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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Network Engineering and Operation Manager - **Company:** Zoom Video Communications, Inc. - **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $146,700.0 - $339,300.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Border Gateway Protocol, Cloud Computing, Computer Clusters, Continuous Integration, Data Centers, Network Topologies, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Storage Area Network (SAN), Machine Learning, Uptime, Network Architecture, Network Segmentation, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Zero Trust Network Access, Data Streaming, Software Vulnerability Management, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), Computer Network Operations, Cloud Platform System, Reliability of Systems, Information Technology, Machine Learning Operations, Data Pipelines - **Published:** August 1, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/FE6B87D5FF97438AAAD127C2EE1975FC/job/ ## About the Role * Hold a BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience. * Have 10+ years in network engineering with 5+ years managing distributed technical teams. * Be proficient in network operations best practices, network reliability and uptime, and deep Zero Trust security expertise. * Have hands-on experience with AI/ML infrastructure, high-performance networking, cloud interconnectivity, and network observability platforms. * Have proven experience leading large-scale infrastructure projects. Willingness to participate in on-call rotation while maintaining both leadership responsibilities and hands-on technical involvement transforming a team. * Have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with ability to influence without authority and translate complex technical concepts for executive stakeholders and non-technical audiences. ## Description This role leads global network infrastructure and data center operations supporting over 10,000 employees and AI/ML training infrastructure. The manager oversees a team of 13 globally distributed network engineers and data center technicians. The team is operating in a follow-the-sun model to provide continuous coverage, while partnering closely with the Network and Infrastructure Architects to execute strategic initiatives. About the Team As a global team we design, automate, and optimize IT infrastructure, focusing on cloud operations, networking, and security. We leverage IaC, automation, and CI/CD to streamline network operations and management, partnering with business stakeholders to improve the user experience. Responsibilities * Managing global network infrastructure with BGP and OSPF routing protocols. Architecting cloud connectivity across AWS and GCP to ensure network reliability and uptime for users worldwide. * Implementing and maintaining Zero Trust network architecture in partnership with security architects. This includes identity verification, least-privilege access, micro-segmentation, and continuous authentication across network, data center, and cloud environments. * Collaborating with SOC and security teams on threat detection and vulnerability management, while developing comprehensive security policies for sensitive data flows and high-value assets. * Driving Lab, build and AI training infrastructure, providing high-performance, low-latency networks for GPU clusters supporting distributed ML workloads with 100+ GPUs. * Optimizing network topology for collective communications, managing storage networking for high- throughput data pipelines. 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