
Senior Network Engineer
Zillow
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: California • Connecticut • United States
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Salary
💰 $127,100 - $203,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Own the architecture, standards, lifecycle, and overall health of corporate on‑premises office and campus network infrastructure, including equipment refreshes and vendor engagement.
- Design, operate, and continuously improve LAN, WAN, and wireless networks, including networking for office builds, expansions, relocations, and the end‑user wireless experience.
- Operate and maintain enterprise employee remote access solutions (such as SSL VPN platforms and Zero Trust–aligned architectures) to provide secure, reliable, and scalable connectivity for employees everywhere they work.
- Partner with security and identity teams on identity‑aware and Zero Trust–aligned access patterns that protect corporate resources while enabling a seamless employee experience.
- Serve as a senior technical escalation point during incidents and outages, leading end‑to‑end incident response, deep troubleshooting, and root‑cause analysis for network issues.
- Develop and maintain clear network documentation, standards, diagrams, and operational runbooks that enable consistent operations and knowledge sharing across the team.
- Provide technical mentorship and leadership through design reviews, pairing, and shared problem‑solving with other engineers.
- Make pragmatic, cost‑conscious decisions that balance reliability, security, sustainability, and long‑term maintainability of our network environments.
Requirements
- Significant professional experience designing and operating enterprise on‑premises or campus network environments, or equivalent practical expertise gained in similar complex network settings.
- Strong expertise with Juniper networking platforms, including switching, routing, and wireless technologies (for example, EX, QFX, SRX, and Mist‑based solutions).
- Deep understanding of physical network infrastructure, such as MDF/IDF design, cabling, optics, and circuit provisioning.
- Strong knowledge of LAN and WAN fundamentals, including TCP/IP, VLANs, routing protocols (for example, BGP and OSPF), and VRFs, as well as experience designing and troubleshooting enterprise Wi‑Fi networks.
- Experience operating enterprise remote access solutions such as SSL VPNs, along with a solid grounding in network security principles and identity‑aware access concepts.
- Experience with network monitoring and incident response practices that support operational excellence and reliable service delivery.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical topics clearly to a range of audiences.
Benefits
- equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
network architectureLAN designWAN designwireless networksSSL VPNZero Trust architecturenetwork troubleshootingBGPOSPFenterprise Wi-Fi
Soft Skills
technical mentorshipleadershipproblem-solvingcommunication