Your role
In this role, you will be responsible for deploying and maintaining all Digital Realty interconnection fabric network infrastructure. The ideal candidate can demonstrate a unique blend of network engineering, network operations, and software understanding through the application of engineering principals. You will focus on delivering operational discipline and embrace key operational principals including automation, agile development, and scripting.
What you’ll do
You will be part of the global Fabric Engineering organization and work in tandem with other teams to build and maintain a global network infrastructure. Ideal candidates for this role will bring an understanding carrier class network infrastructure as well as experience working in a fast-paced development environment.
What you’ll need
1. 5+ years of operations and engineering experience
2. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent) preferred
3. Strong experience with automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, etc)
4. Strong experience working with Linux systems and tools
5. Experience with Python (or equivalent high-level language)
6. Experience software development tools (Github, Jenkins, etc) and software development practices
7. Experience with any of the Hyperscale cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, IBM Cloud is an advantage.
8. Experience configuring monitoring, responding to alerts, and addressing the underlying issues to eliminate toil
9. Must participate in a 24x7x365 on-call rotation
10. Familiarity with Layer 3 routing protocols (BGP, IS-IS, OSPF), MPLS technologies, and Layer 2 switching protocols (802.1Q VLAN tagging, Spanning Tree Protocol).
11. Familiarity with virtual networking concepts such as L2VPN, EVPN, Open vSwitch, and VXLAN preferred
12. Ability to understand high-level network design and its impacts across the infrastructure
13. Ability to work independently on complex and unique service provider engineering projects
14. Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
15. Strong communication skills