Principal Engineer - Network (Remote)
Core
Own the IP and optical architecture for CrowdStrike's global backbone, including connectivity to traditional and neocloud providers, setting multi-year roadmap, traffic engineering, capacity planning, and demand forecasting.
Role type
Principal Network Architect (IP/Optical)
Builds
Global backbone network infrastructure, routing/optical hardware platforms, network automation/IaC systems, and telemetry/analytics pipelines.
Domain
Cybersecurity, Telecommunications, Cloud Networking
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
IP/MPLS core technologies (IS-IS, MP-BGP, SR-MPLS/SRv6), Optical transport (DWDM, coherent optics, ROADM), Cloud networking (AWS, GCP, OCI, Azure, neoclouds), Network automation/IaC (Terraform, Ansible, GitOps), AI model application for network operations, Hardware selection (Juniper, Infinera, Nokia, Arista, Cisco)
Preferred skills
FedRAMP-authorized environment experience, Mentoring senior engineers, Setting technical standards
Technologies
Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD, GitOps, IS-IS, MP-BGP, SR-MPLS, SRv6, DWDM, ROADM, EDFA, Raman, AWS, GCP, OCI, Azure, CoreWeave, Cerebras, Juniper, Infinera, Nokia, Arista, Cisco
Responsibilities
Own platform selection for routing and optical hardware; Engage director- and VP-level stakeholders; Set direction for network automation and IaC; Review senior engineers' designs and set standards; Act as senior escalation resource in 24x7 on-call rotation.
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
