Apple Wants To Hire People To Help Them Stop Drunkenly Losing iPhone Prototypes

Did Apple really lose an iPhone 5 prototype in a San Francisco tequila joint? It’s starting to look doubtful.

Either way, though, Apple wants to be better safe than sorry. That’s why they are looking for managers for their unreleased products security team.

Here’s the official job description:

The candidate will be responsible for overseeing the protection of, and managing risks to, Apple’s unreleased products and related intellectual property. Position will reside in Cupertino, California and will require up to 30% travel (international and domestic).

The individual will collaborate with other security managers by contributing to, and managing execution of, strategic initiatives set forth by Director, Global Security.

The ideal candidate has a proven record of:

Simultaneously working with multiple constituencies, balancing disparate priorities, problem solving in high-demand situations, defining and establishing attainable measures of success, and regularly achieving positive outcomes in large-scale business environments.

Accurately assessing physical and logical security implementations and making actionable risk management recommendations that consider impact on corporate culture, business operations, system architectures, manufacturing processes, and employee workflows.

Formulating, and successfully implementing, a variety of security technologies utilizing industry-recommended practices and/or risk frameworks.

Building and maintaining trusted relationships with internal and external business partners.

Mitigating risks associated with multi-tiered electronics supply chain.

Team leadership and contribution in a matrixed environment.

Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills.

Strong analytic skills.

Conduct and manage large-scale security and risk assessments.

Design sustainable strategies to mitigate risk and define associated metrics to measure overall performance.

Experience developing and delivering security awareness programs.

Strong, practical understanding of strengths and weaknesses of enterprise risk management frameworks and international security standards.

Solid project management and engagement management skills.

Advanced degree, such as M.S. in Risk Management, Information Assurance, Security Management or equivalent degree.

CPP, PSP, CISSP, CISA, CISM, CRISC or equivalent certification.

5+ years of security assessment and/or audit experience.

Interested? Tell Apple Cult of Mac sent you in your cover letter and have your resume put at the bottom of the pile, guaranteed!

[via 9to5Mac]

John Brownlee

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