Senior SONiC Network Engineer

Summary

The SONiC Network Engineer engages with customers to understand their topology and provide suggestions, answer questions, review configurations, troubleshoot issues. They are also expected to participate in pre-sales activities which include (but not limited to) assist Celestica’s Sales Engineers and Business Development teams, participate in Trade Shows and assist with responding to RFPs. They are expected to have a complete understanding of networking protocols that are common in a Data Center, Enterprise and Campus scenarios, author test cases using Python/Go to assist with internal Q/A activities and author Application Notes for consumption by the customers. Should be highly experienced in troubleshooting a wide array of network related issues. Must have an understanding of switch and router architecture. Travel requirements may be up to 50% of the time.

Detailed Description

• 10+ years of experience as Network Engineer handling switch and router products is required
• Experience on SONiC network operating system and FRR stack is required
• Experience in designing, configuring, troubleshooting, optimizing network hardware, topologies and deployments (DC/Enterprise/Campus) is required
• Deep understanding of networking concepts, architecture, topology (Places-In-Network), network protocols including but not limited to BGP, OSPF, ISIS, VXLAN, EVPN, IGMP, DHCP, BFD, VRF, Authentication (RADIUS/TACACS), Network Management protocols, NAT, Multicast, QoS (RoCE/DSCP), ACL, ZTP, Telemetry, Monitoring/Analytics is required
• Experience in C/Python/Go/Linux is a major plus
• Must have direct customer interface experience
• Must have experience is writing  technical documentation (e.g.) Application Notes, FAQs, Installation Guides, User manual, Troubleshooting Guides
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time (both domestic and international)

Physical Demands

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data
• Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required
• Domestic/International travel up to 50% may be required

Typical Experience

• 11 to 14 years

Typical Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Electronics Engineering
• CCIE or equivalent certification is a major plus

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.