Senior Network Engineer
- Architect, deploy and operate network fabrics that span controller‑based and disaggregated switching platforms (Cisco ACI, ONOS‑driven SDN, SONiC‑based switches).
- Design and integrate underlay/overlay solutions (EVPN‑VXLAN, BGP, OSPF) and multi‑tenant segmentation models.
- Build and maintain automation and orchestration for provisioning, lifecycle management and configuration drift prevention using tools such as Python, Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines.
- Lead complex troubleshooting across controller, switch ASIC/NOS, host, and overlay stacks; lead incident response and post‑mortems.
- Implement telemetry and observability (gNMI/gRPC, NETCONF/RESTCONF, streaming telemetry, sFlow/NetFlow, Prometheus/Grafana) to drive monitoring and proactive operations.
- Create, publish and monitor network performance trends and error rate dashboards from a variety of platform consoles and observability tools such as Splunk or DataDog.
- Manage software/firmware lifecycle: upgrades, compatibility testing, rollback plans, and vendor coordination.
- Enforce network security: ACLs, micro‑segmentation, QoS, and role‑based access for privileged systems.
- Collaborate with cloud, platform, security and application teams to meet performance, reliability and compliance requirements.
- Mentor junior engineers and maintain clear runbooks, playbooks, and architecture documentation.
- Evaluate new technologies and run PoCs to inform roadmap and procurement decisions.
- 7+ years of professional network engineering experience, including production deployments and operations.
- Hands‑on experience with at least two of: Cisco ACI, ONOS (or comparable SDN controllers like OpenDaylight), and SONiC (Dell SONiC) on disaggregated hardware.
- Solid L2/L3 fundamentals and experience with EVPN‑VXLAN, BGP (including EVPN), OSPF, VLANs, multicast, and routing design.
- Proven automation and scripting skills (Python preferred) and experience with configuration tools (Ansible, Terraform, or comparable).
- Strong Linux skills (network namespaces, iproute2, systemd) and familiarity integrating networking with host/container platforms (Kubernetes).
- Experience with network telemetry/programmability and common observability stacks.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex production incidents and to document resolution and mitigations.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
- Advanced certifications such as CCNP/CCIE, or vendor certifications relevant to ACI or SONiC.
- Experience developing or customizing SDN controller applications, northbound/southbound APIs with ONOS.
- Familiarity with Dell SONiC specifics: image management, platform drivers, SONiC CLI/SDK, and ASIC behavior.
- Experience with privileged access management, secure network design, and compliance (SOC2, PCI, HIPAA).
- Exposure to P4/programmable data plane concepts and testing/CI for network code.
- Strong analytical and communication skills; able to present complex topics to cross‑functional audiences.
- Self‑starter who can lead projects end‑to‑end and influence technical decisions.
- Collaborative, mentoring mindset and commitment to documentation and operational excellence.
- California
- Los Angeles Incorporated
- Los Angeles Unincorporated
- Philadelphia
- San Francisco
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