Apple

Data Center Deployment Planner, Infrastructure Services

Apple$120K — $145K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience in data center, networking, or infrastructure fields with expertise in capacity planning or deployment management for large-scale systems.
  • 3+ years in technical program or project management, successfully delivering complex data center initiatives.
  • Bachelor's degree in relevant technical field or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years in a UNIX-based data center environment with CLI, remote administration, and basic scripting skills.
  • Strong interpersonal abilities and effective communication skills for collaboration and relationship-building.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end planning and delivery of global server and compute/storage fleet deployments.
  • Bridge communication between business demands, supply chain, facilities, and operations.
  • Conceptualize, document, and orchestrate deployment programs to enhance efficiency.
  • Ensure successful execution of complex data center programs with a focus on time-to-first-compute.
  • Manage project timelines, negotiate trade-offs during disruptions, and maintain transparency with stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams across multiple campuses and partner facilities.
  • Access to advanced technology and deployment strategies.
  • Develop process improvements to enhance operational efficiencies.
  • Exposure to high-density and cutting-edge infrastructure solutions.
Full Job Description
Description

The Data Center Deployment Planner leads the end-to-end planning, allocation, and physical delivery of our global server and compute/storage fleet. In this role, you will bridge the gap between business demand, hardware supply chain, facilities, and on-site operations across multiple campuses and partner-operated facilities. Rather than turning wrenches on the floor, you will conceptualize, document, and orchestrate complex deployment programs to accelerate time-to-first-compute.

Minimum Qualifications

4+ years of experience in data center, networking, or infrastructure fields, including capacity planning or deployment management for hyperscale enterprise fleets

3+ years of technical program or project management experience with a track record of delivering complex, large-scale data center programs

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Networking, or a related field; OR, equivalent job-related experience

Preferred Qualifications

Understanding of both physical and logical networking fundamentals. Experience with different types of switches, connectors, patch panels and cables. Knowledge of basic network architecture such as TCP/IP and L2/L3 topologies and functions such as DHCP, DNS and kickstart.

5+ years of experience in a UNIX-based data center environment, with proficiency working in command line (CLI) shells on servers and network appliances, remote administration, and basic scripting with bash and/or perl.

Teammate with the ability to build peer, and external relationships

Able to provide detailed instructions for partners to follow and execute

5+ years experience in project management of infrastructure services or related technical domains with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Experience with GPU/accelerator or high-density liquid-cooled infrastructure.

Effective collaborator with excellent communication skills; able to articulate complex ideas in a direct, concise way.

Develop and seek process improvements and strategies to further automate and streamline deployment processes.

Demonstrated ability to manage high-stakes customer expectations, negotiate deployment trade-offs during supply chain or site delays, and maintain customer confidence through proactive communication and milestone transparency.

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

Apple Careers

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Learn more about Apple
Size
154,000 employees
Market Cap
$2,074.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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