Senior Backbone Network Engineer — Global Internet Edge

Lex; Cork; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer to join our Global Network Services (GNS) team. You will lead and execute large-scale network projects across multiple sites, from planning through deployment and handover, including data centre builds and peering expansion.

You will work with Cisco, Juniper and Arista platforms on BGP/IP routing, MPLS and DWDM, and develop automation tools in Python to speed provisioning and delivery, while mentoring teammates and engaging with clients.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Network Engineer, including 3+ years in a project engineering or lead role on large-scale deployments.
• Fluent English (spoken and written) is required due to frequent client and stakeholder communication.
• Deep hands-on expertise in TCP/IP (v4/v6), BGP, MPLS, and IS-IS; practical LAN/WAN and DWDM transport knowledge; UNIX-based systems familiarity.
• Strong Python programming and network automation experience; tooling with orchestration platforms and version control.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute large-scale network projects from planning through deployment and handover across multi-site environments.
• Manage data centre builds, peering and transit expansion, and complex traffic engineering.
• Work across vendor platforms (Cisco, Juniper, Arista) and implement automation to streamline provisioning and deployment.
• Develop custom automation tooling using Python (Netmiko, NAPALM, Scrapli) with Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, and Git.
• Mentor teammates, troubleshoot high‑impact network issues under pressure, and communicate with clients.

Skills

TCP/IP

BGP

MPLS

IS-IS

Python

Network automation

Git

Fluent English

Education

BS or equivalent

Tools

Netmiko

NAPALM

Scrapli

REST APIs

Job description

Apple is seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer to join our Global Network Services (GNS) team. You will lead and execute large-scale network projects across multiple sites, from planning through deployment and handover, including data centre builds and peering expansion.

You will work with Cisco, Juniper and Arista platforms on BGP/IP routing, MPLS and DWDM, and develop automation tools in Python to speed provisioning and delivery, while mentoring teammates and engaging with clients.