Senior Staff Engineer, Cloud Network (R5000)

What you'll do:

Lead the design of network systems that span both cloud and isolated environments, ensuring consistent connectivity and behavior.
Design networking for containerized systems to support inter-service communication and service discovery
Partner with Enterprise Ops to design and implement routing and firewall policies across shared network boundaries
Establish and improve network observability and debugging
Partner with Cybersecurity and Infosec to design connectivity and access boundaries that meet regulatory and compliance needs
Identify and resolve systemic issues affecting reliability, latency, and scalability
Mentor engineers and drive adoption of strong network design and debugging practices through hands-on guidance and review 

Required qualifications:

10+ years of experience in network engineering, infrastructure engineering, or related fields
Experience designing and operating network systems across cloud and non-cloud environments
Deep understanding of networking fundamentals, including routing, segmentation, and traffic control
Experience with cloud networking using infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible)
Experience designing networking for containerized or distributed systems
Ability to diagnose and resolve complex network issues across systems
Experience working across team boundaries to design and implement network solutions
3–5 years of experience designing and operating systems in regulated or compliance-driven environments
Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction 

Preferred qualifications:

Experience building network systems used across multiple teams or environments
Experience working with isolated or high-security environments
Familiarity with data center fabric architectures (e.g., EVPN/VXLAN, spine-leaf)
Experience with Kubernetes networking and service connectivity models
Experience with traditional and cloud-native firewalls (e.g., Palo Alto Networks, AWS WAF)