Senior Cloud Security Engineer - Design Review

Apple • Seattle, WA

11h

About The Position

Apple Services Engineering (ASE), the team behind iCloud and Media services and
the infrastructure that powers it, is looking for a Senior Security Engineer to
partner with engineering teams working on new products and features. You will
collaborate with developers, site reliability engineers, and security teams to
protect ASE services and design a secure foundation for services at Apple. Your
work will include full end-to-end security assurance activities including
security architecture, threat modeling, some security testing, and risk
management. You will be working with partner teams in security engineering,
privacy, and offensive security to keep Apple's services secure for our users.
If you love diving into different complex technical systems, sharing security
improvements, and making security better, we want to talk with you!

DESCRIPTION

In this role, you will be the primary security team point of contact for several
large engineering efforts. You will work with engineering teams throughout their
development lifecycle. You will conduct security reviews and develop threat
models and use the insights from these engagements to build standard
methodologies. You will help define, automate and advocate for platform-wide
security improvements. You will partner with your colleagues to raise the
security bar for all engineering teams at Apple. As a technical lead responsible
for the security of Apple's internet-facing services and backend infrastructure,
you will be: Innately curious, listening for nuances and digging into details to
understand systems and their weaknesses; Able to identify areas that are ripe
for improvement and establishes appropriate security goals; Experienced and
comfortable establishing relationships with teams to drive security
improvements; Current on new security technologies, vulnerabilities, and
methodologies; An excellent verbal and written communicator; Able to develop
proof of concept systems to automate security recommendations, vulnerability
discovery, and process workflows; Able to use data to drive security review
efficiency and prioritize high-value security team engagement Responsible for
security decisions impacting millions of users.

Requirements

• 5 or more years conducting security reviews, threat modeling, tracking findings, and communicating risk to engineering and leadership
• Hands-on experience in cloud security engineering with demonstrated expertise in securing at least one major cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or AliCloud) in production environments
• Deep technical knowledge of cloud-native security controls including identity and access management (IAM), network security (VPCs, security groups, firewall rules), encryption (KMS, data protection), and logging/monitoring services native to major cloud platforms
• Proven experience working with and using policy-as-code frameworks such as AWS Service Control Policies (SCPs), GCP Organization Policy Constraints, or AliCloud Control Policies to enforce security guardrails at scale
• Strong background in third-party risk assessment and vendor security reviews, including the ability to evaluate cloud service architectures, identify security gaps, and provide actionable remediation guidance
• Demonstrated ability to develop security requirements and design documentation for complex cloud environments, translating technical controls into clear, implementable guidance for engineering teams
• Conversant in at least one programming language such as Python, Java, Go, or Swift

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience preferred
• Experience securing cloud-native applications and workloads including containerized environments (Kubernetes/EKS/GKE), serverless architectures (Lambda/Cloud Functions), and modern CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with multiple cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, AliCloud) and the ability to perform comparative security analysis across different cloud providers' security models and controls

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees