Senior Network Engineer, Infrastructure Services

Apple

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About The Position

The Senior Network Engineer will design, test, and deploy Apple’s global backbone network as part of the Global Network Services team within Infrastructure Services and IS&T. The team supports Apple’s Global Backbone and Internet peering infrastructure, operating a large service-provider backbone that connects Apple businesses worldwide.

The role leads and executes large-scale network projects across testing, design, planning, and deployment. It also involves hands-on lab work to qualify network platforms and network operating systems (NOS), and developing custom automation tools to expand test coverage, improve test-case effectiveness, and streamline network validation.

Requirements

• Solid understanding of LAN/WAN technologies and protocols.
• In-depth experience with TCP/IP, IS-IS, BGP, and MPLS protocols.
• Experience with systems integration, validation, and testing of complex hardware and software products.
• Proficiency in building test cases for different network platforms and network operating systems.
• Extensive hands-on experience with carrier-grade network technologies and vendors, including Cisco, Arista, and Juniper.
• Experience supporting large-scale backbone networks, including knowledge of complex traffic engineering and internet routing protocols.

Nice To Haves

• In-depth knowledge of Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking protocols, including TCP/IP, IS-IS, BGP, and MPLS.
• Hands-on experience with multivendor network platforms.
• Experience qualifying network hardware and its network operating systems.
• Proficiency with network testing tools and traffic generators, such as Ixia and Spirent.

Responsibilities

• Design, test, and deploy the global backbone network.
• Lead and execute large-scale network projects across testing, design, planning, and deployment.
• Qualify network platforms and network operating systems in a lab environment.
• Develop custom automation tools to improve test coverage, test-case effectiveness, and network validation processes.
• Test network devices, related tools, dependent systems, applications, and infrastructure.

What This Job Offers

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