Product Security Operations Engineer

Seattle,Washington,United States

Software and Services

You'll be a part of the Apple Product Security team at the forefront of Apple's security response capabilities, impacting the breadth of Apple's ecosystem by working on immediate risks to Apple's customers. Our team works with some of the best security engineers around the world, and you’ll have a direct impact on improving the security of Apple’s products.

Description

You will join a team that passionately protects Apple and our customers from all emerging security threats. You will be focused on triaging security and privacy issues at scale to find, communicate about, handle, recover from, and learn from security incidents. You will cover the gamut of Apple’s software, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS and more. To be successful in this role, you will need to exercise technical agility. Staying up to speed on new, cutting edge security research and how it applies to our products. Competitive candidates will demonstrate strong drive to solve hard problems, sound judgement under pressure, meticulous attention to detail, and exceptional communication skills. You will need to coordinate between many stakeholders, set expectations for deliverables from many different teams, and take ownership of security initiatives. In this role, you will: Communicate with external security and privacy researchers about details of their security reports, impact, and resolution plans. Assist in triaging externally reported software vulnerabilities. Coordinate vulnerability disclosures across companies and individuals. Track upcoming software releases to ensure the correct content is included in the product’s security advisory (https://support.apple.com/100100). Set an example for positive, consistent, and effective communications with researchers.

Minimum Qualifications

• Understanding of common OS security vulnerabilities

• Successful track record coordinating vulnerability disclosures

• Ability to track and manage numerous parallel activities

• Requires at least 3 years of relevant work experience

Key Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in front-line analysis and response

• Experience in applications security, network security, systems security, or reverse engineering

• Technical writing background with a focus on security content

• Knowledge of Apple specific security technologies and attack techniques

• Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages (Python, Bash, Swift, etc)

Education & Experience

Additional Requirements

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 $129,600 and $236,300, 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 (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html) 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.

• Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure 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. (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf)

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