Waymo
Network Operations Manager
$175K–$215K
Phoenix, TX USA +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Location
- Phoenix, TX USA
Tempe, Arizona, United States - Experience
- 5+ years in network operations or engineering; 2+ years in a management or team lead role.
- Education
- B.S. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent certifications/experience.
About the job
Manages network operations, teams, incidents, infrastructure deployments, ITIL service processes, and automation to support Waymo’s resilient digital infrastructure.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop engineers, technical professionals, and vendor agents; set strategic plans and roadmaps.
- Own major incident response, Tier 2/3 escalations, root-cause analysis, and ITIL-aligned service governance.
- Oversee network infrastructure deployments and maintenance, and guide automation to improve operations and MTTR.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of experience in network operations or engineering.
- 2+ years of experience in a management or team lead role.
- Experience managing strategic networks with high availability requirements, and high-performance networks supporting large-scale data ingress/egress and critical on-premise infrastructure.
- Strong knowledge of configuring network devices via CLI (console/SSH) and cloud-hosted portals.
Nice to have
- Experience with network automation tools (Ansible, Python, Terraform, etc.).
- Practical experience establishing and troubleshooting BGP network peering and complex routing scenarios.
Pay
$175,000 — $215,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Ansible, Python, Terraform, BGP, firewalls, switches, access points, UPS
AI focus
Lead GenAI Transformation is a strategic objective of the team; the role description does not specify particular AI duties.
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