Senior Infrastructure Lead Engineer

Icann; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ICANN seeks a senior-level IT infrastructure specialist to serve as lead technical contributor for core network and related infrastructure. You will oversee design, operations, maintenance, and documentation, and mentor a team to deliver projects on time while adhering to best practices.

You will bring advanced expertise in OSPF, BGP, Juniper gear, Linux administration, and CI/CD support, plus strong governance and standards documentation.

Qualifications

• Expertise in network engineering, including OSPF, BGP, and fault-tolerant network designs.
• Expertise with Juniper routers, switches, and SRX appliances.
• Expertise in wireless network design and high-capacity deployments.
• Expertise in highly available systems design.
• Experience creating standards documentation and governance practices.
• Experience with business process design and implementation.
• Advanced Linux/Unix infrastructure administration expertise.
• Technical project management experience.
• Scripting expertise in Perl, Shell, or Python.
• Experience with software engineering, data structures, and design patterns.
• Advanced knowledge of network addressing, Internet protocols, and DNS.
• Strong Windows and Active Directory infrastructure administration skills.
• Advanced knowledge of relational databases.
• Experience with network storage.
• Experience with object storage.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for assigned infrastructure, including design, operations, maintenance, support, and documentation.
• Supervise the work of team members related to assigned infrastructure or projects to ensure adherence to best practices and on-time delivery.
• Lead and complete large projects within established scope and timelines.
• Provide infrastructure architecture consulting for assigned projects.
• Develop infrastructure automation code and supporting documentation.
• Provide infrastructure support for continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD).
• Manage team members to ensure project work is completed on time and on task.
• Manage vendor relationships, including internet service providers, venue IT departments, network vendors, and Meetings Technical Services contractors.
• Engage directly with internal and external stakeholders regarding areas of expertise.
• Direct the development, monitoring, and maintenance of the meetings network operations budget.

Skills

OSPF

BGP

fault-tolerant design

Juniper gear

SRX appliances

wireless design

high-availability

standards docs

governance

business process

Linux/Unix

project management

Perl

Shell

Python

software engineering

data structures

design patterns

network addressing

Internet protocols

DNS

Windows/AD

relational databases

network storage

object storage

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

Juniper routers

SRX

Linux/Unix

DNS

Job description

ICANN seeks a senior-level IT infrastructure specialist to serve as lead technical contributor for core network and related infrastructure. You will oversee design, operations, maintenance, and documentation, and mentor a team to deliver projects on time while adhering to best practices.

You will bring advanced expertise in OSPF, BGP, Juniper gear, Linux administration, and CI/CD support, plus strong governance and standards documentation.