Salesforce
Enterprise Technology & Infrastructure
LeadNetworkEngineerBackboneEngineering
“Lead Network Engineer - Backbone Engineering at Salesforce. Skills: Network Engineering, Network Automation, BGP, Python. Develop and maintain metrics on capacity vendors. Project manage new capacity installs”
What You'll Achieve.
Meet substantial growth needs; Contribute to development of standards; Contribute to development of processes; Contribute to development of automation requirements; Lead to 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/decommissions
Provide feedback on new network designs
Ansible for automation
Manage BGP peering relationships
Perform backbone router migrations/grooms/decoms
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
Communication Scope
Communicate deep and broad knowledge
Process & Methodology
Project managing new capacity installs, Self-manage multiple projects
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