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Network Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area, US - Information Services, Internet

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.



You encourage safe and efficient network operations by leading project teams that maintain and improve network operations. You propose projects that increase network reliability and analyze network technologies that assess implications for Google.



Responsibilities

• Work with other team members and groups to identify and develop scalable network designs (Openflow/SDN, MPLS, BGP), solutions and policy recommendations.


• Ensure continued smooth operation of the global network infrastructure.


• Support Google's internal application groups by identifying and presenting their network-impacting requirements to the rest of the network engineering team.


• Support and lead implementation of Google's growing network infrastructure.


• Participate in the rotating "on call" schedule with other members of the team providing third-tier support, solving the more complex networking trouble.


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  Minimum qualifications
  


• BA/BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or Civil Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.


• Experience with Cisco and/or Juniper.


• Experience in network routing protocol troubleshooting in BGP, OSPF, IS-IS and MPLS.


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  Preferred qualifications
  


• Network certifications (CCNA, JNCIA-CCIE or JNCIE) or equivalent work experience.


• 5 years of experience with a service provider or enterprise-level network in engineering or design roles.


• Substantial operational experience with enterprise/carrier-class routers and switches.


• Excellent knowledge of TCP/IP, GRE, IPSec, POS, PPP, VRRP, HSRP and SNMP protocols.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to influence others on network engineering solutions.


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  Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technology Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We're always on call to keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.
  
  
  
  Network Engineering
  
  
  
  Build infrastructure that scales beyond Google’s ambitions.
  
  
  
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  Mountain View (Global HQ)
  
  
  
  Want to stop talking about changing the world and actually do it? At Google Mountain View, our global headquarters, we make products for hundreds of millions of users around the world that change the ways they create, share, communicate, collaborate and do business.
  
  
  
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