Senior Network Services Engineer

We are hiring two Senior Network Engineer for the Network Services team in La Mirada.

• This is Direct Hire position, no C2C or Sponsorship or 1099.
• We need someone who has strong knowledge on ISP environment - Routing, Switching, BGP, ISIS, layer 2 tech, VPN and MPLS; also need strong knowledge on multiple technologies - Cisco and Juniper, and Juniper would be great as they are mostly using Juniper;
  Nokia and Arista knowledge would be good.
• Needs deep knowledge on IP (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS), MPLS (Segment Routing), VPN Services (L2
  
  VPN, IPVPN), and traffic engineering concepts - need to have strong extensive experience, not just light exposure.
• Nice to have will be optical knowledge, DWDM, etc.
• Automation - a lot of engineers are learning python scripting-moving away from manual work.
• Need to be able to take care of a whole project.
• You will be on call for a rotation for escalation for customers, members or even in their backbone. Need solid networking knowledge and background and be flexible enough to learn their network.
• You will be on call every 3 weeks. Night time issues are rare, sometimes outages happen, especially on old equipment. Doing lots of refreshes on the backbone.
• First two weeks of the month will be on site most of the time, but needs to be open, as in the future, they could require more or even full on site one day.

• Network Planning and Design.
• Under the guidance of the Principal Engineer, lead the design and evolution of optical and Layer 2/3 backbone and access networks to support growing bandwidth, service, and resilience needs.
• Create, publish, and maintain comprehensive written strategic and tactical goals and project plans for company’s networks.
• Set engineering direction through the authorship and enforcement of architectural standards, design templates, and configuration policies.
• Conduct traffic and capacity analysis to inform long-term infrastructure decisions.
• Keep up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in the networking industry and the larger research & education community.
• Occasional travel to conferences to advocate for and connect with the community.
• Serve as a technical authority and architectural decision-maker for company’s backbone and member-serving networks and services.
• Translate organizational strategy into technical roadmaps that align with long-term infrastructure and service goals.
• Represent company in high-level external engagements, technical alliances, and initiatives within the wider research & education community.
• Proactively identify systemic challenges or risks and drive coordinated solutions across departments.
• Partner with NOC, Security, and Program Management teams on design, deployment, and troubleshooting efforts.
• Mentorship and Internal Support: serve as a technical resource and mentor for engineers across the team.
• Assist with technical reviews, training, and knowledge sharing.
• Automation and Tooling: identify and implement opportunities for automation of provisioning, monitoring, and configuration workflows.
• Contribute to the selection and improvement of network visibility and performance tools.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline with 10+ years of experience, or a combination of education and experience.
• Mastery of IP (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS), MPLS (Segment Routing), VPN services (L2
  
  VPN, IPVPN), and traffic engineering concepts.
• Familiarity with the configuration, operation, and evaluation of major vendors such as Cisco, Juniper, Arista, and Nokia.
• Demonstrated ability to guide others: mentor engineers, lead peer reviews, and drive adoption of best practices.
• Strong communication skills for engaging collaborators, senior leadership, and external stakeholders.

• Experience with DWDM networks, such as Cisco NCS
  2006 and/or NCS
  1010 platforms.
• Understanding of network automation concepts for configuration, monitoring, and testing, and familiarity with tools such as Python, NSO, and Netbox.
• Experience designing and implementing IP peering connectivity with other cloud, content, and service providers.

The regular workweek is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Evening and weekend work may be required based on Company’s business demands.