Network Operations Engineer, University Graduate

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

Job summary

Google seeks a Network Implementation Engineer to lead deployment, maintenance and operations of private data networks worldwide. You will collaborate with Technical Program Managers, Network Engineers, and vendors to position the team for success.

You will help build a reliable, scalable network to support customers globally, involved from architecture to commissioning in data centers and metro points of presence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in networking or telecom engineering.
• Experience with routing, design and troubleshooting in data-center networks.

Responsibilities

• Monitor network dashboards and alerting systems; classify severities and respond within SLOs.
• Troubleshoot and resolve low to moderate complexity network incidents.
• Implement routine network changes (port configs, VLANs, software updates) per CRs.
• Maintain diagrams, handle tickets, coordinate with vendors/ISPs, escalate major issues.

Skills

Routing protocols

IP routing

LAN switching

Data center operations

Network equipment providers

TCP/IP

BGP

OSPF

ISIS

DHCP

IPSec

GRE

Wi‑Fi standards

DNS

Radius

Network operations experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Network Engineering or Telecom Engineering

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• 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

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities:

• 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.