Global Data Center Deployment Lead

Apple, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 312,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock programs

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Restricted stock units

Medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Discounted products and services

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Data Center Deployment Planner within Infrastructure Services to lead end-to-end planning and physical delivery of global server and compute/storage fleets.

You will bridge business demand, supply chain, facilities, and on-site operations across multiple campuses and partner facilities. The role focuses on translating high-level architecture into actionable deployment plans, coordinating diverse teams, and ensuring on-time delivery for critical timelines

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in data center, networking, or infrastructure fields, including capacity planning or deployment management for hyperscale enterprise fleets.
• 3+ years of technical program or project management experience with a track record of delivering complex, large-scale data center programs.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Networking, or a related field; OR, equivalent job-related experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end deployment projects from planning to completion by coordinating with SREs, PMs, Site Services, Network and Logistics partners across the globe.
• Conceptualize, document, and translate high-level architecture into clear scopes of work, rack SKUs, and deployment plans for onsite and remote partners.
• Define deployment strategy including hardware, network and security architecture and resiliency plans.
• Remotely triage and isolate deployment blockers—coordinating between remote hands technicians, network engineers, and hardware engineering to unblock issues quickly.

Skills

Technical program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

UNIX/Linux

Bash scripting

Perl scripting

Project management tools

Job description

Apple Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Data Center Deployment Planner within Infrastructure Services to lead end-to-end planning and physical delivery of global server and compute/storage fleets.

You will bridge business demand, supply chain, facilities, and on-site operations across multiple campuses and partner facilities. The role focuses on translating high-level architecture into actionable deployment plans, coordinating diverse teams, and ensuring on-time delivery for critical timelines