Staff Network Engineer, Demand to Design

Google Inc.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech corporation in London is seeking a Staff Network Engineer to lead network architecture and ensure operational efficiency. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of network experience and a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field. Responsibilities include documenting architectural standards and developing hardware policies. English proficiency is required for global collaboration.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in Network Engineering and Operations.
• Strong experience in Telecommunications and Collaboration.
• Ability to innovate with evolving technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead documentation of architectural policy across OSI stack.
• Drive hardware life-cycle policies to minimize Excess and Obsolescence.
• Develop methodologies for consistent architectural integration.

Skills

Network Architecture

Network Configuration

Network Operations

Optical Engineering

Programming Languages (C++, Go, Python)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Staff Network Engineer, Demand to Design

Google, London, UK

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• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience with Network Architecture, Network Configuration, Network Operations, Optical Engineering and Operations, Network Design, Telecommunications, Collaboration, and Decision Making.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in one or more programming languages such as C++, Go, or Python.

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. Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We\'re proud to be our engineers\' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Responsibilities

• Lead the stipulation and documentation of architectural policy and standards across different layers of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) stack (e.g., L0-L1 mapping, L1-L3 striping rules, etc.). Work cross-functionally to ensure alignment across product, technology, software engineering, and business teams.
• Drive the development and implementation of hardware life-cycle policies to minimize Excess and Obsolescence (E&O) while balancing the introduction of new technology to support new functionality, scaling, and unit cost reduction.
• Develop methodologies to capture architectural and hardware policies in a machine-readable format for consistent and wide integration across the Global Geospatial Network (GGN) stack.
• Run designs and have an automated verification to ensure executability for a given design.

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Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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