Senior Staff Network Engineer

Albertsons • Pleasanton, CA

2d

About The Position

Join Albertsons Companies for an exciting opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that’s constantly evolving. We are looking for a Senior Staff Network Engineer to design, build, and operate our enterprise cloud network platform. This role focuses on Azure-first, multi-cloud (GCP/OCI) and hybrid connectivity across on-prem and cloud. You will lead complex network initiatives, improve resiliency and drive automation. You will also act as a technical leader and escalation point for critical production issues. This role directly impacts application availability, customer experience and business continuity.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 8–12+ years in network engineering
• 5+ years in cloud networking (Azure preferred)
• Strong expertise in: Routing: BGP, OSPF
• Networking: TCP/IP, DNS
• Modern constructs: VXLAN, EVPN
• Experience with hybrid connectivity: ExpressRoute, VPN, Interconnect
• Hands-on network security experience: NGFWs, Segmentation
• Experience with large enterprise environments

Nice To Haves

• IaC: Terraform, Bicep
• Scripting: Python, PowerShell, Go
• Cloud-native networking: Private Link, AKS / GKE networking
• Observability: Flow logs, Telemetry tools
• SASE / SSE (Zscaler, Prisma Access)
• Multi-cloud traffic engineering
• GitOps / automation frameworks

Responsibilities

• Cloud & Hybrid Network Architecture: Design scalable architectures across Azure hub-and-spoke, transit and edge VNets. Build hybrid connectivity using ExpressRoute, VPN, and Interconnect. Define standards for routing, segmentation, and traffic flow design. Lead design reviews to ensure resiliency, security and simplicity.
• Engineering & Delivery: Own full lifecycle: design → build → test → deploy → operate. Lead major initiatives like: Cloud migrations, Network segmentation, Network Resiliency improvements. Validate readiness before production changes.
• Network Automation & Infrastructure as Code: Build automation using Terraform, Python and CI/CD pipelines. Standardize deployments using IaC (Infrastructure as Code). Create reusable modules for: VNets, Routing, Firewall policies. Enable self-service provisioning for other teams.
• Network Security & Zero Trust: Design Zero Trust architectures and segmentation strategies. Configure and operate: Palo Alto / Fortinet firewalls, Private Endpoints / Private Link, VPN and secure access patterns. Work closely with security teams on: Threat reduction, Policy enforcement.
• Performance, Reliability & Operations: Ensure high availability and performance across production networks. Lead troubleshooting for complex issues: Packet drops, Routing inconsistencies, Firewalls, Load Balancers. Perform root cause analysis and drive long-term fixes. Implement observability: Flow logs, Metrics, Packet capture insights.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Mentor engineers and raise overall team capability. Act as L3/L4 escalation lead for critical incidents. Work closely with: Cloud teams, Edge Teams, Security teams, Application teams, Vendors (Cisco, Microsoft, providers).

Benefits

• Competitive wages paid weekly
• Access to up to 50% of your earned wages before payday, via our partnership with Stream
• Associate discounts
• Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)
• Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay).
• Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development
• An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior