Sr. Network Operations Engineer, Infrastructure Services

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Stock and RSU programs

Relocation assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Inc. in the San Francisco Bay Area seeks a Sr. Network Operations Engineer to manage Kubernetes-based infrastructure, software firewalls, and VPCs, ensuring high availability, scale, and resilience.

The role includes on-call rotation and supporting internal developers with reliable services. You will work with Linux systems administration, infrastructure-as-code, and automation tools such as Ansible, collaborating with senior engineers to monitor, troubleshoot, and improve network and

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Linux systems administration, including configuration, automated provisioning and monitoring.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools.
• Kubernetes experience, including cluster management and deployments.
• Proficient in Python, Ansible, or Shell.
• Understanding of containers, IP networking, HTTP, SSL.
• Able to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies.
• Strong operational and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing and supporting SDN infrastructure across data centers, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Help with configuration and troubleshooting of basic networking (IP, DNS, firewalls).
• Support infrastructure automation and deployment using tools like Ansible or basic scripting.
• Contribute to routine monitoring and incident response workflows.
• Work with Kubernetes for basic cluster maintenance and app deployments.
• Document processes and support runbooks for operational consistency.
• Collaborate with senior team members to resolve technical issues.
• Position requires occasional on-call rotation support.

Skills

Linux administration

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as code

Python

Ansible

Shell

IP networking

HTTP/SSL fundamentals

Troubleshooting

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Ansible

Job description

Sr. Network Operations Engineer, Infrastructure Services

San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States Software and Services

Do you want to help build some of the largest and most consequential enterprise and customer technology systems in the world? Join Apple’s Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) organization.IS&T is the engine behind everything Apple does for customers and for the people who build for them. It’s Apple’s central nervous system. Supporting 2.5 billion active Apple devices, processing billions of secure transactions, and keeping the technology that defines modern life running flawlessly, IS&T makes the impossible feel effortless.”Do you love building solutions to handle global complexity and immense scale? Imagine what you could do here.Infrastructure Services is part of IS&T and the foundation of Apple's global network operations — managing data center equipment and systems to deliver compute, storage, and networking services for teams across Apple, including its internal developer community. From individual facilities to a worldwide network, Infrastructure Services ensures the technology underneath everything works without question.

Description

As an Operations Engineer you will be responsible day to day operations of K8 infra, Software Firewalls, VPC management, Incident management of the cloud network services to maintain high availability, scale and resilience. The successful candidate is expected to be highly self-motivated with a passion for excellence, quality and detail in driving solutions. This position requires you to be able to do on-call rotation on periodic basis

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing and supporting SDN infrastructure across data centers, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Help with configuration and troubleshooting of basic networking (IP, DNS, firewalls)
• Support infrastructure automation and deployment using tools like Ansible or basic scripting
• Contribute to routine monitoring and incident response workflows
• Work with Kubernetes for basic cluster maintenance and app deployments
• Document processes and support runbooks for operational consistency
• Collaborate with senior team members to resolve technical issues
• Position requires occasional on-call rotation support

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong experience with Linux systems administration, including configuration, automated provisioning and monitoring
• Familiarity with "infrastructure-as-code" approach and tools
• Kubernetes experience, including cluster management as well as application deployment and configuration
• Proficient in at least one of these languages: Python, Ansible, Shell
• Confirmed grasp of fundamentals of modern technology stacks: containers, IP networking, HTTP, SSL
• Able to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies
• Strong operational and troubleshooting skills

Preferred Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience
• Experience supporting environments with thousands of servers and critical uptime requirements
• Experience with IP network design and architecture, routing, firewalls, and switching configuration.
• Experience with modern web-scale services including servers, vips, load balancers, proxies is big plus
• Experience working with monitoring and metrics platforms like Splunk and Prometheus
• Experience with 3 party cloud like AWS., GCP or AliCloud is a Big Plus

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $175,500 and $311,700, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant

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