Sr. Network Operations Engineer

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Our client, a non-profit technology and networking organization, is seeking a Senior Network Operations Engineer to join their team in La Mirada, CA!
The ideal candidate will serve as the senior-most technical resource within a 24x7 Network Operations Center (NOC) supporting a large-scale, mission-critical network environment.
Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary escalation point for Network Operations Engineers, providing hands-on technical guidance and troubleshooting support for issues beyond standard triage procedures.
• Lead the resolution of complex, ambiguous, and long-running network incidents, coordinating with internal teams and technical stakeholders to drive issues through resolution.
• Troubleshoot multi-layer network issues spanning IP, routing, MPLS, optical, and transport environments.
• Provide technical oversight during shifts when a supervisor or lead is unavailable, ensuring incidents are properly managed, escalated, documented, and resolved.
• Step into standard NOC triage responsibilities when staffing needs require additional operational coverage.
• Own and execute strategic projects focused on improving NOC tooling, workflows, monitoring, automation, and operational efficiency.
• Serve as a technical owner for critical NOC systems and platforms, including monitoring, ticketing, and network operations tools.
• Identify recurring or systemic issues and develop recommendations for process, tooling, or infrastructure improvements.
• Thoroughly document complex incident resolutions, escalation outcomes, troubleshooting procedures, and lessons learned.
• Contribute to knowledge-base development and post-incident reviews.
• Mentor NOC engineers and administrators, promoting technical development and consistent operational best practices.
• Collaborate effectively across shifts and technical teams with minimal direct oversight.
• Stay current with emerging networking technologies and operational practices relevant to large-scale service provider and research/education networks.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Networking, or a related discipline with 6+ years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of network operations experience within a 24x7 NOC, service provider, telecommunications, or large-scale production network environment.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex, multi-layer network incidents that extend beyond standard NOC triage procedures.
• Strong expertise in IP networking and routing, including BGP, OSPF, and/or IS-IS, at approximately a CCNP/JNCIP level or higher.
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting environments involving MPLS and optical/transport networks.
• Experience with DWDM optical line systems and Data Center Interconnect (DCI) deployments.
• Strong understanding of incident management, ticketing, escalation procedures, technical documentation, and NOC operational standards.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to diagnose issues that have resisted conventional approaches.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to remain composed and exercise sound technical judgment during high-impact or ambiguous incidents.
• Demonstrated ownership and follow-through on technical projects and operational improvements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience administering or serving as the technical owner of NOC platforms, including monitoring, ticketing, configuration, or inventory systems.
• Experience with MPLS technologies, including Segment Routing, LDP, and RSVP-TE.
• Experience with L2VPN, IPVPN, EVPN, or similar services.
• Experience with network traffic engineering in a large-scale production environment.
• Experience mentoring or informally leading technical personnel within a NOC or network operations environment.
• Familiarity with network automation and DevOps tools such as Ansible, Cisco NSO, Git, Python, or similar technologies.
• Experience working within a research and education network or another large-scale, mission-critical network environment.
• Experience supporting large-scale IP and optical networks.

Work Schedule:

• Network Operations operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
• The standard schedule consists of four 10-hour shifts per week, with shifts scheduled on any day of the week based on operational requirements.
• Hybrid: first 2 weeks onsite of each month.

Salary: $110,000 - $125,000

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