Site Reliability Engineer, IP

Job summary

This hands-on network engineering role maintains and expands an IP backbone connecting physical network infrastructure with Google Cloud Platform. The engineer troubleshoots routing, packet loss, and latency; automates hybrid network deployments with Python, Ansible, and Terraform; improves observability using Grafana and GCP tools; and plans maintenance to minimize downtime.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Juniper Junos and/or Arista EOS hardware CLIs.
• Working knowledge of GCP networking, including VPC architecture, firewall rules, and cloud routing.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, subnetting, BGP, and OSPF.
• Ability to trace network packets and identify where traffic is dropped.
• Comfort working in a Linux shell environment.
• Python scripting or experience with Ansible and Terraform is advantageous.
• Google Cloud, Juniper, Arista, or Cisco networking certifications are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Configure, deploy, and troubleshoot physical IP core and GCP networking infrastructure.
• Investigate routing anomalies, packet loss, and latency across physical and cloud networks.
• Perform blameless root-cause analysis for complex network incidents.
• Build and operate Python scripts, Ansible playbooks, and Terraform configurations to automate deployments, validate changes, and audit the hybrid network.
• Tune network monitoring and use GCP observability tools to identify issues before they affect customers.
• Plan and execute firmware upgrades, hardware replacements, and cloud architecture migrations while minimizing downtime.

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Industry

Relocation