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US Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) Manager

Yesterday Cupertino, CA

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, great ideas rapidly evolve into extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences. Bring passion and dedication to your work, and the possibilities are limitless.

Apple is seeking an exceptional leader to helm our world-class Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) in the US. You'll operate across the entire organization; driving incident response initiatives, aligning with leadership, partnering with engineers, and coordinating with third parties. This role owns the growth, maturity, and day-to-day operations of the US team that leads Apple's response to its most critical security incidents.

Description

This is a hands-on leadership role in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment. You will lead the US SIRT team in identifying, managing, and responding to security threats facing Apple. Together with your team, you'll continue to mature and evolve an incident response program built to protect Apple today, and scale with the challenges of tomorrow.

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The ideal candidate is a seasoned, highly motivated leader who thrives on influence, embraces accountability, and is passionate about championing a strong security culture across the organization.

Preferred Qualifications

Hands-on experience leveraging AI and large language models (LLMs) to accelerate and automate incident response workflows, including triage, investigation, and reporting

Leadership experience with demonstrated experience building, scaling, and leading high-performing information security teams

Minimum Qualifications

10+ years of technical, hands-on experience in Information Security with a strong focus on Incident Response

Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with a proven ability to lead and align multi-disciplinary teams

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical risk and business impact to partners across legal, business, and executive levels

Deep expertise across Incident Response, Compliance, Threat Modeling, Purple Teaming, and Risk Mitigation

Exceptional analytical and investigative capabilities, including hands-on experience leading root cause analysis efforts

Solid foundation in Computer Science principles, with broad knowledge across computer networks, systems, and applications

B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, equivalent degree, or relevant work experience

SIRT is an on-call team and this role will include night, weekend, early morning and holiday support

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 $176,600 and $313,500, 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.

Client-provided location(s): Cupertino, CA
Job ID: apple-200664488-0836
Employment Type: OTHER
Posted: 2026-05-30T19:29:39

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    • Parental Benefits

      • Work Flexibility

        • Office Life and Perks

          • Vacation and Time Off

            • Financial and Retirement

              • Professional Development

                • Diversity and Inclusion

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