Security Architect

We are the Apple Services Engineering Security team. We build secure systems and infrastructure that fuel Apple's services (such as iCloud, iTunes, Siri, App Store, and Maps). We are expanding our team and searching for a Security Architect who will connect the dots across our security systems, data platforms, risk models, and operational workflows into a coherent technical vision. This is not a purely strategic role. You will spend 20-30% of your time hands-on: prototyping integration patterns, proving out architectural concepts, and gluing the paved path together so that teams can move fast and safely. The remaining time is spent defining architecture, driving cross-team alignment, setting technical standards, and mentoring engineers across the organization. If you thrive at the intersection of big-picture thinking and keyboard-level execution, this role was built for you.

Description

ASE Security operates dozens of systems spanning identity and access management, vulnerability management, risk modeling, security posture, software supply chain, detection and response, and compliance automation. These systems have grown organically, each solving a real problem, but the connections between them are often ad hoc, brittle, or missing entirely. The Security Architect is the person who makes the whole greater than the sum of its parts.

You will define how our security platforms compose, communicate, and evolve together.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with security-specific architectures: SIEM/SOAR platforms, identity and access management systems, vulnerability management, or risk modeling

Familiarity with graph databases, knowledge graphs, or ontology-based data modeling

Experience with Apple's technology ecosystem or large-scale consumer services infrastructure

Background in platform engineering - building shared infrastructure, developer tools, or internal platforms that other teams build on

Experience operating in a complex, matrixed organization where influence matters more than authority

Contributions to open-source security projects, industry standards, or published security research

Minimum Qualifications

20+ years of experience in software engineering, infrastructure, or security engineering with at least 3 years in an architectural or technical leadership role

Demonstrated experience designing and evolving distributed systems at scale - including APIs, event-driven architectures, data pipelines, and platform infrastructure

Strong hands-on engineering skills in at least two of: Python, Go, Java, Swift, Rust - able to prototype, build reference implementations, and review code with authority

Deep understanding of security fundamentals - authentication, authorization, cryptography, network security, and secure software development lifecycle

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 .

Pay & Benefits

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.