Data Center Network Architect

$175,800 - $312,200/Yr

Apple - Sunnyvale, CA

Full-time - Senior

Sunnyvale, CA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

As a member of Apple's Data Center Networking team, you will play a crucial role in building and operationalizing innovative products and solutions that support Apple's hyper-scale network infrastructure. This position involves collaborating with network architects to realize Apple's future network vision, engaging with vendors, drafting RFPs, qualifying software and hardware, and developing integration plans. The role requires a strong passion for creating sophisticated large-scale systems that prioritize high performance and reliability, while also influencing hardware design decisions and working closely with other infrastructure teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and operationalize innovative products and solutions for Apple's hyper-scale network infrastructure.
• Collaborate with network architects to implement Apple's future network vision.
• Engage with vendors and draft RFPs for network solutions.
• Qualify software and hardware for network deployment.
• Develop solutions and integration plans for network infrastructure.
• Influence hardware design decisions and collaborate with other infrastructure teams.

Requirements

• Expert-level routing and switching mastery.
• 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.
• Technical presentation and communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• 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).

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage.
• Retirement benefits.
• 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 bonuses or commission payments.
• Relocation assistance may be available.