Remote Commissioning Network Engineer II - Turnup Validate

Google Fiber; United States; Remote; USD 87,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus plan

Benefits

Job summary

Google Fiber is seeking a Commissioning Network Engineer II to lead the turn-up, integration, and handoff of enterprise and service-provider-grade network infrastructure. This role emphasizes end-to-end commissioning, rigorous testing, and zero-downtime deployment across data centers, campuses, and core nodes.

The position requires deep multi-vendor routing/switching expertise, network automation, fiber interconnects, and QA adherence, with opportunities to mentor field technicians and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field; equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of hands-on network engineering, deployment, or L3 support in ISP/data center/enterprise environments.
• Experience with BGP (iBGP/eBGP), OSPF, IS-IS and MPLS (L2VPN, L3VPN, VRFs).
• Experience working with VXLAN, EVPN, STP/RSTP, LACP, VPC, and VLAN tagging strategies.
• Direct experience configuring and commissioning Juniper (Junos), Nokia (SR-OS/OLT), Siklu and Ruckus switches.
• Proficiency with network testing tools (IXIA, Spirent, EXFO) and scripting languages (Ansible, YAML).
• Knowledge of optical power meters, OTDR testing, fiber types (SMF/MMF), transceiver diagnostics (SFP+/QSFP28), and serial console pinout mapping.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end commissioning, provisioning, and integration of core routers, switches, firewalls, optical transport gear, and edge devices across data center, campus, and ISP environments.
• Execute rigorous pre-flight and post-flight testing to ensure hardware and topology match baseline designs.
• Serve as the final escalation point (L3) for routing, switching, and security issues during deployment windows.
• Provide technical guidance and training to L1/L2 technicians and contractors on fiber standards and turn-up procedures.

Skills

BGP (iBGP/eBGP)

OSPF

IS-IS

MPLS (L2VPN, L3VPN, VRFs)

VXLAN

EVPN

STP/RSTP

LACP

VPC

VLAN tagging

Network automation

Ansible

YAML

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Junos

SR-OS/OLT

Siklu

Ruckus Switches

IXIA

Spirent

EXFO

Job description

Google Fiber is seeking a Commissioning Network Engineer II to lead the turn-up, integration, and handoff of enterprise and service-provider-grade network infrastructure. This role emphasizes end-to-end commissioning, rigorous testing, and zero-downtime deployment across data centers, campuses, and core nodes.

The position requires deep multi-vendor routing/switching expertise, network automation, fiber interconnects, and QA adherence, with opportunities to mentor field technicians and