(s)
• Extensive understanding of public & private cloud networking security architecture and compute virtualization technologies
• Experience with OVS, Container & Kube networking
• Engineering leadership experience
• Self-starter who drives ideas from inception to implementation
• Consistent technical, organizational, and industry-level awareness
• Technical presentation and communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Proficiency in one or more software languages (Swift, Golang, Python, etc)
• Linux/Unix competence

Location

• United States (onsite)

Compensation

• USD 175,500 - 311,700 per year

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Range of discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses, including tuition
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments (if eligible)
• Relocation (if eligible)
• Participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs (if eligible)
• Eligibility for discretionary restricted stock unit awards (if eligible)
• Ability to purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (if eligible)