Senior Staff Network Engineer

Sandisk; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandisk in Milpitas, CA, is seeking a Senior Network Architect to design, deploy, and optimize global network infrastructure across corporate and manufacturing sites, ensuring high availability and performance.

You will lead BGP, SD-WAN, VLAN, and data-center networking projects, mentor teams, collaborate across IT leadership, document runbooks, and coordinate with vendors in a fast-paced, multi-timezone environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 12+ years of experience in Network Architecture, including Routing, Switching, Wireless, and Network Security.
• Strong communication, cross-functional collaboration, and documentation skills.
• Deep understanding of DHCP/DNS and IPAM for deployments.
• Proactive, detail-oriented with excellent problem solving in enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Design,Plan,deploy, manage, optimize, and troubleshoot global network infrastructure across Corporate and manufacturing locations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define network requirements and project scopes.
• Lead IT projects and Maintenance Window activities; document configurations and runbooks.
• Mentor deployment teams and partner teams; interact with vendors for integration.
• Ensure global network infrastructure is monitored and responds to incidents per SLAs.

Skills

Network Architecture

Routing & Switching

Wireless

Network Security

DHCP/DNS

BGP/OSPF

SD-WAN

VLAN

Spanning Tree

Cisco/Arista

Automation Git/Ansible

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Infoblox

Job description

• Job Type (exemption status): Exempt position - Please see related compensation & benefits details below
• Business Function: Network Engineering

Company Description

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape.

Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.

Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.

Job Description

You will be part of our Global Networkengineeringteam responsibleforarchitecting,implementing,maintaining, and optimizing our regional/local network infrastructure, ensuring high network performance/reliability, and delivering critical network services to meet business goals.

Essentials Duties and Responsibilities:

Design,Plan,deploy, manage, optimize, and troubleshootglobal network infrastructureat Corporate and manufacturing locations to meet the business requirements and growth demands, ensuringavailability and performance.

Work closely with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to define network requirements, develop project scopes, and implement solutions that ensure performance and availability.

Collaborate with IT leadership to design and implementan enterprisearchitectureframeformthat supports robust IT infrastructure.

Act as an escalation pointforNetwork Operations team to troubleshootcomplexnetwork issues related to BGP,SD-WAN, VLAN, Spanning Tree,Security,network hardware/software, wireless, DHCP, DNSetc.

Collaborate with the IT leadership andGlobal Networkarchitectureteam to incorporate company standards and preferred practices intoregional site network builds.

Ensureglobalnetwork infrastructure is properlymonitored. Act asanetwork engineeringpoint of contact and Subject Matter Expert to respond to network incidents/service requests according to Service Level Agreements.

Lead the development and modernization of the IT network infrastructureby developing automation tools while improving end user experience.

Prepare andmaintainup-to-date documentation, including network configurations, run books, and handover documents, detailing the deployment of solutions.

Provide mentorship, technical leadership, and support todeploymentteam members, partner teams, and stakeholders.

Interact/communicate with vendors, service providers, peers, stakeholders, and business unitsforeffective integration/operations of services and systems.

Lead,planandparticipatein IT projects and Maintenance Window activities.

Maintain close collaboration with other global IT functional teams.

Create andmaintaincomplex network documentationandself-manage multi-quarterprojects.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field.

12+yearsprofessional experience in NetworkArchitecture includingRouting, Switching, Wireless, and Network Security.

A proactive and resourceful individual who achieves goals independently while collaborating effectively in teams, sharing ideas, making recommendations, and ensuring alignmentthrough solid communication and interpersonal skills.

Strong verbal, written, social, and presentation skills arerequiredto communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences at all levels. This includes developing procedural documentation, work instructionsforremote hands, and presentations.

Demonstrate flexibility in managing multiple projects and adjusting to changing requirements, schedules, and priorities while executing workflow milestones and deliverables within project timelines in a fast-paced, cross-time-zone environment.

Meticulous attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and excellent problem-solving abilities in an enterprise environment.

Must be able to regularly adjust working hours ortimeshiftto accommodate global projects, ensuringtimelyexecution and collaboration across time zones.

Deepunderstanding of network design practices from smallofficesto largecampuses.

Deep understanding of DHCP/DNS functions, configurations, troubleshooting, and IPAM toolsfortracking and managing IP address allocations during network deployments.

Hands-on experience and in-depth knowledge in networking technologies/solutions includingSD-WAN,BGP, OSPF, HA, VLAN, Spanning Tree, EtherChannel, QoS, WAN, etc.

Solid understanding of data center networking technologies and solutions including Cisco/Arista switches, WAN routers, structuredcabling,etc.

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability toestablishprofessional working relationships with varying levels of both business and technical personnel.

Exceptional documentation skills that can clearly articulate technical designs, issues and constraints, procedures, and network assessments.

Strong project management,analytical,and problem determination/resolution skills.

Proficient in version control, configuration management (Git/Ansible), and networkautomation to contribute effectively in a fast-paced deployment environment.

Familiar with network scanning/analysis procedures and toolsetsfornetwork readiness assessments.

Preferred:

Working knowledge of Infoblox is a PLUS.

Experience working in a manufacturing environment is a plus.

Technicalcertificationsssuch as CCNP/CCIE or equivalentarepreferred.

Additional Information

Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal ” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here .

Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Sandisk is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at [e-mail] to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will 10/22/2026(3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.
• You will be eligible to participate in Sandisk's Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance. Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan.RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Sandisk's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.