Staff Engineer - Network Operations Lyve Cloud

About our group:

The world of networking is undergoing a sea change. Commodity routers, repeatable designs, dense fabrics and virtualization techniques dot the data center network landscape. SDN concepts are merging the boundaries of control plane and management plane functions and expectedly, software is playing an ever-increasing role in controlling and managing these networks. The software ecosystem managing Lyve Cloud network needs to be intelligent, scalable and fault tolerant. Our vision is to ultimately have self-managed networks.
We are looking for a Network Operations Engineers for Lyve Cloud Network Operations team who will be responsible for building, and operating the global edge, backbone and datacenter network to meet the requirements of high availability, scalability, and high-performance. By joining this team, you will gain marketable network operation experiences in edge, backbone and data center networking at massive scale.

About the role - you will:

• Deploy, Build, operate and optimize Lyve Cloud’s global network, including edge, backbone, data center, and public cloud connectivity
• Act as primary liaison to third party vendors, both managed service providers and fiber providers, managing the operations/deployment relationship and driving performance
• Perform deep dives on complex technical issues across networks, ranging from automated tooling to hardware failures and network issues
• Anticipate potential operational risks and develop strategies to mitigate/minimize
• Maintain deployment status reporting and provide frequent deployment updates
• Build cross-functional relationships with Network Engineering, Systems Engineering, Traffic, Logistics, Program Management, and OEM partners to deliver superb operational results and manage the performance of external vendors
• Participate in on-call rotations with the global operations team

About you:

• Flexibility to adapt with ever changing priorities and work in a fast paced, highly collaborative, dynamic work environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A team player, self-motivated, eager to learn, result oriented, able to work independently as well as in team environment, have a strong attention to detail and be able to think “outside the box”

Your experience includes:

• Experience in critical infrastructure operations and/or engineering, and at least one of the following networking domains: IP/ Edge networking or network operations
• Experience working within a global team and collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced and dynamic environment with limited supervision
• Experience with TCP/IP fundamentals and routing protocols (e.g., EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS, or MPLS)
• Experience in network protocol function and troubleshooting (e.g., BGP, OSPF, ISIS, MPLS, or STP)
• Experience in network operations and systematic troubleshooting
• Industry certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, etc. or equivalent academic course work or experience
• Experience with vendor relationship management and providing technical direction to vendors
• Network operations experience while supporting large-scale network infrastructure preferably with a service provider or hyper scale environment
• Expert knowledge of TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6, network management/monitoring protocols and routing protocols such as BGP, ISIS, OSPF, and MPLS
• Experience working in a customer-facing role at an ISP, carrier, content network, or CDN
• Understanding of network operations at scale
• Understanding of cloud computing, Linux server environments, network design and deployment, managing large scale infrastructure

Location:

Our site in Pune is dynamic, both in our cutting-edge, innovative work, as well as our vibrant on-site food, and athletic and personal development opportunities for our 400+ employees. You can enjoy breakfast, lunch, or dinner from one of four cafeterias in the park. Take a break from your workday and participate in one of our many walkathons or compete against your colleagues in carrom, chess and table tennis. Learn about a technical topic outside your area of expertise at one of our monthly Technical Speaker Series or attend one of the frequent on- site cultural festivals, celebrations, and community volunteer opportunities.