Salesforce
Enterprise Technology & Infrastructure
LeadNetworkEngineerBackboneEngineering
“Lead Network Engineer - Backbone Engineering at Salesforce. Skills: Network Engineering, Network Automation, Routing Protocols, Python. Develop and maintain metrics on capacity vendors. Project manage new capacity installs”
What You'll Achieve.
Meet substantial growth needs; Achieve operational excellence; Ensure customer success; Ensure customer trust
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Minimum 7 years in production network environments, Proven project management skills, Experience working with telecommunications vendors, Experience with Cisco and Juniper carrier-class routers (ex: ASR9K, CRS, MX960, PTX, MX2K), Experience with Cisco Nexus-based switches, Knowledge of routing protocols such as BGP and IS-IS, Fundamental understanding of WDM technologies, Python coding skills, Good understanding of Unix/Linux-based operating systems, Experience developing and maintaining network automation tools (e. g. Ansible), Experience with Git, or other version control systems, The ability to self-manage multiple projects at one time, A good understanding of the current state of AI, machine learning, LLMs, MCP, etc., A related technical degree required
Nice to Have
Experience managing co-located infrastructure, Experience with DWDM platforms, preferably Ciena and Cisco DCI, Experience with MACSec encryption, Extensive network troubleshooting and network monitoring skills, Hands-on experience with production hardware life-cycle management, Experience with Puppet, Terraform, Containers, and/or K8S, Familiarity with CI/CD principles, Previous experience with lift and shift backbone router migrations, Experience administering global, web-scale IP Address allocations, Solid understanding of the transit, public peering and SFI spaces, Experience writing prompts against public AI chatbots (ex. ChatGPT, Gemini), Experience with AI-assisted coding (ex. Cursor, VSCode with AI plugins), Prior experience with the Salesforce core application, either in a developer or support role
What You'll Do.
Develop and maintain metrics on capacity vendors
Project manage new capacity installs
Update network for capacity additions
Provide feedback on new network designs
Ansible for automation
Manage peering relationship
Handle backbone router migrations
Maintain Network Data SoTs
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with field teams; Collaborate with vendor sourcing teams; Collaborate with Global Network Operations teams; Collaborate with application owners; Collaborate with connectivity partners; Collaborate with customer engagement teams; Collaborate on network design approvals
Process & Methodology
Project managing new capacity installs, Self-manage multiple projects
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