Staff Network Engineer, Global Network Operations

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Define network health standards and policies, measures, and optimization opportunities to drive high reliability.
• Collaborate with a wide variety of internal teams to represent and advocate operational network needs as well as successfully implement plans.
• Cook up between various cross-functional teams, set clear expectations about responsibilities, communicate with stakeholders, and measure success.
• Identify problems and drive cross-functional solutions at scale across our wider operations organization, increasing operational efficiency.
• Identify design optimization opportunities and specify requirements into development organizations for improved network performance and resiliency.
• Lead network health results delivery and reviews.
• Drive efficient process improvement on how Google Networking manages network risk.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration on risk mitigation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 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.).

Preferred qualifications

• 5 years of experience in a networking environment, serving in an engineering or operations capacity.
• Experience in planning and designing networks across multiple sites and for various products.
• Experience in driving projects related to network scaling, network build and optimization, routing protocol design and optimization, optical networking, incident management, and data analysis.

Benefits

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $176000 - $257000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits