Networking Engineer Palo Alto, CA

LFGroup.ai; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision, and dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation (3 weeks)

10+ paid holidays per year

Short-term disability insurance

Life insurance

Discretionary bonuses

Job summary

LFG designs, builds and manages power infrastructure for compute systems and utility providers. The Networking Engineer designs, builds and operates the data networks at each site and the connections between sites, carriers and customers. You will own these networks from design through daily operation.

LFG expects experience with routing protocols, automation and a track record of managing live changes, with the ability to travel to other LFG locations as needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years operating data center or service provider networks.
• Strong knowledge of routing and switching protocols.
• Experience with equipment from Arista, Juniper or Cisco.
• Scripting or automation experience, for example Python or Ansible.
• Experience running planned changes on live networks.

Responsibilities

• Design and build site networks, including core, access and management networks.
• Configure and maintain routers, switches and firewalls, using protocols such as BGP, OSPF and EVPN/VXLAN.
• Manage carrier circuits, internet transit, peering and cross-connects.
• Monitor network health and capacity and respond to incidents.
• Automate configuration and change management.
• Work with the Fiber Engineer on the physical layer and with customers on their connections.
• Apply network security practices, including segmentation and access control.
• Keep network diagrams and documentation current.

Skills

Networking experience

Routing protocols

Switching protocols

Arista/Juniper/Cisco

Python/Ansible

Live network changes

Tools

Automation tooling

Job description

LFG designs, builds and manages power infrastructure for compute systems and utility providers. The Networking Engineer designs, builds and operates the data networks at each site and the connections between sites, carriers and customers. You will own these networks from design through daily operation.

What you will do

• Design and build site networks, including core, access and management networks.
• Configure and maintain routers, switches and firewalls, using protocols such as BGP, OSPF and EVPN/VXLAN.
• Manage carrier circuits, internet transit, peering and cross-connects.
• Monitor network health and capacity and respond to incidents.
• Automate configuration and change management.
• Work with the Fiber Engineer on the physical layer and with customers on their connections.
• Apply network security practices, including segmentation and access control.
• Keep network diagrams and documentation current.

Required qualifications

• 5 or more years operating data center or service provider networks.
• Strong knowledge of routing and switching protocols.
• Experience with equipment from Arista, Juniper or Cisco.
• Scripting or automation experience, for example Python or Ansible.
• Experience running planned changes on live networks.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with optical transport.
• Experience building a network at a new site from the ground up.
• CCNP, JNCIP or equivalent certification.

Additional Requirements

• Willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed
• Must be willing to travel to other LFG locations
• Office-based, with time in data halls
• On-call rotation and occasional maintenance outside business hours

Pay Range:
$150,000.00 - $210,000.00

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at LFG. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law.

LFG is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with LFG is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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