Senior Network Engineer

Locations: 5918 STONERIDGE MALL RD, Pleasanton, CA 94588, US

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join us for an exciting opportunity at Albertsons Companies, where innovation and customer service go hand‑in‑hand!

At Albertsons Companies, we are looking for someone who’s not just seeking a job, but someone who wants to make an impact. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment that’s constantly evolving.

We are looking for a Senior Staff Network Engineer to design, build, and operate our enterprise cloud network platform. This role focuses on Azure‑first, multi‑cloud (GCP/OCI) and hybrid connectivity across on‑prem and cloud. You will lead complex network initiatives, improve resiliency and drive automation. You will also act as a technical leader and escalation point for critical production issues. This role directly impacts application availability, customer experience and business continuity.

• Design scalable architectures across Azure hub‑and‑spoke, transit and edge VNets
• Build hybrid connectivity using Express Route, VPN, and Interconnect
• Define standards for routing, segmentation, and traffic flow design
• Lead design reviews to ensure resiliency, security and simplicity
• Cloud migrations
• Network Resiliency improvements
• Validate readiness before production changes
• Network Automation & Infrastructure as Code
  • Build automation using Terraform, Python and CI/CD pipelines
  • Standardize deployments using IaC (Infrastructure as Code)
  • Create reusable modules for:
    • VNets
    • Routing
    • Firewall policies
  • Enable self‑service provisioning for other teams
• Network Security & Zero Trust
  • Design Zero Trust architectures and segmentation strategies
  • Configure and operate:
    • Palo Alto / Fortinet firewalls
    • Private Endpoints / Private Link
    • VPN and secure access patterns
  • Work closely with security teams on:
    • Threat reduction
    • Policy enforcement
• Performance, Reliability & Operations
  • Ensure high availability and performance across production networks
  • Lead troubleshooting for complex issues:
    • Packet drops
    • Routing inconsistencies
    • Firewalls
    • Load Balancers
  • Perform root cause analysis and drive long‑term fixes
  • Implement observability:
    • Flow logs
    • Metrics
    • Packet capture insights
• Cross‑Functional Leadership
  • Mentor engineers and raise overall team capability
  • Act as L3/L4 escalation lead for critical incidents
  • Work closely with:
    • Cloud teams
    • Edge teams
    • Security teams
    • Application teams
    • Vendors (Cisco, Microsoft, providers)

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 8–12+ years in network engineering
• 5+ years in cloud networking (Azure preferred)
• Strong expertise in:
  • Routing: BGP, OSPF
  • Networking: TCP/IP, DNS
  • Modern constructs: VXLAN, EVPN
• Experience with hybrid connectivity:
  • Express Route
  • VPN
  • Interconnect
• Hands‑on network security experience:
  • NGFWs
  • Segmentation
  • Experience with large enterprise environments

• IaC:
  Terraform, Bicep
• Scripting:
  Python, Power Shell, Go
• Cloud‑native networking:
  • Private Link
  • AKS / GKE networking
• Observability:
  • Flow logs
  • Telemetry tools
• SASE / SSE (Zscaler, Prisma Access)
• Multi‑cloud traffic engineering
• Cloud network is stable, secure and scalable
• Fewer incidents due to proactive design and automation
• Clear visibility into network health
• Strong partnership across engineering and security teams
• Hybrid Connectivity & Traffic Engineering
• Network Automation (Terraform + Python)
• Network Security (Zero Trust, Firewalls)
• Troubleshooting at Scale (real production issues)
• Take ownership during incidents…lead with clarity and calm
• Communicate clearly to leadership (simple and direct)
• Learn from failures and improve systems
• Work closely with vendors to solve complex problems

• Competitive wages paid weekly
• Access to up to 50% of your earned wages before payday, via our partnership with Stream
• Health and financial well‑being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)
• Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay). For eligibility requirements please visit myACI Benefits
• Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development
• An…