Lead Network Engineer - Backbone Engineering

* Act as a liaison with the vendor sourcing team* Helping to develop and maintain metrics on our capacity vendors* Project managing new capacity installs with various teams including sourcing and field engineering* Updating the network and associated datastores for capacity additions and decommissions* Work with various teams to provide feedback, document, and implement various new network designs* Developing in Python, Ansible for network configuration automation* Work with our connectivity partners and customer engagement teams for any customer troubleshooting issues* Help with BGP peering relationship management and peering network design* Backbone router migrations/grooms/decoms* Network design life cycles including documentation and collaborative approvals* Maintaining Network Data SoTs* Minimum 7 years in production network environments, or comparable experience* Proven project management skills* Experience working with telecommunications vendors* Experience with Cisco and Juniper carrier-class routers (ex: ASR9K, CRS, MX960, PTX, MX2K)* Experience with Cisco Nexus-based switches* Knowledge of routing protocols such as BGP and IS-IS* Fundamental understanding of WDM technologies* Strong Python coding skills* Good understanding of Unix/Linux-based operating systems* Experience developing and maintaining network automation tools (e.g. Ansible)* Experience with Git, or other version control systems* The ability to self-manage multiple projects at one time* A good understanding of the current state of AI, machine learning, LLMs, MCP, etc.* A related technical degree required.* Experience managing co-located infrastructure* Experience with DWDM platforms, preferably Ciena and Cisco DCI* Experience with MACSec encryption* Extensive network troubleshooting and network monitoring skills* Hands-on experience with production hardware life-cycle management* Experience with Puppet, Terraform, Containers, and/or K8S* Familiarity with CI/CD principles* Previous experience with lift and shift backbone router migrations* Experience administering global, web-scale IP Address allocations* Solid understanding of the transit, public peering and SFI spaces* Experience writing prompts against public AI chatbots (ex. ChatGPT, Gemini)* Experience with AI-assisted coding (ex. Cursor, VSCode with AI plugins)* Prior experience with the Salesforce core application, either in a developer or support roleWhen you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and *be your best*, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can *do your best*. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications – without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. This policy applies to current and prospective employees, no matter where they are in their Salesforce employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit. The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education. #J-18808-Ljbffr