Principal Cloud Networking Engineer
Core
Define and drive reliable, secure, scalable, and high-performance large-scale network architectures and designs, leading technical decisions across functionality, performance, scale, reliability, operations, security, and cost.
Role type
Principal Cloud Networking Engineer (Architecture & Leadership)
Builds
Large-scale network architectures, automated testing/validation systems, and AI-driven network operations solutions.
Domain
Cloud Networking, Optical Networking, Routing Protocols, AI/ML in Network Ops
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Large-scale network architecture design, Software-Defined Networking (SDN), Routing protocols (BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, Segment Routing), Network automation & Infrastructure as Code, Telemetry & Analytics, AI/ML for network operations, Root-cause analysis, Technical leadership & mentorship
Preferred skills
Doctorate in EE/Optical Engineering/CS, Experience with centralized vs distributed control planes, Quality management programs, Emerging technology evaluation
Technologies
SDN, BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, Segment Routing, AI agents, Infrastructure as Code
Responsibilities
Lead architecture and design reviews, drive technical decisions on scale/reliability/security/cost, develop automated network testing and validation systems, lead diagnosis of complex multi-layer live-site issues, participate in on-call duties for production incidents, mentor engineers in network architecture and DevOps practices.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship
