Apple · 2 days ago
Infrastructure Planner, Cloud
Cupertino, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$172K/yr - $306K/yr
7+ years expApple is a worldwide company that values diversity and innovation. They are seeking an experienced infrastructure manager to drive data and insights on planning the expansion strategy for Apple’s cloud infrastructure, collaborating with various teams to align demand forecasts with procurement and deployment strategies.
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Responsibilities
Perform power and cooling capacity assessments for current and future deployments
Develop strategic plans for facility expansions and infrastructure upgrades
Implement energy efficiency initiatives and monitor sustainability metrics
Evaluate and pilot new cooling technologies and power distribution methods
Collaborate with IT teams to align infrastructure capacity with compute demands
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 7 years of experience infrastructure planning, data center operations and builds, and cloud management
Strong verbal/written skills with an ability to distill complex ideas into concise, high impact communications
Experience presenting to senior leadership, up to and including VP level
Able to manage through ambiguity and respond quickly to new requirements and data in a highly dynamic environment
Understanding of the operational complexity of power, hardware, fiber, thermal management and independent requirements for R&D in data center builds
Deep understanding of various cloud architectures (e.g. micro-services vs monolithic) and associated operations models
Proven cross-functional program management skills with an ability to rapidly develop working knowledge in new areas quickly
Familiarity with hardware lifecycle management, including procurement, lead times, and supply chain constraints for servers, networking equipment, and storage
Experience leading cross-functional planning processes, aligning partners on supply inputs and infrastructure roadmaps
Experience in long-range planning for infrastructure growth, including multi-year capacity projections and investment strategy
Demonstrated ability to influence technical and non-technical customers, including engineering, finance, supply chain, and executive teams
Experience leading cross-functional planning processes, aligning partners on supply inputs and infrastructure roadmaps
Prior experience presenting complex data and planning insights to executive leadership (VP-level and above) with clear, actionable recommendations
Preferred
MS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations Research or a related field
Deep understanding of cloud and datacenter infrastructure, including compute, storage, networking, virtualization, and hyperscale/cloud provider ecosystems
Familiarity with AI/ML-driven capacity planning and predictive analytics tools
Prior experience in a hyperscale cloud provider, data center operator, or large enterprise infrastructure planning team
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
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
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.67BKey Investors
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2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $4.5B
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2021-04-30Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Tim Cook
CEO
Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
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