Network Operations Engineer, Optical Transport

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in Optical or IP network operations.

Nice to Haves:

• Experience with Unix/Linux administration, with scripting/coding.
• Ability to work weekend days and shifts outside of normal business hours (typically 4-day weeks, with no off-shift pager duty).
• Ability to communicate in English fluently to support client relationship management in this region.
• Excellent troubleshooting and creative problem-solving skills.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Monitor network stability and performance, ensuring 24x7 operations and resolving service impacts as they occur.
• Support Google's internal teams by troubleshooting service impacting issues involving the network.
• Act as an externally facing point of contact to facilitate handling of problem reports and maintain relations with network peers and vendors.
• Act as an internally facing point of contact to escalate technical issues and communicate network status.
• Oversee and execute planned network maintenance work, minimizing impact to Google services.

Perks and Benefits:

• Opportunity to work at Google in Dublin, Ireland.
• Be part of a team responsible for operating a global network that serves millions of Internet users.
• Contribute to building the world’s most reliable, cost-effective, and scalable network.