Devops Engineer

We are looking for a skilled and pragmatic Dev Ops Engineer to own and evolve our infrastructure across the EMEIA region. This is a dual-horizon role: you will keep our existing VM-based systems healthy while leading a greenfield effort to design and build the managed environment that those solutions will migrate onto.

A significant proportion of what we build is produced rapidly using AI-assisted, structured development. That means our solutions can move from idea to deployment faster than ever, and our infrastructure needs to keep pace. We need someone who thrives in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment, can absorb change quickly, and treats adaptability as a core part of the job rather than an occasional demand.

The new managed environment is most likely to be based on Kube — Apple’s internal Kubernetes (EKS) deployment — though the final architecture will be a team decision and AWS@Apple remains an option for workloads requiring greater control. You will help inform that decision and then own the build‑out, regardless of which direction is chosen.

You will work closely with data engineers, developers, and analysts, acting as the infrastructure backbone for a team that moves quickly and expects you to move with it. The role also involves working directly with third‑party vendors who support some of the tools being deployed, and collaborating with teams outside of EMEIA — including World Wide — to align on standards, share solutions, and resolve cross‑regional dependencies.

• Lead the design and build‑out of a new managed container environment to replace existing VM‑based infrastructure — the most likely candidate is Kube (Apple’s internal Kubernetes/EKS cluster), but the final decision will be made collaboratively as a team
• Contribute meaningfully to the environment selection decision: weigh trade‑offs between managed solutions (Kube) and more directly controlled alternatives (AWS@Apple), considering maintenance overhead, operational control, and team capability
• Own the migration of existing VM‑based workloads onto the new platform, managing sequencing, risk, and continuity of service throughout
• Establish and maintain the standard workflow for deploying solutions: build locally → containerise → publish to Kube → configure connectivity to Apple internal system dependencies

• Configure and maintain networking between Kube and Apple’s internal systems, including Shield, Snowflake, Apple connect, Floodgate, and any other platform dependencies the team relies on
• Own namespace and compute provisioning on the shared Kube cluster, ensuring workloads are appropriately isolated and correctly configured
• Manage credentials, service accounts, and access controls across the full connectivity chain — from container to downstream service
• Act as the go‑to expert on how things connect within Apple’s internal network topology

• Own and manage cloud infrastructure across EMEIA using internal cloud tooling ( and connected systems including Shield)
• Manage certificates, firewalls, resource pools, networking, and access controls
• Ensure infrastructure is appropriately sized, resilient, and cost‑efficient
• Maintain accurate documentation of infrastructure topology and configuration
• Maintain and operate existing virtual machines, primarily on RHEL, while migration to the new environment is in progress
• Build and maintain standardised, repeatable provisioning processes (e.g. via Ansible, Terraform, or equivalent IaC tooling)
• Manage package deployment, software repositories, databases, and web servers
• Own the patching and update lifecycle for managed systems

• Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and observability across both the existing VM estate and the new container environment
• Proactively identify risks, bottlenecks, and failure patterns before they impact users
• Define and track appropriate SLIs/SLOs for critical services
• Conduct post‑incident reviews and drive lasting improvements

• A large proportion of the solutions you will support are built rapidly using structured AI‑assisted development —…