Waymo
Network Operations Manager
$175K–$215K
Austin, TX, USA +2 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX, USA
Texas, United States
United States - Experience
- 7+ 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
Leads network operations at Waymo, managing a technical team and ensuring reliable infrastructure through incident response, ITIL governance, deployment oversight, and automation.
What you'll do
- Manage and develop a team while setting strategic plans and roadmaps.
- Own major incident remediation and oversee ITIL service processes, performance indicators, and continuous improvement.
- Lead network infrastructure deployments, technical operations, and automation initiatives.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of experience in network operations or engineering.
- 2+ years of experience in a management or team lead role.
- Experience managing high-availability strategic networks and high-performance networks supporting large-scale data ingress/egress and critical on-premise infrastructure.
- B.S. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent certifications/experience.
Nice to have
- Experience with network automation tools such as Ansible, Python, or Terraform.
- Practical experience with BGP peering and complex routing.
Pay
$175,000 — $215,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Ansible, Python, Terraform, BGP, CLI, SSH, firewalls, switches
AI focus
Leads GenAI transformation as part of the organization’s strategic objectives; this role’s specific AI work is not described.
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