About the role
What will you do at Apple?
Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming great
products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. We are looking for a
DevOps Specialist to join our global engineering team and help shape the
infrastructure that powers our development workflows.
DESCRIPTION
Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming great
products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. We are looking for a
DevOps Specialist to join our global engineering team and help shape the
infrastructure that powers our development workflows. In this role you will
setup and maintain development environments that enable engineering teams to
build, test, and ship with confidence. You will provide expert-level support
across our end-to-end application landscape, conducting deep technical
investigations to resolve complex issues and drive root-cause analysis. You will
automate manual tasks related to release deployments and system maintenance —
turning repetitive operations into reliable, repeatable processes. You will
investigate and introduce new technologies to enhance the performance,
scalability, security, and stability of our environments. Working in close
collaboration with developers, you will design and deploy new features, support
the configuration and deployment of new tool releases, and ensure smooth
rollouts across the stack. You will operate within a follow-the-sun model
alongside a distributed global team, with asynchronous handoffs and shared
accountability. Occasional work on weekends to support downtime activities and
on-call duties will be required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Systems Administration: Expertise with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and macOS
Containers and Orchestration: Strong experience with Docker (image builds,
registry management, Compose) and Kubernetes (cluster deployment, Helm charts,
scaling strategies) Cloud and Infrastructure as Code: Experience with cloud
platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, or Apple internal cloud services) and IaC tools
(Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation) CI/CD and Build Engineering: Solid
understanding of CI/CD fundamentals — build pipelines, automated testing,
artifact management, and deployment workflows — with hands-on Jenkins experience
(declarative and scripted pipelines, shared libraries, agent management) Source
Control and Code Review: Experience with Gerrit and Git — code review workflows,
branching strategies, submodules, LFS, and access control Scripting and
Automation: Proficiency with Python, Shell (Bash/Zsh), and familiarity with
additional languages (Go, Ruby, Groovy, or similar) AI/ML Awareness: Familiarity
with AI/ML tools in development and operations workflows — AI-assisted coding,
LLM-based automation, or MLOps pipelines Troubleshooting: Strong root-cause
analysis, incident response, and ability to debug complex issues across the full
stack Global Collaboration: Proven ability to work in distributed, multinational
teams operating under a follow-the-sun model Self-Driven: Takes ownership
end-to-end, identifies improvements independently, and finds innovative
solutions to complex infrastructure challenges Teamwork: Strong collaborator
with a genuine willingness to help teammates and stakeholders succeed BS or MS
in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related
field 5+ years of professional experience in DevOps, Site Reliability
Engineering, or Systems Administration
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Networking — TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, VPN, and firewall configuration Web
servers — Nginx, Apache, or similar (configuration, reverse proxy, SSL/TLS
termination, performance tuning) Storage expertise — configuration, exports,
performance tuning, and troubleshooting (CephFS/NFS/etc) Database administration
— Postgres/MySQL , MongoDB/NoSQL Monitoring and observability platforms —
Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk
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