Network Engineering Senior

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Salesforce is looking for a Senior Network Engineer to join Salesforce's Network Engineering team. This team facilitates the deployment of strategic initiatives mainly focused on network patching, routing, switching and load-balancing function of Salesforce's 1P network infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Plan, Design, Develop, Implement and Operate Cisco, Juniper, F5(LTM, GTM) and other network appliances serving Salesforce's internal and external applications.

• Work closely with automation teams in defining and developing the tools that allow us to manage the configuration of network equipment(F5, Cisco, Juniper etc) in Cloud Scale datacenters.

• Develop and maintain scripts/power-tools based on Ansible and Python that help with configuration deployment on different kinds of network equipment(Cisco, F5, Juniper etc).

• Drive service ownership for the Network Engineering teams; assist in efforts to streamline problem and organizational change processes and increase automation.

• Provide network escalation support for internal and external service impairments or outages.

• Perform high-level troubleshooting and analysis to determine the root cause when network outages occur during network maintenances.

• Isolate hardware and software problems on network devices and work with vendors to resolve issues as vital.

• Assisting in mitigating security vulnerabilities in OS and configuration across different network vendors(Cisco, F5, Juniper etc).

• Perform proactive network maintenance, such as code upgrades, config updates and cleanup/decoms on various network devices such as Switches, Routers and Load-balancers

• Work collaboratively with engineering teams to identify ways in which we can proactively improve the stability of the network and decrease potential for future outages.

• Ensure documented processes are followed while providing necessary feedback focussed on safety and agility of the processes involved.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with TCP/IP networking, architecture and core technologies, such as BGP, OSPF, ISIS, DNS, HTTP, etc.

• Working knowledge and experience working in a Unix/Linux environment.

• Proven proficiency in scripting/programming with Python, Golang, perl, etc.

• Demonstrated experience with developing and using Ansible tools(cli and playbooks) to manage network equipment of various makes/models.

• Practitioner-level network automation skills using DevOps and CI/CD pipeline practices.

• Demonstrated experience with the usage of version control tools such as git.

• Working knowledge of protocol analysis tools such as wireshark, tcpdump, ping, netstat.

• Experience deploying and leading large-scale distributed network environments with focus on automation.

• Working knowledge of PKI infrastructure, firewalls and access-list configuration and troubleshooting as well as experience in system performance methodologies along with hands-on empirical monitoring and data-driven decision-making.

• Strong analytical approach to problem-solving and ability to fix complex issues quickly, while optimally prioritizing multiple priorities.

• Must work well as part of a team in a high-energy environment; must possess good written and verbal communication skills and good time-management abilities.

• A related technical degree required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experiences with F5 GTM and LTM installation, engineering, administration, and life cycle management including advanced iRules and troubleshooting

• Understanding of the different load balancing options & features including Persistence, SSL client / server profiles, HTTP profiles

• Highly skilled in packet analysis, network analysis tools, troubleshooting, and analytical fault diagnosis.

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