Apple Services Engineering (ASE) team is one of the most exciting examples of Apple's long-held passion for combining art and technology! We enable Apple's apps and services, and we do it on an extensive scale, to hundreds of millions of customers in over 35 languages to more than 150 countries. The ASE Security team is seeking an experienced Security Engineering Program Manager to help manage and scale our Strategic Risk Security team. Within ASE you will manage the delivery of security controls, guardrails, and frameworks that help protect our customers' data in Apple’s infrastructure. Your work will help build solutions to a variety of outstanding security risks to Apple systems and data.
As our work is integral to the entire infrastructure stack, you will have the opportunity to work with a wide variety of engineering teams across Apple. We cultivate strong relationships, build trust, and influence without direct authority. We communicate openly and clearly, collaborate enthusiastically, and value a diverse culture of healthy debate. Do these points resonate with you? If so, we want to talk!
Description
We are looking for an Engineering Program Manager to lead program delivery for our Strategic Risk Security team. This team combines solutions engineering, architecture review, and advanced threat analysis to safeguard customer data and accounts worldwide.
In this role, you will be the operational backbone of the team—turning the results of deep technical analysis into structured plans. You will coordinate discovery sessions, lead post-incident follow-through to establish preventative controls, manage proactive risk mitigation roadmaps, and provide engineering leadership with the visibility and data needed to make informed risk decisions.
Minimum qualifications
4+ years of experience as an Engineering Program Manager or Technical Program Manager.
2+ years of experience managing projects or programs in the field of security.
Project Management: Proficiency in managing complex projects, including defining scopes, setting timelines, and coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure timely and successful delivery.
Execution at Scale: Proven ability to track large volumes of work items across many teams to completion, using metrics, clear ownership, and consistent follow-through.
BS in technical field or equivalent industry experience
Preferred qualifications
Build Trust and Influence: Experience fostering collaboration and influencing stakeholders without direct authority to achieve program objectives.
Communication Skills: Ability to convey complex technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences, including executive and senior leadership, with clarity, confidence, and alignment.
Analytical Problem Solving: Ability to evaluate technical trade-offs, simplify complex operational challenges, and design sustainable workflows.
Drive What Matters: Able to focus and simplify, balancing the details with goals, priorities, and trade-offs in mind.
Familiarity with threat modeling, operational threat intelligence, and common attack vectors and frameworks.
Experience with enterprise log collection and analysis platforms (e.g., Splunk, OSQuery).
Experience working with data engineers to define metrics and interpret results from detection and risk models.
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 $166,600 and $250,700, 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
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