Data Center Network Architect

Apple

3h

About The Position

Apple's Data Center Network team is responsible for all aspects of the Network Infrastructure, from Operations to Architecture, that is deployed globally across Apple’s Data Centers and Edge locations. We are responsible for delivering a network that can match Apple’s scale, reliability and security goals. We work closely with Apple’s other Infrastructure organizations, Hardware and Software Architecture teams to influence, build and operate Apple’s Infrastructure. Our influences can range anywhere from Data Center Network Fabrics to a Hardware System Design. We listen to different perspectives, help surface innovative ideas, and drive decisions that move us forward. As a part of the Data Center Network team, you will build and operationalize innovative products and solutions that will craft the hyper-scale network infrastructure for Apple. We are looking for candidates who have a strong passion in building sophisticated large scale systems for high performance and reliability with broad experience in distributed systems architecture and networking!

Requirements

• Subject Matter expertise in routing/switching.
• In-depth understanding of switching ASICs from multiple providers.
• Understanding of multi-vendor & open source network operating system architecture and design
• Sophisticated knowledge of TCP/IP, routing protocols, and large scale network features.
• Familiarity with network performance tuning and optimization
• Deep technical background in network-layer security mechanisms
• Cloud-scale networking background
• Experience deploying and scaling overlay networking technologies (VXLAN, GRE, IPSec, etc)
• Familiarity with data center structured cabling, fiber plant, power, and cooling

Nice To Haves

• 10+ years experience in building, securing, and deploying large scale data center network environments
• Engineering leadership experience
• Self-starter, self-motivated, self-directed, and self-sufficient.
• Drives ideas from inception to implementation
• Demonstrates consistent technical, organizational, and industry-level awareness.
• Technical presentation and communication skills with the ability to articulate concepts, designs and decisions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Software and Systems Experience with tooling development and software development lifecycle.
• Proficiency in one or more software languages (Swift, Golang, Python, etc)
• Extensive understanding of public & private cloud networking architecture & compute virtualization technologies
• Practical knowledge of high-performance compute and artificial intelligence networking
• Experience with configuration management platforms (Puppet, Ansible, Salt, Chef, etc)

Responsibilities

• Build and operationalize innovative products and solutions that will craft the hyper-scale network infrastructure for Apple.
• Build sophisticated large scale systems for high performance and reliability with broad experience in distributed systems architecture and networking.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed