Database Systems Engineer

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Description

Join our Database Systems Engineering team within the Fleet Operation Engineering Group - the people responsible for keeping the systems and storage infrastructure that power Apple's services running at extraordinary scale.

This role sits at the heart of large-scale storage operations. You'll own the configuration, provisioning, and health of SAN environments - designing automation tools that reduce toil, maintaining Linux infrastructure at massive scale, and partnering closely with developers, DBAs, network engineers, and EPMs to build the environments that make Apple's products possible.

If you are energized by solving complex storage and systems challenges, thrive in collaborative cross-functional settings, and take pride in building reliable, automated infrastructure - you'll find a meaningful home on our team.

Responsibilities:

Configure and provision FCP and Infiniband multi-path storage devices across large-scale SAN environments

Deploy and maintain Linux servers and external flash storage appliances at high volume

Develop and maintain automation and monitoring tools to improve reliability and reduce manual operations

Administer and troubleshoot complex SAN storage subsystems, including environments running Oracle and Oracle RAC

Perform performance reviews and root-cause analysis on storage and infrastructure issues

Manage configuration using tools such as Puppet and Verdad

Collaborate regularly with developers, DBAs, network engineers, and EPMs to build new environments and support new product initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with configuration management tools such as Puppet

Ability to thrive in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment with a sense of shared ownership

Hands-on knowledge of UNIX and Linux systems administration

A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Management, or a related field

Minimum Qualifications

Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, or Java, or other object-oriented programming languages

Knowledge of networking fundamentals as they relate to storage and systems infrastructure

Familiarity with Oracle software stack and/or NoSQL databases

Experience with version control systems such as Git