Manager, Network Engineering - Transport (Remote)
$140,000–$215,000 year
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Lead network engineering team and drive initiatives to scale IP and Optical backbone while maintaining consistency and stability. Develop tools to enhance consistency across multiple hybrid clouds and drive backbone network automation strategy. Collaborate with internal service partners and external vendors to advance network architecture, validate designs, and lead post-mortem discussions. Participate in 24x7 on-call rotations and manage global engineering teams with minimal supervision. This role requires 7+ years of experience in multi-vendor hyper-scale IP and Optical backbone operations, including expertise in DWDM, ROADM, and MP-BGP. Candidates must be eligible for CJIS clearance. Base salary ranges from $140,000 to $215,000 per year.
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in operating multi-vendor hyper-scale IP and Optical backbone, data center networks and public cloud networks (AWS, GCP, OCI, or equivalent)
- Proven track record in managing global engineering teams and leading initiatives independently with minimal supervision
- Expert in large scale backbone networking technologies and protocols such as DWDM, ROADM, MP-BGP, MPLS, RSVP, Segment Routing, IS-IS, QoS, MACsec
- Experience with optical networks, core backbone routing, DDoS mitigation and other edge network services
- Experience in managing network configs using scripts (bash, python) or automation frameworks (Ansible, Chef, Terraform)
- Experience operating in FedRAMP or other regulated environments
- Must be eligible for CJIS clearance (requires U.S. citizenship or Green Card/permanent resident status)
- A strong track record of developing and improving tools, platforms, and infrastructure
- Experience with network simulation and testing tools
- Experience in the automation of systems to reduce operational toil
- Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes
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