Staff Network Architect — Infra Control & Automation

Google Inc.; Reston, Atlanta (VA, GA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 256,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Inc. is seeking a Share Staff Network Engineer for the Infrastructure Control Network in Reston, VA.

The role focuses on owning outcomes, making decisions, and solving ambiguous problems while influencing stakeholders across multiple sites. Qualified candidates will have a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and at least 10 years in network routing, design, and troubleshooting, with experience in planning multi-site networks and proficiency in C++, Go, or Python.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience with network routing protocols, design and troubleshooting.
• Experience planning and designing networks across multiple sites/products.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical roadmap and architecture for the network, balancing immediate needs with long-term scalability.
• Own end-to-end architectural and design decisions for the infrastructure network.
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for partner teams to align on OKRs and dependencies.
• Lead the lifecycle of networks from inception to deployment and optimization.
• Scale systems through automation to improve reliability and velocity.

Skills

Network routing protocols

Network design

Programming languages (C++, Go, Python

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Google Inc. is seeking a Share Staff Network Engineer for the Infrastructure Control Network in Reston, VA.

The role focuses on owning outcomes, making decisions, and solving ambiguous problems while influencing stakeholders across multiple sites. Qualified candidates will have a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and at least 10 years in network routing, design, and troubleshooting, with experience in planning multi-site networks and proficiency in C++, Go, or Python.