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Build and Compute Systems Security Reviewer, SEAR

Apple· Software and Services
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Cupertino, CA$150.4k - $277.6kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Technical lead role focused on threat modeling, security review, and securing high-priority systems such as build and signing infrastructure and private cloud compute within Apple’s Secure Design team. Involves threat modeling, auditing code, designing secure architectures, and driving adoption of security technologies across the organization to protect Apple’s software and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Proficient in security architecture design and review of complex server/infrastructure projects
  • Familiarity with creating threat models for complex software products
  • Influences and collaborates with colleagues (engineering teams) and decision makers to develop secure solutions and to accomplish security goals
  • An understanding of past, current, and emerging software supply chain attacks/threats
  • Experience applying security engineering to software build and delivery pipelines
  • Excellent at multitasking, organizing, and prioritizing complex projects to meet deadlines
  • Background in secure coding, code auditing, and software security testing
  • Experience designing high availability systems incorporating confidential compute, HSMs, and similar components.
  • Proficiency in macOS and/or Linux internals and modern mitigation techniques
  • Programming background in Objective-C, Python, Ruby, Swift, or other similar language

Qualifications

  • Proficient in security architecture design and review of complex server/infrastructure projects
  • Familiarity with creating threat models for complex software products
  • Influences and collaborates with colleagues (engineering teams) and decision makers to develop secure solutions and to accomplish security goals
  • An understanding of past, current, and emerging software supply chain attacks/threats
  • Experience applying security engineering to software build and delivery pipelines
  • Excellent at multitasking, organizing, and prioritizing complex projects to meet deadlines
  • Background in secure coding, code auditing, and software security testing
  • Experience designing high availability systems incorporating confidential compute, HSMs, and similar components.
  • Proficiency in macOS and/or Linux internals and modern mitigation techniques
  • Programming background in Objective-C, Python, Ruby, Swift, or other similar language

Skills

Required:Security architecture designThreat modelingSecurity auditingSecure codingmacOS/Linux internalsProgramming
Nice to have:High availability design

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Educational expense reimbursement (tuition)
  • Discretionary bonuses or commission payments and relocation potential
  • Employee stock programs including RSUs and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Last updated Oct 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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