engineer sr - Corporate and Manufacturing Networking – Global Technology

Starbucks Coffee Company•Seattle, WA
•$132,100 - $220,200•Hybrid

About The Position

Starbucks Network Engineering provides a scalable, secure, and highly available global network, using automated and repeatable processes to support partners and stores worldwide. The team connects partners to customers both on-premises and in the cloud. As a Senior Engineer on the Corporate and Manufacturing Network Engineering team, you will own the design, implementation, and operational health of Starbucks' corporate and manufacturing network infrastructure. You will write code and build automated systems to eliminate manual processes, drive consistency at scale, and provide visibility across the global network. The role combines hands-on networking expertise with software development skills.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience managing large-scale enterprise network infrastructure.
  • Deep understanding of routing and switching, including BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VRFs, and other networking protocols.
  • Experience with WAN/SD-WAN design, circuit diversity, and failover engineering.
  • Experience with firewall policy design and management.
  • Network automation experience; RESTful API and NETCONF-based device interaction are preferred.
  • Experience with infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipeline development, Git/GitOps, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, Ansible, and Terraform.
  • Experience with network management tools, data visualization, and monitoring, including Datadog, Nautobot, Splunk, NetFlow/sFlow, and packet-capture analysis.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience with network segmentation and micro-segmentation for OT/IT separation.
  • Enterprise wireless design and troubleshooting experience, including high-density and harsh-environment deployments.
  • Experience with Purdue Model/ISA-95 architecture and IEC 62443 security standards.
  • Hands-on experience with industrial switching platforms such as Cisco IE series and Stratix.
  • REST API development and integration experience.

Responsibilities

  • Design, document, and evolve network architecture across manufacturing sites, campus, and WAN environments.
  • Execute regular planned maintenance and testing activities.
  • Build automation for configuration deployment, compliance checking, and reporting.
  • Document and present technical briefings to peers and non-technical audiences.
  • Maintain current knowledge of emerging technologies through educational opportunities, conferences, seminars, industry publications, professional networks, and organizations.
  • Report on network operational status by gathering and organizing data.
  • Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation and provide Tier 3 escalation support to diagnose network service incidents and resolve business-critical issues.
  • Lead root-cause analysis and incidents for production-impacting events.
  • Document architecture, processes, as-builts, projects, standards, and root-cause analyses.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits.
  • Short-term and long-term disability.
  • Paid parental leave and family expansion reimbursement.
  • Paid vacation from date of hire, accrued sick time, eight paid holidays, and two personal days per year.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match for eligible partners.
  • Discounted company stock program (S.I.P.) and Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock).
  • Incentivized emergency savings and financial well-being tools.
  • 100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor's degree through Arizona State University's online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan.
  • Student loan management resources and access to other educational opportunities.
  • Backup care and DACA reimbursement.
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