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Weekly Hours: 40 Role Number: 200653006-3337 Summary The people here at Apple donu2019t just craft products u2014 they build the kind of wonder that revolutionizes entire industries. Itu2019s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, including our approach to security. Join Apple, and help us protect the services that billions of customers rely on every day.The Detection team within Apple Services Engineering (ASE) is responsible for building advanced detections that protect approximately three-quarters of Appleu2019s systems and services. We achieve this by partnering closely with engineering teams to develop a deep technical understanding of how these systems operate, along with a comprehensive grasp of the threat landscape. This allows us to build state-of-the-art security detections that proactively defend against real-world attacks.Weu2019re looking for a Detection Creation Engineer who combines deep security intuition with technical implementation skills. In this role, youu2019ll craft detection logic that catches active malicious activity across Appleu2019s infrastructure. Youu2019ll need to think like an attacker, understand how malicious behaviors manifest in telemetry data, and translate that knowledge into high-fidelity detections that protect our customers.This is a hands-on technical role where youu2019ll write detection code in Scala Spark (Databricks notebooks) and configuration files for on-host detection systems (such as Falco rules). While we donu2019t require prior Scala experience, we do expect strong programming fundamentals and the curiosity to dive deep into new technologies.If youu2019re passionate about understanding attacker tradecraft and translating that knowledge into defensive capabilities, weu2019d love to hear from you Description As a Detection Creation Engineer on the ASE Detection Team, you will:Develop security detections that identify active malicious activity across Appleu2019s services and infrastructure, implementing detection logic in Scala Spark (Databricks) and on-host detection frameworks (Falco rules)Analyze attacker behaviors and translate them into observable patterns across diverse telemetry sources including system call events, network logs, database access logs, endpoint security telemetry, Kubernetes audit logs, and other security-relevant data sourcesCollaborate with engineering teams to understand system architectures, identify detection opportunities, and develop detections that are both high-fidelity and operationally sustainableTune and optimize detections based on real-world alert data, reducing false positives while maintaining coverage of malicious behaviorsOperationalize detections by working with security operations teams to ensure alerts are actionable, triaged efficiently, and integrated into incident response workflowsDocument detection logic and rationale to enable knowledge sharing across the security organization Minimum Qualifications + 5+ years of experience in security detection, threat hunting, incident response, penetration testing, red teaming, or related security disciplines + Demonstrated understanding of real attacker behaviors, tactics, and techniques + Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Scala, Java, Go, or similar) with the ability and willingness to learn Scala + Bacheloru2019s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent professional experience + Experience analyzing security telemetry data to identify malicious activity or anomalous behaviors Preferred Qualifications + Prior experience writing detections in Scala, Python, or other languages for large-scale data processing systems + Experience with Apache Spark, Databricks, or similar large-scale distributed compute frameworks + Hands-on experience with on-host detection rules engine systems (Falco or similar) + Deep technical expertise in one or more areas: Linux system internals, network protocols, web application security, container/Kubernetes security, or cloud infrastructure + Experience with multiple security-relevant telemetry sources: system call traces (network, process, file), endpoint detection and response (EDR) data, network traffic analysis, application logs, database audit logs, cloud provider audit logs + Understanding of evasion techniques and how attackers attempt to avoid detection + Contributions to open-source security projects or published research on detection techniques + Experience with detection engineering at scale, including managing false positive rates and detection tuning methodologies Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. 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