Cruise’s Network Access Engineering team is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to help us operate and scale our AV production and enterprise access networks. This role is responsible for ensuring that AVs and users are connected, secure and supported by setting baseline expectations across various facility types and handling support escalations from their strong partnership with Cruise’s IT teams.
If you're interested in building and operating the global network that supports our autonomous driving mission, let's talk!
What you’ll be doing:
- Ensure Cruisers and Cruise AVs are provided with reliable, measured and secure network access across our portfolio of corporate offices and 24/7 commercial operations facilities
- Collaborate with our IT and Vehicle Operations customer teams to design and deliver to them outstanding network experiences
- Help architect operational workflow improvements to our global network
- Work with our Operations teams to ensure service level objectives are met and surpassed
- Perform network-based performance monitoring improvements
- Automate and scale our global network of routers, switches, and wireless equipment
- Participate in on-call rotation
What you must have:
- Experience with running and guiding network operations and observability initiatives
- Senior resource in a network operations team and supporting with Arista, Juniper, Palo Alto and Cisco platforms
- Experience in deploying and operating Ethernet wired & WiFi wireless access networks
- Expertise in managing Network Monitoring solutions and monitoring fusion
- Foundational knowledge of network security best-practices and design patterns
- Concrete understanding of WiFi 5 & 6 operations in dense deployments
Bonus Points:
- Strong understanding of NAC concepts and experience with 802.1x implementations
- Hands-on experience with Cloud deployments in GCP, AWS and Azure
- Knowledge of DevOps tools and platforms such as Terraform, Rundeck, Nautobot, etc.
- Python or Golang programming experience with a desire for leading DevOps practices
- Ability to seek truth in creative problem solving - addressing the root cause, and not its symptoms
The salary range for this position is $142,800 - $210,000. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. You may also be offered a bonus, long-term incentives, and benefits. These ranges are subject to change.
