Job description

As an Engineering Program Manager within ASE, you will lead the programs that embeds security standards into Apple’s infrastructure and application engineering lifecycles. Working alongside security engineers, you will be turning engagement findings into reusable engineering standards. You will drive prioritization for critical security capabilities, align roadmaps across platform and engineering organizations, and ensure consistent adoption of baseline controls. You will help define, prioritize, and advocate for platform-wide security improvements, raising the security bar for all engineering teams at Apple. 5+ 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 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. Agentic Familiarity: Hands-on experience with AI agents and agentic workflows. Data Visualization: Proficiency building dashboards and reports in Tableau to communicate program health, progress, and risk to technical and executive audiences. Experience working on security standards, security baselines or a security policy program. Familiarity with policy-as-code approaches (e.g., Open Policy Agent, Sentinel, Checkov).

Requirements

Must-haves

5+ 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
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.
Agentic Familiarity: Hands-on experience with AI agents and agentic workflows.
Data Visualization: Proficiency building dashboards and reports in Tableau to communicate program health, progress, and risk to technical and executive audiences.
Experience working on security standards, security baselines or a security policy program.
Familiarity with policy-as-code approaches (e.g., Open Policy Agent, Sentinel, Checkov).

Nice-to-haves

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Platform: apple
Effort: medium