Key skills
Enterprise Network EngineeringTCP/IP FundamentalsPacket-level TroubleshootingBGPBGP PolicyBGP Prefix FilteringBGP PeeringLayer 2 Networking802.1Q VLANsSpanning Tree ProtocolLACP802.1XNetwork Access ControlFirewall AdministrationPalo Alto FirewallZero Trust Remote AccessZscalerPrisma AccessGlobalProtectJuniper NetworkingJuniper EXJuniper QFXJuniper SRXJuniper MXAruba WirelessNetwork MonitoringSNMPNetFlowSyslogNetwork AutomationInfrastructure as CodePrismaZero TrustFirewall
About this role
Zoom Communications, Inc. is a video-first communications company seeking a Staff Network Engineer to own the design, deployment, and operational health of their global corporate network. The role involves managing enterprise LAN/WAN infrastructure, global BGP peering, and collaborating with security and cloud engineering teams.
Responsibilities:
- Design and operate enterprise LAN/WAN infrastructure (switching, routing, wireless, MPLS/SDWAN)
- Manage global BGP peering, VLAN segmentation (802.1Q), and Layer 2 topology (RSTP/MSTP)
- Administer firewall policy, Zero Trust remote access, and 802.1X network access control
- Support cloud network connectivity and partner with Security and Cloud Engineering teams
- Build automation to reduce toil — scripts, playbooks, and IaC templates
- Serve as a technical escalation point; contribute to on-call rotation
- Write and maintain runbooks, network diagrams, and change procedures
Requirements:
- 10+ years of hands-on enterprise network engineering experience
- Strong TCP/IP fundamentals and packet-level troubleshooting skills
- Production BGP experience: policy, prefix filtering, and peering
- Solid Layer 2 skills: 802.1Q VLANs, spanning tree, LACP
- 802.1X / NAC experience in an enterprise environment
- Firewall administration experience (Palo Alto or equivalent)
- Zero Trust / remote access platform experience (Zscaler, Prisma Access, GlobalProtect, or equivalent)
- Juniper networking experience (EX, QFX, SRX, or MX or equivalent)
- Aruba wireless experience (or equivalent)
- Network monitoring and observability experience (SNMP, NetFlow, syslog, or equivalent tooling)