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Network Engineer, Apple Cloud Network

Apple· Global Networking Services
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Hybrid (Sunnyvale, CA)$144.6k - $263.8kFull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Front-line network engineer supporting Apple’s MPLS backbone, DC, edge, Internet connectivity, and metro/long-haul optical transport. Focus on incident response, ticket work, mentoring, automation, documentation, and cross-team collaboration in a large-scale, multi-vendor environment.

Responsibilities

  • Provide front-line support for Apple’s MPLS backbone network, DC, Edge, and Internet connectivity, as well as metro and long-haul optical transport networks to resolve critical network-related issues.
  • Work on tickets and break fixes, take escalations, mentor junior team members, and develop network automation playbooks to enhance operational efficiency.
  • Maintain and upgrade existing networks to current standards, coordinate peering expansions, and contribute to technical and procedural documentation.
  • Collaborate with global teams to maintain networking infrastructure, ensuring operational excellence and delivering the best possible customer experience.
  • Utilize strong interpersonal skills to engage in open and active discussions, and follow through on details to support various operational teams and implementation groups within Apple.

Qualifications

  • A minimum of 3 years of network operations experience in a large scale enterprise or service provider environment
  • Experience evaluating and managing outages to business critical infrastructure
  • Ability to maintain composure and customer-service focus in stressful and ambiguous situations
  • Self-starter, self-motivated, self-directed, self-sufficient
  • Working knowledge of TCP/IP, BGP and various IGP protocols
  • Proficiency in macOS, Linux, and/or other variations of UNIX operating systems
  • Experience working in large scale network environments with ITIL Incident, Problem, and Change Management processes
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  • Cisco CCNA, Juniper JNCIA/JNCIP, or equivalent experience
  • Flexibility to work early morning or late night shift patterns required
  • Hands-on experience with Cisco, Arista, Juniper, and/or Nokia carrier-grade routers and their respective network operating systems is preferred
  • Understanding of peering and/or transit networks is a bonus
  • Experience with configuration management and automation technologies such as Ansible, Python, Go, etc is advantageous

Skills

Required:MPLS backbone operationsTCP/IPBGPLinux/macOS/UNIX
Nice to have:ITIL Incident/Problem/ChangeNetwork automation

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • discounted products and free services
  • educational expense reimbursement including tuition
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation eligibility
  • employee stock purchase plan and stock awards eligibility
Last updated Oct 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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