Senior Networking Engineer - Data Center & Automation

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.

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.