Senior Network Engineer – Global Backbone & Automation

Apple Inc.; Cork; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cork, Ireland is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join the Global Network Services team. You will lead multi-site projects across backbone and peering, plan deployments, and drive operational excellence in a fast-paced, production-focused environment.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years of hands-on networking, strong Python scripting for automation, and a proven ability to deliver complex networks with Cisco/Juniper/Arista gear.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Network Engineer, including lead roles on large deployments.
• Fluent English (spoken and written) for client and stakeholder communication.
• Deep hands-on TCP/IP (v4/v6), BGP, MPLS, IS-IS, LAN/WAN and DWDM knowledge.
• Strong Python programming with network automation and version-control experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute large-scale network projects from planning to deployment.
• Manage multi-site rollouts, data centre builds, peering and transit expansions.
• Develop automation tooling and Python scripts for provisioning and deployment.
• Coordinate across vendors and internal teams to ensure timely delivery.

Skills

8+ years networking

BGP

MPLS

IS-IS

Python scripting

Automation tooling

Unix/Linux

English fluency

Project leadership

Education

BS or equivalent

Tools

Netmiko

NAPALM

Scrapli

REST APIs

Ansible

Terraform

Jenkins

Git

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cork, Ireland is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join the Global Network Services team. You will lead multi-site projects across backbone and peering, plan deployments, and drive operational excellence in a fast-paced, production-focused environment.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years of hands-on networking, strong Python scripting for automation, and a proven ability to deliver complex networks with Cisco/Juniper/Arista gear.