Network Engineer

The Digital Transformation team/Waymo Infrastructure and Networking services team - defines and builds the business IT architecture that supports the commercial operation of Waymo's autonomous fleet. The team stands at the intersection of finance, operations and IT; through creative architecture, expertise and attention to detail, it ensures that Waymo has world-class capabilities across all its business processes.

In this hybrid role, you will report to a Lead Network Engineer

You will:

• Design and Planning: Create and review Engineering Design Plans (EDPs) for specific sites, ensuring strict alignment with company design guidelines.
• Procedure Management: Validate, implement, and maintain Method of Procedures (MOPs) to guide both internal teams and external implementation partners.
• Network Deployment & Configuration: Deploy and configure essential network devices, including firewalls, switches, access points, and UPS systems.
• Architecture & Strategy: Contribute to and collaborate on strategic enhancements and alternatives for the company’s network architecture.
• Monitoring & Issue Resolution: Proactively monitor network performance dashboards to triage and resolve issues, taking full ownership of network-related tickets to ensure timely resolution.
• Advanced Support & Troubleshooting: Provide Tier 2 expert support and efficiently resolve escalations from the NOC, focusing on diagnosing root causes for complex network events within distributed and cloud-native systems.

You have:

• 10+ years of working experience in information technology infrastructure management and service delivery
• 5+ years of LAN, WAN, WLAN, Mobility wireless design and implementation.
• 5+ Network capacity planning, security principles, and management best practices.
• Ability to work with cross functional teams in coordination with a technical project manager, overseeing vendors and network integrators.
• Working technical knowledge of current network hardware, protocols, and Internet standards
• Experience installing and troubleshooting wireless and/or optical networks

We prefer:

• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Able to conduct research into networking issues and products as required.
• Highly self motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Able to effectively prioritize tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment using Google workspace tools.
• Familiarity with network automation tools in CI/CD environment; such as Terraform, Ansible, or Python

Ability to travel to sites within operational responsibilities region and outside to new metro sites.

((Remote jobs only - Please note that Waymo may not be able to employ remotely in all locations. Please speak with your recruiter about your preferred location for remote work when you begin the interview process.))