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Our group is responsible for implementing and managing groundbreaking applications including Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Enterprise Data Services (EDS) to manage Product Information for Apple's Hardware and Software product development and innovation.\nWe work on many high-impact projects that serve Apple's various lines of business. We accomplish all this with an outstanding group of software engineers, architects, and technical project managers, working to make a difference for our customers.\nWe are looking for someone with experience building and delivering large scale, on-premises, and cloud-based enterprise solutions. This individual should have the sound technical knowledge and leadership skills!\nDescription\nJoin the IS&T Product Engineering Systems group as PLM System Architect, where you will help build innovative enterprise software applications. 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