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Apple

Vulnerability Response Manager - Apple Information Security

$202K–$320K

Austin, Texas +2 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026

Location
Austin, Texas
Cupertino, California
Seattle, Washington
Experience
8+ years in information security, including 3+ years of people management.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience (preferred).

About the job

Leads Apple’s distributed Vulnerability Response team and its continuous identification, assessment, and remediation of vulnerabilities across Apple’s external services.

What you'll do

  • Manage and develop security engineers across the US and EMEIA, including around-the-clock support and on-call escalation.
  • Direct vulnerability response, proactive security assessments, researcher engagement, and remediation coordination.
  • Guide security tooling and automation, and partner with engineering, product, and leadership teams on security improvements.

What they ask for

  • 8+ years in information security, including vulnerability management, web application penetration testing, and incident response for large-scale internet-facing services; 3+ years of people management.
  • Hands-on web application security expertise and software development skills in one or more of Python, Go, or Bash.
  • Experience with vulnerability disclosure or bug bounty programs, including researcher engagement, validation, and coordinated disclosure.
  • Enterprise-scale vulnerability scanning experience; ability to manage distributed teams and participate in on-call rotations, including weekends.

Nice to have

  • Cloud-native architectures, WAF technologies, and DNS security; applying AI and machine learning to security operations.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience; relevant certifications such as CISSP, OSCP, OSCE, or GPEN.

Pay

$212,600 and $319,800 USD base salary; $202,000 and $303,800 USD base salary

Tools

Python, Go, Bash, WAF

AI focus

Preferred experience applying AI and machine learning to security operations, including automated analysis, classification, or remediation workflows.

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