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# Data Center Network Architect

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Network Operating System (NOS), Configuration Management, Data Centers, Distributed Systems, Internet Protocol Security (IP SEC), Python (Programming Language), Network Architecture, Routing, Open Source Technology, Ansible, Software Engineering, TCP/IP, Private Cloud Environment, Computer Network Technologies, Swift (Programming Language), Data Center Networking, Puppet, Golang
- **Published:** August 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.sanfranciscogigs.com/job.asp?id=3343326285&tx=KJ4949FFL&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* Subject Matter expertise in routing/switching.
 * 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, * 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. Drives ideas from inception to implementation
 * Demonstrates consistent technical, organizational, and industry-level awareness.
 * Technical presentation and communication skills with the ability to articulate concepts, designs and decisions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
 * Software and Systems
 * 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)

## Description

As a part of the Data Center Network team, you will build and operationalize innovative products and solutions that will craft the hyper-scale network infrastructure for Apple. We are looking for candidates who have a strong passion in building sophisticated large scale systems for high performance and reliability with broad experience in distributed systems architecture and networking!


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