Senior Network Engineer, Edge & Optical Transport

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🏄 California, New York, +1 more states – Remote

🏄 California – Remote 🗽 New York – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $180k - $225k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🛜 Network Engineer / Network Administrator

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📋 Description

• Own the operation, reliability, and growth of the edge network and optical transport infrastructure • Operate, configure, and expand Juniper PTX edge and backbone routers • Manage internet transit, private and public peering, and external connectivity using IPv4/IPv6, eBGP/iBGP, routing policy, prefix filtering, and route validation • Deploy and maintain Smartoptics M32 and M40 optical line systems for DWDM transport and data center interconnects • Troubleshoot failures across packet and optical layers • Plan resilient paths and capacity across edge, backbone, and optical networks • Coordinate circuit delivery, cross-connects, turn-ups, acceptance testing, and fault resolution with external providers and vendors • Automate provisioning, configuration validation, backups, and operational checks using Python, Ansible, APIs, or similar tools • Improve telemetry and alerting for routing health, interface utilization, errors, optical performance, and service availability • Execute planned maintenance with validation and rollback procedures; participate in incident response and root cause analysis • Maintain network diagrams, circuit and wavelength inventories, IP addressing records, configuration standards, and operational runbooks • Collaborate with data center networking, compute, platform, and operations teams to deliver reliable connectivity

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience operating production edge, backbone, service provider, or large-scale data center networks • Hands-on experience with Juniper PTX routers and Junos OS/Evolved, including configuration, troubleshooting, upgrades, and routing policy management • Strong knowledge of IPv4/IPv6, BGP, internet routing, peering and transit, route filtering, and failure detection and convergence • Practical experience operating DWDM optical transport or open line systems, including wavelength planning, optical power budgets, fiber loss, and alarm troubleshooting • Ability to isolate faults across router interfaces, transceivers, optical line systems, fiber spans, and carrier circuits • Experience planning and turning up high-capacity Ethernet and data center interconnect services, with attention to redundancy and service acceptance • Experience using Python, Ansible, or similar tools to automate network operations and validate changes • Experience with network monitoring, telemetry, and capacity planning, and with executing production changes using validation and rollback plans • Strong documentation and communication skills; ability to independently prioritize work, coordinate with external providers, and own issues through resolution • Ideal: Direct experience deploying and operating Smartoptics M32 and M40 line systems and their management tools • Ideal: Experience with coherent optics, OSNR, pre-FEC error rates, optical power meters, or OTDRs • Ideal: Experience with multi-region backbone design, dark fiber services, carrier diversity, and data center interconnect architecture • Ideal: Familiarity with RPKI-based route origin validation, IRR filtering, and DDoS mitigation providers • Ideal: Experience integrating edge networks with data center fabrics, cloud connectivity, or AI infrastructure environments • Ideal: Experience working in a high-growth infrastructure company with a small team and a high degree of ownership

🏖️ Benefits

• Discretionary bonus • Meaningful equity component / RSUs • Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents • 401(k) matching (U.S.) • Pension contributions (U.K.) • Unlimited PTO • Company holidays and floating holidays • Paid parental and family leave • Annual learning and development allowance • Wellness stipend • Work-from-home stipend • Four weeks of paid sabbatical leave after four years of service • Flexible schedules • Hybrid work model for office-based teams • Complimentary meals at office hubs

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