Network Engineer

This position is responsible for Credit Karma’s network infrastructure for all IT Corp services, both physical and cloud. The individual in this role will be responsible for design, configuration, implementation, maintenance, and administrative activities associated with the network infrastructure, including firewalls, LANs, WANs, switches, routers, wireless, VPN and Google Cloud virtual environments.

What You'll Do:

• Network design, implementation and operation
• Design and document network architecture for new projects and existing infrastructure
• Perform administration of the networking infrastructure including firewalls, LANs, WANs, switches, routers, and VPN + other related network equipment in both on premise and cloud environments
• Monitor network performance and reliability, proactively identify potential problems and make recommendations for upgrades and updates as necessary
• Implement strong network security configurations, install firmware and software patches, remediate vulnerabilities, and research security incidents
• Provide support for networking issues escalated from IT helpdesk and/or system administrators

Other Responsibilities:

• Manage vendor support relationships, contracts, purchases, and design initiatives
• Participate in on-call 24/7 rotation
• Interface/liaison with IT, Employees, and  Workplace Services 
• May require some travel for installs and support

What’s great about the role:

• You will have the opportunity to contribute greatly to an extremely engineering-focused organization.
• Your contributions will have a noticeable impact on our employees' velocity. 
• You will be involved in organizational efforts of continuous improvement to increase and ensure the reliability of Credit Karma IT services.
• You will get broad exposure to our full stack, consisting of desired and progressive technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Google Cloud Platform, Jenkins, etc.
• You will grow and learn and have fun doing it--it’s part of our culture.

Minimum Basic Requirement:

• 3+ years of experience as a hands-on network engineer
• Ability to architect/design complex systems for successful deployment and management
• Experience with hosted environments such as AWS and Google Compute Engine
• Strong background in firewall management, VPN, and Ipsec
• Strong working experience with PaloAlto, Cisco and Juniper network devices
• Configuration and management experience of Network management systems
• Knowledge of code such as JSON, Python, and Ruby
• Knowledge of automation tools such as Terraform, Rancid, or Ansible 
• A strong drive when it comes to troubleshooting network performance issues
• Self starter that can jump into action with high level context
• Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Advanced experience in supporting Campus networks and executing real estate build/expansion projects.
• Experience working with Cloud providers using automation workflows. 
• Working knowledge of Terraform, Python, Go, Ruby, JSON 
• Familiarity with information security principles and best practices in virtual environments

Benefits at Credit Karma Include: 

• Medical and Dental Coverage
• Retirement Plan
• Commuter Benefits
• Wellness perks
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick, Baby Bonding, Cultural Observance, & More)
• Education Perks
• Paid Gift Week in December