Site Reliability Engineer, Enterprise Technology Services

Apple Inc.; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Austin, TX is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to join the Enterprise Technology Services group. You will partner with application teams to automate operations, optimize infrastructure, and ensure highly reliable, scalable services across the Apple ecosystem.

The role requires 3+ years in SRE/DevOps, Python or Bash scripting, Ansible, Kubernetes, Splunk, and experience with relational or NoSQL databases such as Oracle or MongoDB.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering or related field.
• Scripting experience with Python and Bash.
• Experience with Ansible and Kubernetes; knowledge of monitoring with Splunk and database systems (Oracle, MongoDB).

Responsibilities

• Automate operations and optimize infrastructure with application teams.
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and high performance of systems.
• Collaborate with engineering to solve incidents in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

SRE/DevOps

Python/Bash scripting

Kubernetes concepts

Monitoring: Splunk

Relational/NoSQL databases

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Ansible

Git

CI/CD basics

Job description

Site Reliability Engineer, Enterprise Technology Services

Austin, Texas, United States Software and Services

Imagine what we could do together. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming excellent products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there’s no telling what you could accomplish! The people here at Apple don’t just build products - they craft the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that encourages the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts.At ETS Team, we take pride in developing groundbreaking, world-changing platforms and services. Our ETS applications play a crucial role in supporting the Apple ecosystem by offering identity management, factory and device support, infrastructure support, platform support, and collaboration tools. Whether you're logging into Apple, making a purchase, or enabling Apple devices, our applications are there every step of the way, ensuring a flawless and secure experience.We are seeking dedicated Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) at all levels of experience, from junior to senior, to join our teams.

Description

As Site Reliability and Operations Engineer (SRE), you’ll be part of the action—working closely with application teams to automate operations, optimize infrastructure, and solve issues in an exciting, fast-paced environment. You’ll play a vital role in ensuring that our systems are reliable, scalable, and high-performing.

Responsibilities

• THIS ROLE IS DESIGNED FOR DRIVEN INDIVIDUALS WHO:
• Love learning new technologies and thrive in solving sophisticated challenges.
• Are independent, motivated, and excited to take on ambitious projects.
• Excel at collaborating with engineering teams and can stay calm under pressure.
• Have a passion for delivering quality, reliable solutions in a dynamic, high-energy workplace

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Software Engineering, or a related field
• Scripting experience with Python / Bash
• Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible
• Good solid understanding using Kubernetes concepts such as networking, Storage, Secrets, Deployments, Containers.
• Hands-on experience with monitoring and alerting tools like Splunk
• Hands-on experience in one or more databases (Relational / NoSQL like Oracle, MongoDB)
• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field (equivalent practical experience)

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient in Linux, Networking concepts (TLS/SSL, DNS, Load Balancers, etc..) and troubleshooting skills in large scale environments
• Source control management such as Git / Understanding of CI/CD, Release Engineering and DevOps
• Understanding of security standards, policies, and cryptography
• Experience with Incident / Problem management and RCA
• Strong Network, Load Balancing (Nginx, Envoy, NetScaler) experience is a huge plus
• Experience in webMethods development and administration
• AWS or GCP are preferred.
• Knowledge or experience in Governance and Compliance.
• Understanding of SRE principles, including observability, error budgeting, service reliability measurements through SLA & SLO & SLI, corresponding telemetry standards and practices, and product feedback.

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