Network Engineer

Redmond, WA (remote)

Responsibilities:

Network Engineer with extensive data center networking knowledge to assist in network fabric automation.

You will build, design and operate platforms and products that help mobile operators leverage the Azure to accelerate the digital transformation of their core network operations in order to launch new services in an agile fashion, elastically scale to meet every growing demand for mobile service and dramatically improve operational efficiency thru infrastructure simplification and process automation.

This is the focused skillset needed:

- Must have hands-on experience with configuration, management, diagnostics of network devices (switches, routers) and protocols (ethernet & routing protocols).

Develops network components (e.g., device, software, tools) based on customer, business, and technical requirements that have been defined in partnership with engineering and Program Management teams; ensures that designs meet all functional, performance, scale, and compliance requirements with minimal guidance. Applies knowledge of network technologies to contribute to network design, implementation, and operation.

- Performs testing and validation of network devices, firmware, and configurations

- Knowledge of Ethernet, fiber optics, 802.1Q VLANs, VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding), TCP/IP, DHCP, BGP, MPLS, and VxLAN (Virtual Extensible LAN), dual-stack (IPv4 & IPv6) IP addressing, and IP network design is critical for the position.

- Experience in building, shipping and operating reliable, distributed systems software

- Ability to engage DevOps engineering practices.