Sr. Site Reliability Engineer, Enterprise Technology Services

Apple, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple in Austin, Texas seeks a Senior Site Reliability Engineer for Enterprise Technology Services. You will automate operations, optimize infrastructure, and partner with application teams to maintain reliable, scalable systems for a global user base.

With 5+ years in SRE/DevOps and strong Linux, networking, and Kubernetes skills, you’ll play a key role in incident management, monitoring, and releasing robust solutions at scale. This role is on-site in Austin.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or related field.
• Experience with Java or scripting (Python/Bash/Lua).
• Hands-on databases (Relational/NoSQL e.g., Oracle, MongoDB).
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS or related field.

Responsibilities

• Automate operations and optimize infrastructure alongside application teams.
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and high performance of systems.
• Collaborate with engineering to resolve incidents quickly and effectively.

Skills

Java & scripting

Databases

Linux & Networking

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Monitoring basics

Education

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

Tools

Prometheus

Splunk

Grafana

CloudWatch

Job description

Sr. Site Reliability Engineer, Enterprise Technology Services

Austin, Texas, 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.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.

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

• 5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Software Engineering, or a related field
• experience with (Java) or scripting (Python / Bash / LUA)
• 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

• Hands on experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Splunk, Grafana, CloudWatch)
• 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
• Good solid understanding using Kubernetes concepts such as networking, Storage, Secrets, Deployments, Containers. 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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