Senior Network Engineer

7 Hours ago • 6 Years + • Network Engineering • $156,000 PA - $229,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Google's Public Sector team seeks a Senior Network Engineer to manage and enhance classified networks throughout their lifecycle. Responsibilities encompass design, deployment, operation, and optimization, leveraging automation for scalability. The role involves collaborating with internal teams to analyze requirements, develop solutions, and create policy recommendations. The engineer will design network infrastructure to meet application group needs and lead the development of Google's production network infrastructure through design documents and specifications. Proficiency with service provider network protocols and experience operating large-scale networks are crucial. The position demands close interaction with Product Management and Engineering teams to translate customer needs into improved Google Cloud products and features.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent
  • 6+ years network routing protocol experience
  • Network design & troubleshooting expertise
  • Top Secret US Government clearance
  • Network planning and design experience
  • Collaboration with internal teams
Good to have:
  • Experience with C++, Go, or Python
  • Experience with service providers or large enterprises
  • Field-based work in data centers
  • Rack elevation and documentation creation
  • Understanding of OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, and MPLS
Perks:
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Job Details


Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 6 years of experience with network routing protocols, design and troubleshooting, with network equipment providers.
  • Experience with planning and designing networks (e.g., multiple sites, multiple products, etc.).
  • Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.
  • Active US Government Top Secret clearance.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience in one or more programming languages such as C++, Go, or Python.
  • Experience with network design, installation and maintenance for service providers or large enterprise networks.
  • Experience with field-based work in People Operations (POPs), carrier hotels, data centers and Central Office environments.
  • Experience creating rack elevations and planned/install/as-built documentation, and with cross-domain solution technologies.
  • Understanding of networking equipment, infrastructure, network theory, technologies, and the operation of routing protocols such as OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, and MPLS.

About the job

Google is proud to boast a network that provides service to millions of Internet users around the world. The Network Engineering team is responsible for operating that network reliably and at scale. As a member of the team, you have a direct impact on design and feature enhancements to keep our systems running smoothly. You also ensure that network operations are safe and efficient by monitoring network performance, coordinating planned maintenance, adjusting hardware components and responding to network connectivity issues. Google's complex network generates a constant stream of challenges which require you to continually be innovative with an evolving set of technologies. Keeping the network reliable ensures that our users stay connected with our suite of applications, products and services.

The Google Distributed Cloud Partner Enablement team is hiring a Network Engineer to support cloud infrastructure deployments, configuration management, incident triage and resolution, monitoring, and the automation of manual tasks with code for data center networking components.

As a Network engineer, you will keep internal and cloud-hosted services available 24x7 while ensuring customer traffic is handled efficiently and securely. You will be proficient with service provider network protocols and have prior experience operating production scale networks with thousands of nodes. You will also have professional experience with one or more scripting languages or IT orchestration tools.

In this role, you will work closely with Product Management and Product Engineering Teams to relay customer requirements and help drive excellence in Google Cloud products and features.

brings the magic of Google to the mission of government and education with solutions purpose-built for enterprises. We focus on helping United States public sector institutions accelerate their digital transformations, and we continue to make significant investments and grow our team to meet the complex needs of local, state and federal government and educational institutions.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $156,000-$229,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about .

Responsibilities

  • Engage and improve the whole life-cycle of classified networks from inception and design, to qualification and validation, through deployment, operation and optimization.
  • Scale systems sustainably through mechanisms like automation, and evolve systems by pushing for changes that improve reliability and velocity.
  • Work with other team members and groups to analyze requirements or potential problems and proactively develop solutions and policy recommendations.
  • Partner with Google’s internal application groups and design network infrastructure which meets their networking requirements.
  • Lead development of Google’s production network infrastructure through Published Engineering design documents and specifications. Lead the requirement analysis, Engineering design, and solution development of Google’s production network infrastructure.

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