Principal Network Engineer, Network Systems and Automation

General Motors; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is on the lookout for a skilled Network Engineer to enhance their automation ecosystem for autonomous vehicle production. This remote role focuses on the lifecycle management of network devices and cloud integration, crucial for driving operational efficiency in production networks. Join a team that emphasizes collaboration and continuous improvement in complex networking solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in automated network management and cloud technologies.
• Ability to deliver technical design specifications and network architectures.
• Collaborative skills to resolve complex network challenges.

Responsibilities

• Develop technical and architectural designs for the network.
• Build and support network automation platforms.
• Maintain network devices and cloud networking.

Skills

Network Automation

Cloud Networking

Technical Design

Collaboration

Troubleshooting

Job description

Remote: This role is based remotely, but if you live within a 50-mile radius of [Atlanta, Austin, Detroit, Warren, Milford or Mountain View], you are expected to report to that location three times a week, at minimum.

Sponsorship: GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply if you will need GM immigration sponsorship (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) now or in the future.

The Role

General Motors is seeking a Network Engineer to help build and maintain our automation ecosystem that delivers production and development services to the autonomous vehicles production network. As a key member of the Infrastructure Engineering team, this role will focus on advancing and scaling our critical production network and systems, essential for automating network design, deployment, troubleshooting, upkeep, and operations. The individual will manage the complete lifecycle of on-premise network devices and servers, including automated initial configuration and ongoing management through our network Source of Truth and automation platforms.

What You’ll be doing:

• Develop well-written technical and architectural designs

• Build and support network automation platforms that provide services to our global network

• Collaborate with fellow network engineers and SREs to understand and solve challenges in complex networks through software-based solutions

• Deliver complex network automation architectures through incremental development practices

• Maintain switches, routers, and network access equipment

• Deploy and maintain software-defined cloud networking, primarily in GCP and AWS

• Participate in network operations and systems on-call rotation

• Perform peer reviews, provide guidance, and contribute based on software best practices