Principal Network Engineer, Network Systems and Automation

General Motors

3.5

(61)

Washington, DC (Remote)

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    Position summary

    network design, deployment, troubleshooting, upkeep, and operations.Furthermore, this individual will manage the complete lifecycle of on-premise network devices and servers, including automated initial configuration and ongoing management through our network Source of Truth and automation platforms.

    What You'll be doing:

    • Develop well-written technical and architectural designs

    • Build and support network automation platforms that provide services to our global network

    • Work with fellow network engineers and SREs to fully understand the challenges in complex networks that can be solved through software-based solutions

    • Deliver complex network automation architectures through incremental development practices

    • Help maintain our switches, routers, and network access equipment

    • Deploy and maintain our software defined cloud networking, primarily in GCP and AWS

    • Participate in network operations and systems on-call rotation

    • Perform peer-reviews, provide guidance and contribute based on software best practices

    Additional Description

    Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

    • Experience developing and maintaining enterprise grade tools, platforms, or applications

    • Experience working with full-stack network automation architectures including Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, orchestration and automation frameworks, network source-of-truth applications, configuration management, and telemetry/observability stacks

    • In depth knowledge working with Python and/or Golang in a production environment.

    • Ability to break down complex software and automation concepts and present them in a concise way for a wide-ranging audience

    • Experience working with Git in a collaborative environment

    • Strong hands-on knowledge of NX-OS, IOS-XE, Arista EOS

    • Experience managing production workloads in AWS, GCP and/or Azure

    • Foundational knowledge of network/security best-practices and design patterns

    What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

    • GCP or Azure certification and/or hands-on cloud infrastructure experience

    • Strong understanding of 802.11ac/ax WiFi standards and 802.1x authentication protocols

    • Experience configuring BGP and ISIS in ECMP and VRF environments

    • Proven ability managing IXP transit, peering connections, and related partnerships

    • Familiarity with container networking technologies

    • Experience working with modern web frameworks such as Django, Gin, or Angular

    This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

    Compensation : The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of New York, Colorado, California, or Washington.

    • The salary range for this role is $219,000 to $396,700. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

    • Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.

    Benefits:

    • Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.

    About GM

    Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

    Why Join Us

    We believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

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    We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visit How we Hire.

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    Why you should apply for a job to General Motors:

  • 52% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 85% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Our Work Appropriately philosophy gives employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact to achieve their goals.
  • Our future is all electric and we aspire to zero tailpipe emissions by 2035.
  • Paid Family Leave provides employees up to 12 weeks of paid time off to support a new child or care for relatives with a health condition.