Java Enterprise Engineer – Automation & Operations

Apple Inc.; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in the Austin metro area is seeking a Java Software Administrator to join IS&T Enterprise Systems and support the SAP landscape powering Apple's global supply chain and finance platforms.

You will maintain, optimize, and automate critical Java-based services, applying Java, Spring, REST, and CI/CD to deliver scalable, reliable backend systems. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential to ensure performance and security.

Qualifications

• 4 years of Java and Java Enterprise tech applications experience.
• 4 years designing scalable enterprise backend solutions.
• 4 years in Java, Spring, REST, and related data access tech.
• 4 years rolling out distributed, large-scale, low-latency apps.
• 4 years of automated CI/CD pipelines for releases.
• 4 years with infrastructure automation tools (Terraform/Ansible).
• 4 years with web services like Apache Tomcat and Kafka.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/Engineering or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and improve security, compliance, and remediation activities.
• Coordinate with Infrastructure, App, and InfoSec teams.
• Develop dashboards and operational metrics.
• Support job scheduling, batch processing, and automation tasks.
• Assist platform upgrades, patching, and change management.
• Develop lightweight Python scripts for automation.

Skills

Java

Spring

REST

Multi-threading

Data Caching

Web services

CI/CD

Terraform

Ansible

Tomcat

Kafka

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Tomcat

Kafka

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Software Engineer (JAVA Software Administrator), IS&T Enterprise Systems

Austin Metro Area, Texas, United States Software and Services

The people here at Apple don’t just build products — we craft the kind of wonder that’s revolutionised entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that supports the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it.Enterprise Systems is part of IS&T and owns the technology behind Apple's SAP environment and its modernization through the SAP Landscape Modernization (SLM) initiative. The team manages the continuous operation, maintenance, and evolution of the world's largest single-instance SAP deployment — a platform that sustains Apple's global supply chain and the integrity of its core financial systems.We are searching for a technical, creative, and hands-on Java Software Administrator to join SAP Technology team. Do you wish to be challenged to think creatively? Are you ready to join a team that makes a difference?SAP Technology team within Apple is responsible for managing a large set of enterprise systems; some the one of the biggest and busiest in the world. These systems support critical business functions within Apple. This team is technical owner of SAP landscapes. The team is primarily responsible for system scalability, availability, performance, infrastructure security and software life cycle management.

Description

We are seeking dedicated and enthusiastic team player to join our team as a Java Software Administrator. In this role, you will be required to provide optimal solutions for a complex and integrated landscape. If you are a proactive and detail-oriented individual with a passion for ensuring the optimal performance of Java software applications, we encourage you to apply for this Java Software Administrator position. Join our team and be a vital part of our organization's success in delivering cutting-edge software solutions.

Responsibilities

• Monitor enterprise vulnerability and security management tools.
• Coordinate remediation activities with Infrastructure, Application, and Information Security teams.
• Track remediation progress and support compliance timelines and audit requirements.
• Assist with patch coordination, operational reviews, and security reporting activities.
• Prepare dashboards, operational metrics, and management status reports.
• Maintain documentation and support compliance evidence collection.
• Support daily operations of the enterprise workload automation environment.
• Assist with job scheduling, monitoring, agent support, and application onboarding activities.
• Troubleshoot scheduling and batch processing issues and support incident resolution efforts.
• Coordinate operational activities with Application Development and Production Support teams.
• Maintain operational runbooks and support documentation.
• Support platform upgrades, patching, and change implementation activities alongside the central platform team.
• Monitor application health, operational alerts, and batch processing performance.
• Support issue triage, escalation, and operational follow-up activities.
• Assist with operational health reviews and reporting activities.
• Identify recurring operational issues and support process improvement activities.
• Work with support teams to improve monitoring visibility and application stability.
• Develop lightweight Python scripts and utilities to automate repetitive operational tasks.
• Support reporting automation and REST API integrations where applicable.
• Assist with documentation updates and operational process improvements.
• Participate in production support coordination activities.

Minimum Qualifications

• 4 years of experience in Java and Java Enterprise technology applications architecture, design, development and support.
• 4 years of experience in designing and developing scalable enterprise level back end solutions.
• 4 years of experience in hands-on programming experience in Java, Spring, multi-threading, REST, Data Caching Services, DB schema design and data access technologies.
• 4 years of experience in rolling out distributed, large-scale, low latency web applications.
• 4 years of experience with automated CI/CD pipelines to facilitate rapid and reliable software releases.
• 4 years of experience in creating and managing infrastructure using tools like Terraform or Ansible to ensure consistent and scalable environments
• 4 years of experience in web service tools as such Apache Tomcat, Kafka.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Preferred Qualifications

• 4 years of experience in crafting and architecting distributed systems, concurrent programming, and coding data structures.
• Understand security concepts and build of reliable and safe distributed applications.
• Extensive hands-on experience working with Oracle/HANA databases is plus.
• Familiarity with security tools such as vulnerability scanners, code analysis tools, and intrusion detection systems.
• Ability to take ownership of work activities and take it to conclusion in a timely and efficient manner
• Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal, with technical and non-technical multi-functional teams spread across regions.
• Ability to successfully multi-task and support multiple, concurrent projects.

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