Responsibilities
- Deploy, configure, and validate production network infrastructure including switching, routing, and optical transport equipment across data center and edge sites
- Perform day-to-day operational support of site network services, including troubleshooting routing and switching protocol issues across BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, and RSVP-TE environments
- Plan and execute scheduled maintenance activities including hardware upgrades, software migrations, and decommissioning of production network assets
- Maintain accurate as-built documentation, asset inventory, and configuration records for all deployed network and physical infrastructure
- Collaborate with network design and architecture teams to implement scalable deployment standards and contribute to the development of new site service solutions
- Support integration and field testing of new hardware and software platforms prior to production rollout
- Partner with vendors and facilities teams to manage structured cabling, fiber-optic infrastructure, and physical layer dependencies at production sites
- Participate in an on-call rotation to provide 24x7 support for production network infrastructure and respond to network incidents
- Identify opportunities to leverage automation and AI-assisted tooling to streamline deployment workflows, reduce manual effort, and improve operational consistency
- Contribute to team-level goals by sharing operational learnings, documenting best practices, and advising cross-functional partners on complex network matters
Minimum Qualifications
- 6+ years of experience deploying, configuring, and operating large-scale production networks
- Experience with physical network infrastructure including structured cabling, fiber-optic cabling, and data center facility operations
- Experience working in multi-vendor network environments with hands-on exposure to enterprise or hyperscale networking hardware
- Experience with network protocols including TCP/UDP, DHCP, and DNS, and hands-on experience with both IPv4 and IPv6 environments
- Experience troubleshooting and configuring routing and switching protocols including BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, RSVP-TE, and VRRP
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
- Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
- Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
- Demonstrated use of AI tools to redesign or optimize network operations workflows, with measurable outcomes such as reduced deployment time or improved documentation accuracy
- Experience with scripting and network automation using Python, Bash, or similar languages to improve deployment and operational workflows
- Experience with 40G/100G Ethernet technologies and optical transport technologies including CWDM and DWDM
- Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
- Experience with field-based network operations in data centers, colocation facilities, internet exchanges, or central offices
- Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
- Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
$135,000/year to $191,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
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