About the role

AI summarised

Apple is seeking a Network Services Operations Engineer to join its Cloud Network Infrastructure team, responsible for day-to-day operations of Kubernetes infrastructure, software firewalls, VPC management, and incident management for cloud network services. The role requires strong Linux and networking skills, experience with infrastructure-as-code, and proficiency in scripting languages, with on-call rotation.

TechnologyFull-time

Key Responsibilities

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
Support and scale cloud services as part of Apple's Cloud network Infrastructure team
Participate in on-call rotation on periodic basis

Requirements

Strong experience with Linux systems administration, including configuration, automated provisioning and monitoring
Familiarity with network tools such as wireshark, tcpdump and traceroute
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
Solid grasp of fundamentals of modern technology stacks: containers, IP networking, HTTP, SSL
Understanding of TCP/IP, routing/switching, firewalls, and network protocols
Able to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies
Strong operational and troubleshooting skills
BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience
Experience with SDN controllers and virtualized network infrastructure would be a Plus
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
Proficiency in Chinese is preferred due to frequent collaboration with stakeholders in Greater China