Minimum qualifications:

• CCIE/CCDE/JNCIE network certifications or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in networking environments.
• Experience with enterprise network design and operations in a global environment.
• Experience in one of the following: Python or Go.

Preferred qualifications:

• VMware network certifications (VCP-NV/VCIX-NV/VCDX-NV).
   
• Experience working in a multi-vendor environment.
   
• Knowledge of the IS-IS, VXLAN, BGP, EVPN, and Network Virtualization technologies/protocols.
• Knowledge of VPN technologies (Palo Alto, VyOS, pfSense, Cisco ASR).
   
• Knowledge of Linux networking functionalities.

About the job

Google is proud to boast a network that provides service to millions of Internet users around the world. The Network Engineering team is responsible for operating that network reliably and at scale. As a member of the team, you have a direct impact on design and feature enhancements to keep our systems running smoothly. You also ensure that network operations are safe and efficient by monitoring network performance, coordinating planned maintenance, adjusting hardware components and responding to network connectivity issues. Google's complex network generates a constant stream of challenges which require you to continually be innovative with an evolving set of technologies. Keeping the network reliable ensures that our users stay connected with our suite of applications, products and services.

The Google Cloud VMware Solution enables customers running on-premises VMware workloads to seamlessly migrate to Google Cloud without having to re-architect or refactor their applications.

In this role, you will assist in launching and supporting the Google VMware Engine service and infrastructure.
 

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Responsibilities

• Scale systems sustainably through tools and automation, and evolve systems by driving change that improves reliability and velocity.
• Plan and implement change management across fleet while maintaining 4x9 availability.
   
• Design and implement processes for the efficient operation of networks and VMware stack, and work to resolve internal network service issues in VMware Engine.
   
• Assist with network virtualization and overlay architectures (e.g., Software-Defined Networking (SDN)), design, and implementation.
   
• Participate in rotating on call schedule with other members of the team, including during weekends.