Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst, SEAR

We are seeking a world-class Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst to join a team of security researchers and analysts dedicated to protecting users from evolving cyber threats. This role involves analyzing advanced cyber actors, capabilities, and exploit development, collaborating with engineers to design innovative mitigations, and contributing to the development of security technologies. The ideal candidate will be intellectually curious, passionate about threat mitigation, and capable of driving complex tasks to completion in a fast-paced, autonomous environment.

Must Have

• Genuine passion for discovering, understanding, and mitigating cyber threats
• In-depth understanding of the threat intelligence cycle and cyber operations
• Minimum of 7 years experience conducting threat research, preferably as a technical lead
• Experience in analyzing highly-complex threat actor campaigns, including infrastructure, malware, and victim endpoints
• Ability to distill complex problems into manageable tasks and drive them to completion

Good to Have

• Some knowledge of iOS internals
• Impeccable attention to detail
• Growth mindset, thrives in fast-paced, changing environment
• Excellent communications skills (verbal and written)
• Proven history of successfully working on solo and group projects (experience with virtual/remote collaboration is a plus)

Perks & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Range of discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses, including tuition, for formal education related to advancing your career
• Opportunity to become a shareholder through discretionary employee stock programs
• Eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards
• Can purchase stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• Might be eligible for relocation

As part of our efforts to protect our users, we are looking for a world-class senior threat intelligence analyst to join a team of security researchers and threat intelligence analysts. This team works together and cross-functionally to drive efforts to solve security engineering challenges, with an emphasis on supporting decisions that provide the greatest long-term security. The success we are striving for is the result of very skilled people working in an environment that cultivates creativity, partnership, and solving old problems in new ways.

You will have a broad set of skills that make you successful as threats continue to evolve, capable of analyzing cyber threats to our users’ devices. Our environment fosters innovation, rapid solution development, and a liberating amount of autonomy. You will be expected to work with security engineers and researchers in order to quickly bring to market new security methods and technologies addressing the complex needs of mobile and distributed computing.

• Provide input into development of security technologies.
• Analyze and understand advanced cyber actors, capabilities, and techniques.
• Analyze and understand exploit development and proliferation.
• Collaborate with security researchers to drive engineering solutions.
• Work with security engineers in designing innovative mitigations to cyber threats while preserving privacy, ease-of-use, and user experience.
• Work closely with external partners in support of cyber threat intelligence activities.
• Remote work, with occasional travel.

• Intellectually curious team player with a genuine passion for discovering, understanding, and mitigating cyber threats.
• In-depth understanding of the threat intelligence cycle and cyber operations.
• Minimum of 7 years experience conducting threat research, preferably as a technical lead.
• Experience in analyzing highly-complex threat actor campaigns, including infrastructure, malware, and victim endpoints.
• Ability to distill complex problems into manageable tasks and then drive those tasks to completion.

• Some knowledge of iOS internals.
• Impeccable attention to detail.
• Growth mindset, thrives in fast-paced, changing environment.
• Excellent communications skills (verbal and written).
• Proven history of successfully working on solo and group projects (experience with virtual/remote collaboration is a plus).

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 $132,100 and $244,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Employees also have the opportunity to become a shareholder through participation in discretionary employee stock programs. Employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in the 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, 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.

Note: Benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

We are an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.