Lead Site Reliability Engineer, Network - Remote

Cisco Meraki; United States; Remote; USD 148,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Site Reliability Engineer, where you'll be at the forefront of supporting a robust cloud infrastructure. In this dynamic role, you'll design and implement network architectures, troubleshoot production issues, and automate processes to enhance operational efficiency. This innovative firm values diversity and collaboration, providing an environment where your contributions will directly impact the customer experience and drive technological advancement. If you're passionate about creating sophisticated solutions and thrive in a fast-paced setting, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and operating large-scale enterprise or cloud environments.
• Proficient in scripting and automation with various programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the cloud infrastructure supporting customer networks.
• Analyze and improve system reliability and performance.

Skills

Network Engineering

Production Engineering

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

DevOps

BGP

OSPF

IPv6

Scripting (Python, Ruby, Go, Bash)

System Administration

Tools

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Ansible

Job description

Application window is open until further notice.

The Meraki cloud supports millions of customer devices from 10 data centers around the world. Meraki’s customer base has grown by a factor of 2-3 every year, serving billions of HTTP requests per day globally. Our customers depend on our products to run their critical infrastructure of network switches, security appliances, wireless APs and security cameras.

As SREs at Meraki, we are responsible for building and growing the cloud that supports these customers and their networks. As a Site Reliability Engineer, you will be focused on supporting a specific, highly available, and very secure production environment. You will analyze the reliability of our environments, use your networking and coding skills to improve the way we operate, and debug complex events as part of a 24/7 on-call rotation.

Example projects of a Network SRE:

• Designing and implementing network architectures for on-prem and cloud based environments, including security services such as firewalls, load-balancers, DDoS protection and Web application firewalling.
• Create and maintain interconnectivity solutions between multiple global data centers, cloud providers, 3rd party services and customers to meet changing business requirements.
• Full-stack troubleshooting of production issues (application, system, and network) through to root cause analysis and implementation of preventative measures.
• Crafting tests and collecting metrics to build dashboards and alerts that provide proactive insight into changing network conditions.
• Automating builds of new data centers and cloud-based network infrastructure.

You are an ideal candidate if you:

• Can demonstrate experience in designing, deploying and operating mid to large scale enterprise or cloud environments.
• Are a design-minded individual with a proven understanding of BGP, OSPF, IPv6, data center switching concepts, and internet routing.
• Feel comfortable with scripting or coding with languages like Python, Ruby, Go or Bash.
• Know your way around *nix systems and have interests that span beyond routers and switches.
• Daringly jump into other people's solutions and source code to seek a problem.
• Like to Automate all the things!
• You care and empathize about the customer experience and can support an externally-facing production environment.
• Are passionate about building sophisticated solutions working alongside other engineering teams.
• Empathize with coworkers, and are a positive influence on others.
• Bonus points for experience with: Jinja, Terraform, Prometheus, Grafana, firewall administration, WAF, DDoS mitigation, Ansible, SNMP, streaming telemetry, DMVPN, IPSec, MACsec, Unix/Linux, system administration, project management experience, AWS/Azure/GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, TLS or Cloud/ISP/Telco exposure.

Keywords: Network Engineering, Production Engineering, SRE, Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, CCNP, CCIE, JNCP, JNCIE.

At Cisco Meraki, we’re challenging the status quo with the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. When we connect different perspectives, we can imagine new possibilities, inspire innovation, and release the full potential of our people. We’re building an employee experience that includes appreciation, belonging, growth, and purpose for everyone.

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Compensation Range:

$148,100—$235,800 USD