Meraki is making IT easier, faster, and smarter. As a business unit of Cisco Systems, Meraki is the fastest growing cloud-managed networking team in the world with products and technology architecture that are changing the face of enterprise networking and making cloud-managed IT a reality. Headquartered in San Francisco, the team has a growing international footprint with offices in Europe, Australia, Singapore, Japan, and China

We are looking for an IT Network Engineer to join our Engineering team, providing network administration and troubleshooting, network architecture and design guidance and testing pre-release products within our corporate network, throughout the development lifecycle. You are highly analytical and able to use your networking skills as part of our Engineering team to help craft a resilient, sophisticated, and creative network that serves as a showcase for all that Meraki can do. Excellent communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and project management abilities are essential. Those with a strong sense of team, desire to help others, and a passion for IT are encouraged to apply!

The Meraki IT Engineering team is responsible for the architecture, upkeep, and overall health of Meraki’s internal-facing systems from the network up to the platform. In this role, you will be administering our Corporate Network, which we use to demo with our customers, crafting and maintaining the best example of a Meraki network. Meraki continues to grow at an astonishing pace, and you will help ensure that our systems and services scale appropriately.

During a typical day you could be working on:

• Work with the team to architect and maintain the “best” example of a Meraki network for us to demo to our customers
• Day-to-day management of Meraki’s network infrastructure, including design and architecture.
• Work with Product teams to represent Meraki IT in “Customer Zero” projects
• Test pre-release hardware in our environment, providing feedback to Product teams on performance and functionality
• Configure and set up new and existing Cisco Meraki MX security appliances, MS switches, and MR wireless access points.
• Capture and log traffic to define patterns and optimize the performance of our network

Characteristics of Success:

• You are a great team player who is comfortable working in a dynamic environment.
• Day-to-day management of Meraki’s network infrastructure, using metrics and performance data to drive design and architecture.
• Collects feedback from stakeholders, balancing feature requests with production network performance requirements
• Configures, implements, tests, and maintains all LAN/WAN components and connections

Qualifications:

• Advanced experience architecting and troubleshooting Meraki networks
• Experience implementing voice in a real-world multi-site environment
• Must be organized, with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A drive to contribute to the mission of yourself and your teammates, through the work you contribute
• Ability to work autonomously and with a team in a fast-paced environment
• Nice to have: CCNA or higher 

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

At Cisco Meraki, we’re challenging the status quo with the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. When we connect different perspectives, we can imagine new possibilities, inspire innovation, and release the full potential of our people. We’re building an employee experience that includes appreciation, belonging, growth, and purpose for everyone.