Multi-Cloud Solutions Architect

Apple • Seattle, WA

78d • $171,600 - $302,200

About The Position

In this role, you will help Apple engineering teams design and implement solutions for complex technical challenges. You will provide strategic direction, mitigate risks, and deliver solutions tailored to business needs. Whether migrating existing workloads or building advanced cloud-native architectures, you will play a critical role in improving agility, enhancing security, optimizing costs, and ensuring efficient cloud utilization. You bring a balance of technical depth and strong interpersonal skills to drive collaboration across the organization. You will work closely with engineering, infrastructure, platform, and operations teams to align on architecture and best practices. Your focus will be on guiding teams through key architectural decisions and ensuring the effective use of cloud computing services to maximize business value.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience designing and deploying scalable solutions architectures, with a focus on distributed systems and cloud-native technologies.
• Experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and their core services, including security and cost optimization best practices.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) for pod-based service deployment and operations.
• Experience with cloud migrations, including refactoring existing workloads and designing new cloud-native applications.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced Degree (Master's or PhD) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Strong problem-solving and risk mitigation skills, with the ability to assess trade-offs in architectural decisions.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across multiple teams to drive alignment on architecture and operations.
• Excellent communication and consulting skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience leading technical engagements and guiding teams through complex cloud transformations.
• Experience as a solutions architect covering major cloud service providers and their infrastructure and platform service portfolios.
• Experience optimizing cloud infrastructure to balance cost, security, and performance while meeting utilization targets.
• Ability to analyze large data sets to provide insights that drive architectural and operational decisions.
• Deep understanding of GPU acceleration and high-performance computing, including experience with NVIDIA GPUs like A100, H100, L40, and emerging architectures, as well as cloud-specific accelerators like AWS Inferentia, AWS Trainium, and Google TPUs.
• Familiarity with large language models (LLMs), transformer architectures, and generative AI frameworks.
• Understanding of data lake architectures and real-time analytics platforms, including open-source solutions like Apache Hadoop, Apache Iceberg, and Trino.

Responsibilities

• Work on cloud solutions at Apple scale that back world-class services and be a consultant to service teams like iCloud, Siri, or Apple TV+.
• Work in a hybrid- and truly multi-cloud environment spanning Apple's private cloud services and public cloud providers.
• Help build services that see privacy as a fundamental right and protect user data at all cost.
• Engage with engineering teams and derive big picture guidance and best practices for cloud infrastructure use.
• Provide insights and guidance to engineering teams that help shape Apple's cloud services.
• Join an emerging team of solution architects that grows and takes shape with you and appreciates your experience.
• Work with Apple engineering teams across the globe without requiring domestic or international travel.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage.
• Retirement benefits.
• A range of discounted products and free services.
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition.
• Opportunity to participate in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs.
• Eligibility for discretionary restricted stock unit awards.
• Ability to purchase Apple stock at a discount through Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Potential for discretionary bonuses or commission payments.
• Relocation assistance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree