Senior Network Automation Engineer, Global Network Operations

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 in one or more programming languages such as C++, Go, or Python.
• Experience in developing and maintaining software services, tools, and automation frameworks that programmatically analyze and troubleshoot global-scale core networks (IP backbone and optical network) and their supporting systems.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience conducting statistical analysis of network hardware and incidents to be used in the creation of continual service improvement plans.
• Experience with planning and designing large-scale networks (e.g., multiple sites, multiple products, etc.).
• Knowledge on either IP backbone (routing protocols, IP addressing, management and control planes, etc.) or optical network (DWDM, OTN, coherent transceiver, etc.).
• Ability to analyze business processes and create data-driven recommendations for improvement.
• Ability to influence others with data-driven engineering and operations skills.

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.

Google’s network provides services to millions of Internet users around the world. Our metros are on the edge of our network where Google connects to its users. The Network Team is responsible for operating that network reliably and at scale. Our team owns the full life cycle of all space, power, and network assets in all of Google’s data centers and metro points of presence globally. From the foundation, we are involved from site acquisition to construction and are accountable for what space and power is delivered. We’re involved in every facet of network delivery from architecture and design to installation, configuration, activation, and commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Drive the quantifiable analysis of measurements, or data and capacity forecast models for making networks more scalable, efficient, and deliver predictable user experience.
• Evaluate the current inefficiencies, complexities, and flaws in network systems, and propose designs, software, and processes to improve them.
• Develop software that improves the performance, safety, transparency, and manageability of network systems.
• Participate in rotating schedules with other team members, including weekends.
• Perform automation of the lifecycle of the Google global core network repair with minimum human interactions so we could reduce the Mean Time To Repair (MTTR), human error, and operational cost.

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