Senior Cloud Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cary, NC
Posted: 59 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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TL;DR · Senior Cloud Engineer

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JOB TITLE: Senior Cloud Engineer The Wallet, Payments and Commerce Cloud Engineering team is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to lead the design and delivery of complex platform capabilities. You will own end-to-end platform-as-a-product offerings, treating internal developers as customers to reduce friction between ideas and production. Key responsibilities include driving technical direction for multi-quarter initiatives, mentoring engineers, and implementing security-first patterns. You will work with Kubernetes, Containers, Crossplane, and Terraform to manage multi-tenant, multi-region footprints. The role requires expertise in Policy as Code using Kyverno and OPA, as well as GitOps tools like Flux, Jenkins, and Kargo. You will also utilize service meshes like Istio and observability stacks including Prometheus and Datadog to solve distributed systems problems within the digital wallet and payments domain.

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Median $152167 from 44 postings across 12 companies.

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Skills

Kubernetes Terraform Crossplane AWS GCP Azure GitOps CI/CD Flux Jenkins Kargo Kyverno OPA Istio Traefik LinkerD Prometheus Grafana Datadog Sensu Linux Microservices TCP/IP DNS mTLS

What you'll do

Own the end-to-end design and delivery of platform capabilities from requirements gathering to production.
Drive technical direction for multi-quarter initiatives by aligning engineering, security, and SRE partners.
Architect platform-as-a-product offerings to reduce friction for internal developers.
Lead the design and rollout of security-first patterns and policy-as-code controls.
Scale existing technologies and introduce new ones to meet growth projections.
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews and targeted coaching.
Solve complex problems using a mix of open-source and in-house tooling.
Represent the team in cross-organization initiatives to maintain a cohesive technical strategy.

What we're looking for

8+ years of Cloud infrastructure and platform engineering experience owning systems end-to-end in production.
Experience building platforms as a product for internal developers.
Expertise in Kubernetes and Containers, including multi-tenant, multi-cluster, and multi-region footprints.
Deep experience with Infrastructure as Code using Crossplane and Terraform.
Experience with security-first architecture and Policy as Code using Kyverno or OPA/Gatekeeper.
Public cloud expertise across AWS, GCP, and/or Azure.
Experience with GitOps and CI/CD using Flux, Jenkins, and Kargo.
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent work experience.
10+ years of work experience (preferred).

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