Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or relevant practical experience.
• 3 years of experience with network routing protocols, design and troubleshooting, with network equipment providers.
• Experience in programming language Python or Go.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in developing and automating networking products, technologies, software and protocols, and writing networking automation.
• Knowledge of the major phases and activities of a software test cycle and the types of errors that can be addressed by testing components and products, including knowledge of differences and considerations for each test phase.
• Systematic problem-solving approach with excellent communication skills and ownership.
• Knowledge of traffic engineering best practices and protocols including resource reservation protocol (RSVP), and fast reroute (FRR) and MPLS and protocols LACP, STP, RSTP, VRRP, UDLD, 802.1x.

About the job Google is proud to boast a network that provides service to millions of Internet users around the world. The Network Engineering team is responsible for operating that network reliably and at scale. As a member of the team, you have a direct impact on design and feature enhancements to keep our systems running smoothly. You also ensure that network operations are safe and efficient by monitoring network performance, coordinating planned maintenance, adjusting hardware components and responding to network connectivity issues. Google's complex network generates a constant stream of challenges which require you to continually be innovative with an evolving set of technologies. Keeping the network reliable ensures that our users stay connected with our suite of applications, products and services. Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible. Responsibilities

• Define and describe network problems, write documents to describe test plans, procedures, execution, publish results of test plans or process documentation for Google-wide use. Develop project roadmap, establish project goals, and coordinate resources.
• Act as technical resource for junior team members. Review test plans with the team and participate in cross-functional reviews with related teams which cover test plans and test results.
• Conduct quantifiable analysis of measurements or data and capacity forecast models for making Google networks more scalable, efficient, and deliver predictable user experience.
• Review product issues, help recreate issues, verify fixes for problems, and improve processes by test automation improvements.
• Update the operational requirements to adopt new technology into operations (e.g SDN), in collaboration with engineering, architecture, and developers. Identify, troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve software, hardware, and other network and system problems.

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