Job Description

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor\'s degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Certification in CCIE, CCDE, or JNCIE. 10 years of experience in the Networking domain. Experience with enterprise network design and operations, and working in a multi-vendor environment. Preferred qualifications: Experience with Linux. Knowledge of the following technologies/protocols: 802.1X, MC-LAG, BGP, EVPN, MACSec, MPLS, SDWAN. Knowledge of Layer2 and layer 3 networking protocols. Knowledge of Python or Go. 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. As a Lead Network Engineer, you will be responsible for the wide area network infrastructure design and features to keep our systems running smoothly. You will partner closely with network operations and deployment to ensure the designs and solutions are safe, efficient and address our user\'s requirements. In this role, you will develop the next generation of enterprise metro and wide area networking that connects our various user and compute locations together. You will make continual improvements to ensure Google\'s network infrastructure meets the needs of our users. Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical 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 keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible. Responsibilities Provide technical and thought leadership to improve the whole lifecycle of Google\'s Wide Area Enterprise Network from inception and design, to qualification and validation, through deployment, operation, and optimization. Multiply the effectiveness of the team through design reviews, technical mentoring, and career development support. Work with other teams to analyze requirements or potential problems and proactively develop solutions and policy recommendations. Manage and scale systems sustainably through tools and automation, and evolve systems by driving change that improves reliability and velocity. Lead development of Google\'s Enterprise Network infrastructure through published engineering design documents and specifications. Lead the requirement analysis, engineering design, and solution development of Google\'s Enterprise Network infrastructure.

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