February 14, 2025

DevOps Engineering Manager, Edge Services

Mid • On-site

$155,600 - $234,200/yr

Elk Grove, CA

Summary

Posted:
Weekly Hours: 40
Role Number:200591457
Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something. Imagine what you can do here. At Apple, great ideas have a way of becoming phenomenal products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. It’s the diversity of our people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish.

Description

Join the Edge Services team as a DevOps Manager, where you’ll lead a globally distributed team of engineers. You will play a crucial role in leading scalable, high-performance systems, including Content Delivery Networks (CDN), Domain Name Systems (DNS), and load balancing and proxying solutions, which support Apple’s critical global services. In this role, you will lead all aspects of key infrastructure operations such as service uptime, implementations, and deployments. You will partner closely with engineering, network, and services teams to define and implement infrastructure strategies that improve reliability, scalability, and efficiency. Coordinating efforts across teams and running resources efficiently, you will drive the successful delivery of infrastructure projects. A significant focus of this role is on leadership and talent development. You will mentor and support your team, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented culture. By identifying emerging technologies and standard processes, you will ensure that Apple’s infrastructure remains driven and can support both current and future service needs. Additionally, you will lead initiatives to improve automation, monitoring, and infrastructure performance, ensuring that projects meet cost and scalability objectives.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Experience leading and handling geographically distributed teams, ensuring effective communication and alignment across time zones.
  • Confirmed leadership, organizational, and communication skills, with a focus on mentorship and team development.
  • Solid foundational knowledge of networking technologies, including BGP, DNS, TCP/IP, load balancing, and routing protocols, with an ability to efficiently collaborate multi-functionally.
  • Understanding of infrastructure technologies and operations, including automation, configuration management (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Salt), and monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Splunk, Grafana).

Preferred Qualifications

  • 5+ years in team management or leadership role.
  • Strong time management and prioritization skills, with the ability to lead multiple projects and work you're doing while meeting Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and project deadlines.
  • Familiarity with large-scale infrastructure architecture, including CDN, DNS, and load balancing technologies.
  • Experience in running global Bill of Materials (BOMs), deployments, and infrastructure expansion in variable and geographically diverse locations.
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes or cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) within a distributed environment.
  • Experience handling budgets, resource planning, and operational efficiency within a DevOps or infrastructure organization.
  • Record of delivering multi-functional projects with measurable business and technical outcomes.

Pay & Benefits

  • At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $155,600 and $234,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

    Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

    Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

  • Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.