Infrastructure Planner, Cloud

Cupertino, California, United States Software and Services

Join a worldwide company that welcomes the whole wide world. Our customers are all over the world, so it’s by design that Apple employees are all over the world, too. And we know our ability to continue creating the world’s most innovative products depends on people who represent the variety of the human experience and who inspire us with great thinking.

Because the broader the backgrounds and perspectives, the bigger the ideas.

Join the Cloud Infrastructure Business Operations team that is transforming the way Apple plans, strategizes and delivers its cloud resources, data centers, and hardware. We are seeking an experienced infrastructure manager to drive data and insights on planning the expansion strategy for Apple’s infrastructure. We partner with engineering, finance, and supply chain teams to align demand forecasts with procurement and deployment strategies.

• 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

• 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.
• Prior experience presenting complex data and planning insights to executive leadership (VP-level and above) with clear, actionable recommendations.

• 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.

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $172,100 and $305,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including:
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for…