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# Senior Linux System Engineer - ACS

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $171,600.0 - $302,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Build Automation, Bash Shell, Unix, C++ (Programming Language), CentOS, Cloud Computing, Profiling, Code Review, Computer Networks, Software Debugging, Linux, Apache Hadoop, Hadoop Distributed File System, Apache HBase, Apache Hive, Python (Programming Language), Kerberos (Protocol), Apache Oozie, Package Management Systems, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, System Testing, Virtual Machines, Apache Zookeeper, Apache Spark, Software Troubleshooting, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Cassandra, Puppet, Serverless Computing, Docker, Golang, Programming Languages
- **Published:** May 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a030c0c42f2949c4

## About the Role

Do you have experience in ZooKeeper?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, Build and solve Linux production systems at scale. Multi-datacenter deployment and supporting a large-scale Linux environment with heterogeneous hardware. Build automation tools and scripts using Bash, Python, Go, etc. Design and support orchestration pipeline using Ansible and Puppet. Familiarity with Hadoop and its ecosystem Hive, Pig, Spark, HDFS, HBase, Oozie, Zookeeper, etc will be useful in this role. Fix and address issues with UNIX and TCP/IP network stack components. Design and support Linux systems (RedHat/OEL/CentOS etc) including automated OS installation, Linux certification, compile and validate various kernels, package management, OS lifecycle management, diagnostic, and performance troubleshooting/profiling.","keyQualifications":"Extensive Linux experience, especially with RHEL and compatible systems like CentOS, etc.

Excellent experience with programming languages like C, C++, or Go

Strong knowledge of GitOps and Kubernetes

Experience with alerting, monitoring and deployments

Experience with Python development

Expertise in Linux systems and networking concepts

Excellent communication and collaboration skills, * Write code, tests, documentation, participate in code reviews","educationAndExperience":"BS, MS, or PhD degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience","additionalRequirements":"Additional Requirements as plus:

 * Cassandra, Kerberos, SDN, Docker, Kubernetes, Serverless Computing, etc

 * Prior experience as an SRE, Software engineer

 * Experience in system automation technology, such as Puppet or Ansible

 * Experience in Docker, Kubernetes and Cloud technologies will be a plus","internalDetails":null

## Description

* This is Senior Linux system Engineer position with dedicated focus on E2E system validation

 * Build, Automate and support critical infrastructure supporting applications used across multiple teams

 * Run different automation pipelines in the large ecosystem, including provision, orchestration, and monitoring on

Linux baremetal and Linux Virtual Machines

 * Collaborate across teams to run workloads and analyze/debug data


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