Apple · 1 month ago
Virtualization Engineer
Austin, Texas, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expApple is a leading technology company known for its innovation in products and services. The Platform Infrastructure team is looking for a Virtualization Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain large-scale Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) platforms and enterprise-grade virtualization systems that are essential to Apple's global operations.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Lead infrastructure deployments across Windows and Linux platforms, virtual and bare-metal
Lead, monitor, and optimize our large-scale VDI and virtualization platforms, ensuring high availability, security, and scalability
Solve complex cross-platform issues and act as the final decision point for support teams
Administer the backend infrastructure, user environment tools, and underlying hardware platforms
Collaborate across teams (networking, storage, HPC, app development) to drive operational excellence
Evaluate new tools and emerging technologies to improve service delivery
Mentor junior engineers and promote operational standards
Work in a highly dynamic and security-conscious enterprise environment
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or 5+ years of equivalent industry experience
3+ years of experience supporting enterprise infrastructure and hyper-converged environments
Proficiency in VMware vSphere/ESXi, with hands-on experience across other hypervisors including Hyper-V, KVM, and OpenStack
Proficiency with vCenter / ESXi administration and full VM lifecycle management
Strong proficiency in both Windows Server (Active Directory, GPO, DNS/DHCP) and Linux (Red Hat/CentOS, Ubuntu) administration
Experience with vGPU configurations and management
Skilled in golden image creation, optimization, and patch management
Experience with application virtualization technologies (e.g., AppVol, Liquidware)
Experience with server hardware management using iLO / iDRAC / ILOM interfaces, including firmware updates and hardware diagnostics
Understanding of network services, DNS architecture, fire-walling, and secure remote access tools (SSH, RDP, IPMI, etc.)
Preferred
Expert-level skills in VMware vSphere/ESXi, with hands-on experience across other hypervisors including Hyper-V, KVM, and OpenStack
Solid understanding of storage protocols (NFS, SMB, etc.) and familiarity with NetApp or similar enterprise storage platforms
Experience working in multi-site and global infrastructure teams
Company
Apple
Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$5.67BKey Investors
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Tim Cook
CEO
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SVP, Software Engineering
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