Network Site Reliability Engineer

NVIDIA•Santa Clara, CA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Enterprise Network Support and SRE team is seeking a seasoned technical SRE lead to help advance the SRE vision for network infrastructure. The role focuses on seamless network operations and user experience through hands-on troubleshooting, network automation, observability, documentation, and operational excellence. The Network SRE will enhance network operations, reduce manual work, and help achieve Service Level Objectives (SLOs). The approach includes minimizing reactive operational tasks, documenting knowledge-base articles for bots, following through on root-cause analyses, conducting blameless postmortems, and proactively identifying and mitigating network risks. The role also involves significant projects and mentoring colleagues by example in a supportive environment that encourages professional development and growth. The engineer owns the operational aspects of network infrastructure and works with architecture, deployment, and subject-matter expert teams to ensure reliable, supportable production networks. They monitor performance, address production issues, advocate for automation, and identify and implement improvements that support customer satisfaction and sustainable operational excellence. NVIDIA describes itself as an inclusive, equal-opportunity employer. The role is hybrid, and the posting notes eligibility for equity and benefits. Applications will be accepted at least until November 7, 2026; the posting is for an existing vacancy.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
8+ years of industry experience in network site reliability engineering, network automation, network operations, or related areas.
Experience with both campus and data center networks.
Familiarity with network management tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Alert Manager, Nautobot/NetBox, and BigPanda.
Experience automating networks using frameworks such as Salt, Ansible, or similar.
In-depth experience in one or more of Python and Go.
Knowledge of network technologies including TCP/UDP, IPv4/IPv6, wireless, BGP, VPN, Layer 2 switching, firewalls, load balancers, EVPN, VxLAN, and Segment Routing.
Proven track record in network operations.
Skills with ServiceNow and Jira.
A systematic problem-solving approach, excellent communication skills, and a sense of ownership and drive.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Linux system fundamentals.
Experience using operational signals such as SNMP, Syslog, and streaming telemetry to solve operational challenges.
History of debugging and optimizing code and automating routine tasks.
Experience with Mellanox/Cumulus Linux, Palo Alto firewalls, Netscalers, and F5 load balancers.
Previous SRE experience.

Responsibilities

Own the operational aspects of network infrastructure, ensuring high availability and reliability.
Partner with architecture and deployment teams to ensure new implementations are supportable and align with production standards.
Advocate for and implement automation to reduce toil and improve operational efficiency.
Monitor network performance, identify areas for improvement, and coordinate enhancements with relevant teams.
Collaborate with subject-matter experts to resolve production issues quickly and effectively while maintaining customer satisfaction.
Identify operational improvement opportunities and partner with teams to develop solutions that advance excellence and sustainability in network operations.
Minimize reactive operational work, document knowledge-base articles for bots, follow through on root-cause analyses, conduct blameless postmortems, and proactively identify and mitigate network risks.
Mentor colleagues and lead by example.