Network Engineer

Job Description

NBCUniversal’s Network Engineering group within the Operations & Technology organization has an opening for a Network Engineer based at NBC’s core production locations on the West Coast (Universal City or Dream Works Animation).

The engineer will work within a dedicated team of network and firewall engineers tasked with building reliable and scalable network infrastructure for NBCUniversal’s broadcast and media production facilities. The selected candidate will have experience in the configuration, deployment, and support of Cisco, Arista, and Palo Alto firewalls using vendor and internal automation and monitoring systems.

• 3+ years experience configuring, deploying, and supporting network technology from multiple vendors including Cisco (IOS, NX-OS, XR), Arista, Palo Alto, and F5.
• Experience with AWS and Azure network configurations (Direct Connect, Express Route).
• Hands‑on experience implementing firewall policy on Palo Alto (Panorama).
• Participate in operational on‑call rotation for support of 24x7 production on‑air network infrastructure.
• Ability to develop and maintain technical documentation and diagrams.
• Occasional travel for project and remote event support.

• Good understanding of both Enterprise and Service Provider networking:
  • OSPF, IS‑IS, vPC, port‑channeling, 10/40/100G optics, IPSEC, QoS, VLAN, Multicast
  • MP‑BGP, route‑reflection, MPLS (IP and Segment Routing), Traffic Engineering, L3
    
    VPN, VRF
• Ability to analyze network logging and other data sets to troubleshoot and isolate production and design problems.
• Experience with network automation and version control tools such as Ansible and Git to deploy networks at scale.

• Hybrid:
  This position currently has a hybrid schedule, which requires contributing from the office a minimum of four days per week. The Company reserves the right to change in‑office requirements at any time.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Salary range: $75,000 - $95,000.

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in‑person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, or arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to Ac