Network Operations Engineer, University Graduate

Google Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 104,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Austin, TX is seeking a Network Operations Engineer, University Graduate to join our global network team. You will help deploy, maintain, and operate private data networks, collaborating with PMs, engineers, and field staff to ensure reliability and scale for users worldwide.

The role emphasizes learning and contributing to design, installation, activation, and commissioning across data centers and metro points of presence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Network Engineering, Telecom Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with network routing protocols, design and troubleshooting, IP routing, LAN switching, and data center operations.
• Direct experience working within a network operations environment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor network dashboards and alerting systems (e.g., Incident Response Management for anomalies, classify severity, and act on alerts within defined SLOs).
• Troubleshoot and resolve low to moderate complexity network incidents affecting wired/wireless networks, routing, switching, and firewalls by following SOPs.
• Implement routine network changes, such as port configurations, VLAN assignments, and software updates, following Change Requests and performing verifications.
• Maintain network diagrams, manage tickets, coordinate with vendors/ISPs, and escalate high-impact issues with detailed diagnostics.

Skills

TCP/IP

BGP

OSPF

LAN switching

Education

Bachelor's degree in Network Engineering or related field

Tools

Cisco IOS

Juniper JUNOS

Router hardware experience

Job description

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• Bachelor's degree in Network Engineering or Telecom Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with network routing protocols, design and troubleshooting, with network equipment providers, IP routing, LAN switching, data center operations.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with fundamental networking technologies (TCP/IP) and a wide range of protocols, including BGP, OSPF, ISIS, DHCP, IPSec, GRE, Wi-Fi standards, DNS, and Radius.
• Direct experience working within a network operations environment.

About the job

As a Network Implementation Engineer, you will be the initial point of our efforts to execute deployment, maintenance, and operations of private data networks worldwide. You will work with Technical Program Managers, Network Engineers, Design and Infrastructure Engineers, Field Engineers within Google, as well as construction and telecommunications vendors and contractors, all to position your team and organization for success.

You will facilitate faster, better, and more efficient, positive outcomes for the business and our customers. Your objective will be to build the world’s most reliable, cost-effective and scalable network to support all of our current and future customers and users globally.

Google's network provides services to millions of Internet users around the world. Our metros are on the edge of our network where Google connects to its users. The Network Team is responsible for operating that network reliably and at scale. Our team owns the full life cycle of all space, power, and network assets in all of Google’s data centers and metro points of presence globally. From the foundation, we are involved from site acquisition to construction and are accountable for what space and power is delivered. We're involved in every facet of network delivery from architecture and design to installation, configuration, activation, and commissioning.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $104000 - $148000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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• Monitor network dashboards and alerting systems (e.g., Incident Response Management (IRM) for anomalies, perform initial triage to classify severity, and act on alerts within defined Service Level Objectives (SLOs).
• Troubleshoot and resolve low to moderate complexity network incidents affecting wired/wireless networks, routing, switching, and firewalls by following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Implement routine network changes, such as port configurations, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) assignments, and software updates, following approved Change Requests (CRs) and performing pre- and post-change verifications.
• Maintain network diagrams, manage user-reported tickets, coordinate with vendors/Internet Service Providers (ISPs), and elevate high-impact issues to executive engineers with detailed diagnostic information.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

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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