Network Operations Residency Program, University Graduate, 2025 start
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications, Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent fields or equivalent practical experience.
- Internship experience in network engineering, data center, system administration, or another technical capacity.
- Experience working with networking fundamentals (e.g., TCP/IP, ARP, IP Tables, routing) or Unix systems administration, including coding (e.g., Java, C/C++) or scripting in shell or Python.
Preferred qualifications:
- Ability to adjust to changing priorities and make quick decisions with limited information.
- Excellent leadership and project management skills with ability to work well in a team environment with a focus on knowledge sharing and collaboration.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and time management skills.
About the job
Google is proud to boast a network that provides service to millions of Internet users around the world. The Network Engineering team is responsible for operating that network reliably and at scale. As a member of the team, you have a direct impact on design and feature enhancements to keep our systems running smoothly. You also ensure that network operations are safe and efficient by monitoring network performance, coordinating planned maintenance, adjusting hardware components and responding to network connectivity issues. Google's complex network generates a constant stream of challenges which require you to continually be innovative with an evolving set of technologies. Keeping the network reliable ensures that our users stay connected with our suite of applications, products and services.
The Network Operations Residency Program (NORP) is a two-year program for full-time Nooglers designed to give new hires exposure to different projects, with a targeted start date of June 2025. NORPers will transfer to either Network Engineer, Software Engineer or Technical Program Management roles after getting exposure to both of those areas in their rotations. NORPers can take their careers in a variety of directions, into different engineering functions, from operations to architecture, to program and technical program management.
NORP is designed to build future leaders and jumpstart your career in networking technology. We are looking for candidates that demonstrate strong network fundamentals and project management skills and are excited to solve unique problems.
Google is an engineering company at heart. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to take on some of technology's greatest challenges and make an impact on users around the world. At Google, engineers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on scalability and storage solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From Google Ads to Chrome, Android to YouTube, social to local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.
Responsibilities
- Gain exposure to Network Engineering and Technical Program Management roles.
- Collaborate with Googlers to plan, deliver, and operate networking infrastructure for Google.
- Contribute to creative, innovative solutions that might include introducing better tools and automation, or improving processes to make the team’s work easier.
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