Senior DevOps Engineer

Summary

Posted: Dec 19, 2024

Role Number:200584106

Apple is a place where employees to do their life’s best work. We’re a diverse group of problem solvers and doers, continuously reimagining our products and practices to help people do what they love in new ways. If you’re excited by the idea of making a real impact, and joining a team where we pride ourselves in being one of the most diverse and inclusive companies in the world, a career with Apple might be your dream job! Apple is seeking a very hardworking, motivated and innovative senior DevOps engineer to join its IS&T Partner Solutions & Technology team.

Description

We are looking for a DevOps Engineer who is passionate about operational perfection through automation and engineering processes. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the flawless integration of development and operations processes, to deliver outstanding and highly available systems. You will work with the application development teams to understand infrastructure requirements, while promoting efficiency, scalability, security, and reliability throughout the software lifecycle. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE: - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure applications achieve high availability and scalability - Establish processes and best practices for building and deploying applications and services on on-premises and cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP - Guide architectural decisions with an emphasis on security, scalability, and high performance - Work closely with Application Engineering teams to ensure smooth integration and deployment of applications - Create automation frameworks to streamline common development and operational tasks - Create technical documentation, architecture designs, policies, best practices, and guidelines for the DevOps team, while serving as an advocate for DevOps processes - Diagnose and resolve issues to ensure the continuous availability and reliability of services - Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior DevOps engineers

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in DevOps engineering roles
• 8+ year of working in Linux or other POSIX operating systems
• 8+ years of experience working with containers and container orchestration platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes
• 5+ years of experience with Helm and Kustomize for leading Kubernetes applications and configurations through GitOps practices
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency working with configuration management and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Ansible and Terraform
• Proven expertise with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and build packaging tools like Maven, Gradle, and NPM
• DevOps experience with AWS and AWS technologies (EC2, IAM, AWS EKS, Lambda, cloud watch, S3 etc.)
• Committed to operational excellence through automation and utilizing programming/Scripting languages such as Bash, Python and Java
• In-depth understanding of observability technologies such as Prometheus, Splunk, and Grafana
• Experience working with Kafka, Redis, and Elastic Search for building and leading real-time data streaming, caching, and search solutions in distributed environments
• Adaptable to prioritizing multiple issues in a high-pressure environment
• Bonus: Experience in ML Ops and experience in contribution to Gen AI features and ideas related to DevOps operations excellence

Pay & Benefits

• 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 $175,800 and $312,200, 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 take affirmative action to ensure 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.