Lead Backbone Network Engineer - Automation & BGP

salesforce.com, inc.; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 172,500 - 260,100; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce.com, inc. is seeking a Lead Network Engineer in McLean, Virginia, to join their Infrastructure Strategy and Data Center Operations team. The ideal candidate will assist in network design, collaborate with various teams, and contribute to automation processes in support of the Salesforce Global Network.

This role requires strong project management and technical skills, particularly in Python and network automation, with a preference for candidates with significant experience in production environments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years in production network environments.
• Experience with telecommunications vendors.
• Strong Python coding and network automation skills required.

Responsibilities

• Act as liaison with vendor sourcing team.
• Managing capacity vendor metrics.
• Project managing new capacity installations.

Skills

Production network environments experience

Project management skills

Telecommunications vendors experience

Cisco and Juniper routers experience

Python coding skills

Ansible automation tools experience

Education

Related technical degree

Tools

Cisco Nexus-based switches

Git or version control systems

Job description

Salesforce.com, inc. is seeking a Lead Network Engineer in McLean, Virginia, to join their Infrastructure Strategy and Data Center Operations team. The ideal candidate will assist in network design, collaborate with various teams, and contribute to automation processes in support of the Salesforce Global Network.

This role requires strong project management and technical skills, particularly in Python and network automation, with a preference for candidates with significant experience in production environments.