Principal Engineer
Core
Develop and execute global Internet interconnection strategy, managing peering, transit, and routing to optimize network performance and reduce costs.
Role type
Principal Engineer (Internet Interconnection Strategy)
Builds
Global peering relationships, transit contracts, and routing policies for Verisign's DNS infrastructure
Domain
Internet Infrastructure / Network Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
BGP-4 (eBGP, iBGP, Route Reflectors), IPv4/IPv6, MPLS, OSPF, IS-IS, EVPN, VXLAN, RPKI, BGPsec, NetFlow, sFlow, IPFIX, AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute, Google Cloud Interconnect, peering negotiations, transit contract negotiations, capacity planning, executive reporting
Preferred skills
CCIE Service Provider, JNCIE-SP, AWS Advanced Networking Specialty, MANRS Certification, RPKI deployment experience
Technologies
BGP Communities, Flowspec, Segment Routing, Anycast, CDN Architectures, Route Servers, Route Collectors, IRR Databases, PeeringDB, NANOG, RIPE, ARIN, APNIC
Responsibilities
Develop global peering and interconnection strategy; Negotiate settlement-free, bilateral, multilateral, and paid peering agreements; Manage global transit providers and carrier relationships; Define and maintain routing policies and traffic engineering initiatives; Represent the company at industry forums (NANOG, RIPE, etc.) and build executive-level relationships; Partner with Network Engineering, Security, and Product teams to develop executive reporting and dashboards
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
