Infrastructure Engineer, Santa Clara, California, United States

About the position:
Volterra is seeking a Principal Infrastructure Engineer with experience in the area of design & deployment of global network infrastructures. The individual will be part of Volterra's Engineering team in growing Volterra's Edge Services platform by building a world class global network.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with other team members and groups to identify and develop scalable network designs, solutions, and policy recommendations.
• Ensure continued operation of Volterra's global backbone infrastructure.
• Deep understanding of Internet protocols and applications.
• Support Volterra's internal groups by identifying their network-impacting requirements and working with Volterra's Engineering team.
• Support and lead implementation of Volterra's growing network infrastructure.
• Participate in the rotating "on call" schedule with other members of the SRE team.
• Provide third-tier support and solve complex networking issues.
• Knowledge and experience in dealing with other Network Operators for Peering, Transit and other bilateral contract agreements.
• Contract experience with network providers and vendors.
• Network vendor evaluations & recommendations.

Minimum qualifications:

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with enterprise/carrier-class routers and switches.
• Experience with networking technologies.
• Experience with a service provider or enterprise-level network in engineering or design roles.
• Experience with Unix/Linux systems administration including solid scripting skills in Shell, Perl, Python, Go.
• Experience in Network Operator Groups and Forums.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, QUIC, GRE, IPSec, POS, PPP, VRRP, HSRP, and SNMP protocols.
• Exceptional network routing protocol troubleshooting skills in BGP, OSPF, ISIS, and MPLS.
• Effective written and oral communications skills, with the ability to influence others.

About the company:
Volterra is a startup focused on Edge Services and funded by venture firms - Mayfield, Khosla Ventures & Microsoft M12.