Operations Engineer, Network Engineering

Operations Engineer, Network Engineering corporate_fare Google place Thornton, CO, USA bar_chart Mid Mid Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area. info_outline X The application window will be open until at least June 19, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience. 6 years of experience in network operations. Experience in a data networking leadership or people management role.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience in managing or leading large operations teams. Ability to use, understand and navigate Element Management System (EMS) and Network Management System (NMS) to manage optical networks. About the job Operate the world's most reliable network as an advantage for Google. Who we are, we are a group of network development engineers responsible for break/fix firefighters for Google transport and peers infrastructure, simply we are maintaining the roads, bridge, sidewalk and tunnels so that users have reliable services all the time. As an Operations Engineer, your priority is not just to manage the operational events and maintain our Service Level Objective (SLOs)/services but also to try to stop it from happening again. If you cannot stop it from happening, you will minimize the efforts needed to manage it by expanding our boundaries and learning new technologies as you go and use those new technologies as a team multiplier. Responsibilities Act as a first responder for faults and outages on Google's production network. Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex network issues to restore service and maintain network health. Perform root cause analysis on network incidents and implement corrective actions to prevent future occurrences. Identify opportunities for and contribute to the development of automation and tooling to improve repair times and reduce manual effort.