Senior Cloud Engineer at Apple Inc. (Austin, TX)

Apple is seeking an extraordinary Software Engineer to focus on building a secure, continuous delivery platform. Our team is responsible for developing tools to manage and mitigate risks faced by Apple when deploying complex, mission critical applications. This is a highly technical, hands-on role that requires a wide and deep experience in managing infrastructure and applications across data centers and cloud services. The successful candidate will design and implement new approaches and tools for continuous delivery within Apple Information Security.

This position requires practical knowledge of automation, software engineering, operations, security concepts, and technologies. Understanding the security challenges of the platform will be the key focus for this role. Given that the security space is constantly evolving, drive to apply and learn new technologies will be another key asset. Building and maintaining relationships with diverse sets of customers that use the platform will be equally critical to ensure the business units are successful. You will be joining a team of highly-skilled, enthusiastic and passionate engineers working on this leading edge and constantly changing space.

Key Qualifications:
Experience operating and developing infrastructure and services in public cloud environments (AWS, GCP, etc.)
Able to research, architect and drive complex technical solutions, consisting of multiple technologies
Proficient with various programming languages such as Python/Java/Ruby/Perl/Go for automation or integration with multiple APIs (REST, etc)
Experience with CI/CD tools and techniques
Experience with containerization
Experience with common formats such as JSON and compression utilities
Experience with application and service monitoring tools and techniques
Working knowledge of network protocols and Linux/Unix system internals and transport protocols (TCP, TLS, HTTP, UDP)
Solid understanding of centralized configuration management and provisioning technologies, such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet, etc.
Experience implementing and working with open source projects
Strong project management skills, including excellent presentation development
Expert in writing detailed solution specifications, diagrams, best practices/standards documentation, operating procedures, test plans/test reports, etc.
Excellent communications skills, capable of working with cross functional technical and business teams and varying levels of management, in a professional manner

Description:
Create, manage and integrate software to automate and secure public cloud environments
Research, proof and develop best-of-breed technologies for cloud security related purposes
Develop solutions that can support large capacity and scale reliably, in a 24/7 environment
Understand and research new and emerging security attack vectors to properly implement security solutions to reduce security risks
Collaborate with the Information Security operational teams to support monitoring capabilities

Education:
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or 4+ years of equivalent, hands-on technology experience in large enterprise environments

Apple is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We also take affirmative action to offer employment and advancement opportunities to all applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

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