Senior Backbone Network Engineer - Automation & Peering

Leadout Capital; San Francisco (CA); Vor Ort; USD 180.000 - 230.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Salesforce is seeking a Lead Network Engineer to join the Backbone Engineering team, focusing on capacity planning and backbone routing architecture for the core network. You will automate network operations with Python and Ansible, collaborate with vendors and field teams, and help drive scalable, web-scale connectivity for global SaaS delivery.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, documentation, and maintaining data integrity across capacity and peering environments.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 7 years in production network environments or comparable experience.
• Proven project management skills.
• Experience working with telecommunications vendors.
• Experience with Cisco and Juniper carrier-class routers (e.g., ASR9K, CRS, MX960, PTX, MX2K).
• Experience with Cisco Nexus-based switches.
• Knowledge of routing protocols such as BGP and IS-IS.
• Fundamental understanding of WDM technologies.
• Strong Python coding skills.
• Good understanding of Unix/Linux-based operating systems.
• Experience developing and maintaining network automation tools (e.g. Ansible).
• Experience with Git, or other version control systems.
• Ability to self-manage multiple projects at once.
• Understanding of AI, ML, LLMs and related technologies.
• A related technical degree is required.

Aufgaben

• Act as a liaison with the vendor sourcing team.
• Develop and maintain metrics on capacity vendors.
• Project manage new capacity installs with cross-functional teams.
• Update network and datastores for capacity changes.
• Collaborate on new network designs and document them.
• Develop automation in Python and Ansible for network config.
• Support customer troubleshooting with connectivity partners.
• Assist with BGP peering management and design.
• Oversee backbone router migrations, grooms, and decoms.
• Document network design lifecycles and secure approvals.
• Maintain Network Data SoTs.

Kenntnisse

Project management

Vendor management

Cisco/Juniper routing

Cisco Nexus switches

BGP/IS-IS routing

WDM technologies

Python

Unix/Linux

Network automation (Ansible)

Git/version control

Multi-project management

AI/ML awareness

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Ansible

Git

Puppet

Terraform

Kubernetes

Containers

Jobbeschreibung

Salesforce is seeking a Lead Network Engineer to join the Backbone Engineering team, focusing on capacity planning and backbone routing architecture for the core network. You will automate network operations with Python and Ansible, collaborate with vendors and field teams, and help drive scalable, web-scale connectivity for global SaaS delivery.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, documentation, and maintaining data integrity across capacity and peering environments.