Senior SRE - Networks

ABOUT THE ROLE We're seeking a highly experienced Senior SRE - Networks to join our Technical Operations team at Fastly. As a key member of our team, you'll be responsible for building, operating, and maintaining our global network footprint, which spans 6 continents with over 100 points of presence and 578 Tbps of connected capacity. You'll play a critical role in ensuring the operational stability of our network and contributing to making the internet better. WHAT YOU'LL DO As a Senior SRE - Networks, you'll be responsible for: - Building, operating, and maintaining the continually growing global network footprint of Fastly's Edge Cloud Platform. - Responding to significant traffic incidents and leading network incidents, resolving edge cases and failure scenarios with your expertise in IP routing, particularly BGP. - Writing code that is performant, maintainable, clear, and concise, and contributing to code reviews, improving the codebase and other team processes. - Partnering in the development and iteration of tools and automation systems that improve how we operate and build the network. - Innovating new methods for monitoring network performance, focusing on the end-user experience, and proactively addressing potential issues. - Continual deep-dive of performance-based analytics and close involvement with partner teams to maintain a performant global network. - Advocating for the operational stability of the network by identifying opportunities and partnering with engineering teams to shape their roadmaps and software solutions. - Mentoring team members on the complexities of global routing, especially in an anycast-heavy environment. WHAT YOU'LL NEED To succeed in this role, you'll need: - Experience in the protocols and practices that make up the fabric of the global internet, including TCP/IP, BGP, Anycast, and DNS. - Experience in Automation and coding using languages like Python, or similar. - Proficiency in Tier 1 Internet service providers, Internet exchanges, and cloud providers. - Ability to analyze internet traffic patterns across multiple dimensions using flow-based tools. - Experience working with alerting, monitoring, and visibility tools (such as Graphite/Grafana, Prometheus, or Splunk). - Knowledge across cloud hosting solutions (i.e., GCP, AWS, and Azure). - Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines (ie. Git, Jenkins, Ansible). - Understanding of Linux/Unix systems administration and network stack optimisation. - Adept at knowledge sharing and creating comprehensive documentation to empower teams. - Able to collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape the technical roadmap, prioritizing initiatives to optimize automation tooling and the network. WHY REMOTE As a remote employee, you'll have the flexibility to work from anywhere, with scheduled hours from 0800 - 1700. You'll be expected to be available during core business hours and may require occasional nights and weekends as necessary to support on-call coverage. Travel requirements will be determined by your role or manager. BENEFITS We care about your well-being and offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to meet your needs. Our benefits may vary depending on the country where you work and are subject to change.