Senior Cloud Network Engineer - CTJ - Poly

Design and implement proactive, scalable infrastructure solutions that improve reliability, optimize performance, and reduce operational complexity through automation and simplified architectures. Troubleshoot complex live-site and production network issues using deep expertise in network protocols, telemetry, tools, and APIs. Drive sustainable remediation through automation and engineering improvements while minimizing customer impact. Participate in on-call rotations and mentor other engineers. Lead and contribute to incident response efforts across engineering teams, ensuring timely mitigation, thorough root cause analysis, and high-quality postmortems. Analyze historical operational data to identify recurring issues and prioritize long-term improvements. Leverage operational and performance data to assess business impact, identify trends, and drive engineering decisions that improve service reliability, network performance, and customer experience. Design, deploy, and operate Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking technologies, including switching, routing, BGP, VXLAN/EVPN, VRFs, network segmentation, 802.1X/IBNS, and highly available out-of-band (OOB) management networks. Collaborate with partner teams to develop scalable, resilient, and high-performance network architectures. Independently create technical designs, implementation plans, validation strategies, and deployment procedures. Develop and maintain automation solutions for network deployment, validation, monitoring, and operational workflows to reduce manual effort, improve service availability, and enforce engineering standards within secure environments. Drive operational excellence through documentation, knowledge sharing, process improvement, and continuous learning. Embody our culture and values. Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 4+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 3+ years technical experience in network design, development, and automation OR Doctorate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field OR equivalent experience. government security screening requirements are required for this role. but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Polygraph.