Detection Engineer

Job Description

Apple is seeking an exceptional engineer to join its global Detection & Response team. This is a hands-on technical role which involves the creation, testing, and maintenance of Apple’s threat detection software.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in security engineering, threat detection, or incident response.
• Proven ability to write and tune detections for cloud, SaaS, and endpoint environments.
• Strong software development background with hands-on experience in Apache Spark, SQL, GitHub workflows, and CI/CD practices.
• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, threat modeling, and common attacker techniques.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing telemetry from logs (endpoint, network, or application).
• Solid understanding of cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and cloud-native security logging.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills - can collaborate cross-functionally and write clear detection logic or proposals.
• Track record of team collaboration and working well in globally distributed environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide feedback and adhere to detection development lifecycle.
• Quantify the efficacy of Apple’s detection software with attack simulation and red team collaboration.
• Formulate new detection ideas based on newly-published research, industry trends, or major incidents.
• Drive the requirements for Apple’s security telemetry and response tools.
• Automate the triage and response to security incidents.

Benefits

• Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.