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Staff Network Engineer

Staff Network Engineer

CompanyServiceNow
LocationKirkland, WA, USA
Salary$143600 – $251300
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelExpert or higher

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in network engineering, focusing on internet and datacenter operations
  • 4+ years of experience in network automation
  • Strong communication skills and empathy for customers
  • Ability to quickly learn new technologies in a fast-paced environment
  • Solid understanding and hands-on experience with key network technologies, including 802.1q, HSRP/VRRP, OSPF, ISIS, MCLAG, BGP, BFD, NAT, ACLs, IPSEC, SNMP, TCP/IP routing, switching, load balancing, and security
  • Proficiency with Juniper’s Junos, Cisco IOS, Cumulus (Linux), and Rest API
  • Experience with network automation languages and tools such as Ansible, Netmiko, Python, Go, and Terraform
  • Understanding of CI/CD, Git, and Infrastructure as code principles
  • Familiarity with monitoring tools like Grafana, Prometheus, Kentik, and Thousand Eyes

Responsibilities

  • Actively participate in the cloud networking team, handling all proactive aspects of network deployment and orchestration
  • Drive the delivery of business-critical public cloud infrastructure worldwide
  • Ensure network capacity meets established business and technical requirements
  • Operate and troubleshoot systems to quickly identify and resolve issues
  • Manage network augmentation as the organization grows
  • Take a leadership role in root cause analysis and resolution of network issues
  • Participate in a rotating ‘on call’ schedule with other team members
  • Design and code new automations and on-platform optimizations
  • Develop and maintain network automation pipelines using tools like Ansible, Go, Python, Bash, Terraform, etc.
  • Collaborate with platform teams to build, update, and enhance flow designer orchestration to maintain a unified platform for all network deployments globally
  • Provide feedback and partnership to infrastructure architects on design improvements and contribute to the design process for new initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

  • Comfortable working in agile and fast-paced environments
  • Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
  • Advanced knowledge of scripting and coding in Java, Python, and Go
  • Developer-level experience with the ServiceNow Platform