Head of Network Engineering

Company: Zoom Video Communications
Location: San Jose
Posted on: February 21, 2021

Job Description:

Head of Network Engineering San Jose (CA) Remote Office (NY) - Other Remote Office (NJ) New York (NY) Remote Office (TX) - Austin Zoomies help the world connect - and deliver happiness while doing it. We set out to build the best video conferencing product for the enterprise, and today help people communicate better with products like Zoom Phone, Zoom Rooms, Zoom Video Webinars, Zoom Apps, and OnZoom. We're problem-solvers and self-starters, working at a fast pace to design solutions with our customers and users in mind. Here, you'll work across teams to dig deep into impactful projects that are changing the way people communicate, and enjoy opportunities to advance your career in a diverse, inclusive environment.-- As a key member of our team you will have an opportunity to make a significant impact and contribution as we continue to build and expand our global data center infrastructure.-- Responsibilities / What You'll Do: Work with internal teams to establish network improvement plans Responsible for driving and influencing senior leadership decision making Builds and maintains effective working relationships and partnerships with stakeholders Ability to drive conflict resolution between stakeholders, including senior management and cross functional teams Conducts network design reviews and processes of various projects and products Provides technology leadership by working with different teams to deliver solutions Key decision maker on Network technology-- Communicates budget estimates for cross functional projects/programs, and ensures teams execute assigned projects within approved budgets Manages and/or escalates issues, as needed Provides input to the annual budget planning process relating to project/support/SW maintenance/Renewals/purchases/etc. for his/her areas of responsibility Responsible for escalating issues and potential roadblocks to management, including making recommendations to address and resolve Responsible for identifying and mitigating project execution risks Guides and/or revises project plan to ensure it completely captures all activities and eliminates duplicative efforts Drives innovation among the teams, recognizes innovation, and helps communicate new ideas across teams Defines and evangelizes processes, policies and standards across all stakeholders Proactively seeks continuous improvement opportunities in process/ policies/ standards Responsible for leading strategic planning, influencing and driving prioritization of initiatives with functional stakeholders Responsible for developing and communicating a roadmap of projects and initiatives to functional stakeholders Qualifications / Your Background: 15+ years of experience with planning and design of customer facing SaaS production data centers with carrier-grade reliability Strong knowledge of Internet routing protocols and techniques such as BGP, OSPF, ECMP, MPLS. Expert knowledge and experience with routing protocols and traffic engineering Expert knowledge and experience VPN encryption technologies, modern switching platforms, and firewalls including policy implementation and capacity management Working knowledge of Juniper, Arista, and Cisco equipment highly desirable Proven ability to manage mission-critical, highly visible infrastructure projects to completion. Experience with low-level infrastructure testing and troubleshooting tools including packet capture devices, network equipment debug and diagnostics, (Wireshark, NetFlow) Understanding of security-policy implementation details and how to manage design and support of network environments to maintain policy integrity Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills Find us on social at the links below and on--Instagram Posted 13 Days Ago Full time R2687 About Us Ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other is core to Zoom's values. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives including qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records as well as any qualified applicants requiring reasonable accommodations in accordance with the law. We believe that the unique contributions of all Zoomies is the driver of our success. To make sure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience we never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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