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# Senior Security Platform Automation Engineer

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** Leavenworth, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Automation of Tests, Mobile Application Development, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Continuous Integration, Python (Programming Language), Data Streaming, TypeScript, ReactJS, Large Language Models, State Machines, Backend, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Functional Programming, Code Restructuring, Legacy Systems, Static Application Security Testing, Web Api
- **Published:** November 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/4e253b59-35e0-4574-abf9-06e4e2be9ff2

## About the Role

8+ years building, operating, and maintaining production software - backend services, automation

Highly proficient in at least one of Python, Go, or Java

Experience building production web frontends with TypeScript and React

Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure, containers and Kubernetes, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code

Experience supporting and maintaining legacy systems in production, refactoring or migrating them into new systems, and building new systems from scratch

Track record of building systems for operational excellence: staged deployments, test environments, automated testing, and observability

Experience integrating first-party and third-party APIs, tools, and services into reliable end-to-end workflows

MS or BS or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field OR equivalent practical experience in Software or Security Engineering.

Preferred Qualifications

Production experience in more than one of Python, Go, or Java

Working knowledge of application and cloud security concepts (threat modeling, vulnerabilities, secure configuration)

Experience with security tooling such as SAST/SCA scanners, SBOM tooling, or vulnerability intelligence platforms

Experience building LLM- or agent-based features, integrating agents with existing systems (tool calling, MCP), or evaluating AI output quality

Familiarity with AWS cloud resources (S3, EC2, Lambda, Step Functions, etc.)

Experience building batch or streaming data pipelines

Experience with Swift or mobile development

Experience delivering tooling used by non-engineer users such as security reviewers or analysts

Track record of mentoring engineers and raising engineering practices beyond your own work

## Description

We're looking for a versatile, hands-on senior software engineer - a "Swiss Army knife" - who moves between our systems based on organizational priority and makes each one better for having worked on it. One quarter you may be implementing a critical service on the new platform; the next, refactoring a legacy tool that security reviewers depend on daily, or preparing a system for production so it runs with low friction and low maintenance.

You will work with our Tech Leads and hiring manager on technical direction, then independently own the delivery of the critical components you take on - from design through production. You will set the bar for how our systems are built to run well in production, and you will mentor engineers and influence their technical solutions along the way.