Cloud Network Engineer

Job Description 

Responsibilities

Network Design and Implementation

• Develops knowledge of optical network technologies to draw insights that aid in network design, standards, implementation, and operation.
• Develops an understanding of quality assurance and network or code review processes by assisting in identifying risks and classes of bugs and becoming familiar with essential details related to network implementation (e.g., physical connectivity, power, protocols, telemetry) and design qualification with guidance from other engineers.

Maintain and Operate Networks

• Monitors optical network telemetry and performs basic analyses to triangulate failures, with guidance from other engineers; makes suggestions on possible monitoring improvements; participate in all efforts to automate repetitive tasks to reduce implementation time and avoid failures due to human error.
• Triages, troubleshoots, and repairs basic live site issues using troubleshooting guides and standard tooling with minimal disruption to customers; participates in on-call/Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) duties.
• Contributes to the development or modification of network automation tools with guidance from other engineers to make efficient use of infrastructure and resources by automating performance of various tasks related to network operations, testing, and incident management.
• Supports the management of incidents across one or more workstreams by applying technical knowledge to diagnose and triage issues with guidance from other engineers; takes notes during incidents and participates in post mortem and root cause analysis processes.
• Works within a team of engineers to manage network deployments; works with a machine-readable definition of the network deployment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation
  • OR Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field
• 2+ years of Optical Communications and Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) experience

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

• Knowledge of optical hardware and optical theory
• Exposure with Python, Go, REST, YAML, and Workflow systems
• Self-starter with proven ability to develop creative solutions that enable customers
• Knowledge of IP/ethernet networking fundamentals
• Interest and ability to research new and emerging technologies to better solve networking problems
• Ability to get hands dirty to fix problems and drive dependencies