Senior Network DevOps Engineer, Wayfair
A global online homeware marketplace
Open for applications
A global online homeware marketplace
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help everyone, anywhere create their feeling of home.
Role
Who you are
- Associate’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
- Extensive experience in network engineering with increasing levels of responsibility over your career
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or equivalent proven experience
- Expert level knowledge of multi-protocol data network, routing and routed protocols
- Expert level knowledge of WAN, LAN and Wireless technologies
- Advanced level knowledge of MS Azure, Palo Alto and Automation Languages (Python, Ansible, etc)
What the job involves
- The Network Services team at Wayfair focuses on providing core transport (wired and wireless) and security services to all of our customers both internal and external
- The team has a focus on thinking outside the box to achieve optimal results in an expedited fashion to help deliver on business outcomes
- If you have a passion for networking technology, building solutions and being a part of a dynamic and exciting team, this is the team you belong to
- Participate in design discussions with other Technical Leads, Network Security and Employee Technology (ET) Leadership
- Assist in driving the network automation roadmap and directly deploy new automation solutions by writing infra-as-code automation functionality using Terraform/Ansible and Python
- Review, design and implement infrastructure changes to enhance reliability, increase capability and ensure maximum availability of network infrastructure
- Observability/Monitor network stability by modifying network infrastructure in response to application changes and ensuring the network complies with service level and licensing agreements
- Lead performance, security monitoring and documentation of relevant network segments to ensure data integrity
- Install, configure and maintain network services, equipment and devices
- Resolve complex technical issues by troubleshooting escalated network incidents, collaborating with IT key stakeholders, socializing best practices and providing recommendations for implementation strategy
- Maintain operational strength of network services by contributing to capacity planning, resource management and performance enhancement activities
- Mentor junior and senior level associates by sharing expertise, collaborating on complex questions and offering guidance to minimize administrative error
- Assist in managing budgeted resources by anticipating expenditures, accurately forecasting resource needs/costs and properly accounting for expenses to meet requirements and achieve fiscal responsibility
- Contribute to a positive environment by demonstrating cultural expectations and guidance to reward performance and value “can do” people, accountability, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, continuous improvement, collaboration, creativity and fun
- Adopt Wayfair values in personal work behaviors, decision-making, contributions and interpersonal interactions; manage your own career development by soliciting feedback and valuing other perspectives
Our take
Wayfair emerged in the early era of eCommerce with a mission to revolutionize online shopping, offering customers a convenient platform to purchase goods. Today, it stands as one of the foremost global players in the online furniture delivery industry, boasting an impressive inventory of over 33 million products.
Renowned for its extensive product range and comprehensive service offerings, Wayfair distinguishes itself by providing an end-to-end customer experience, from browsing to doorstep delivery. Despite its prominence, the company faces profitability challenges attributed largely to expansion expenses. Nonetheless, its solid presence in the competitive online homeware sector solidifies its position as a key contender.
With ambitious global expansion plans, Wayfair remains committed to maintaining its leadership in the industry. As it aspires to become the ultimate destination for all home needs, its more recent ventures into physical retail represent significant strides toward this overarching goal.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
-14% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company values
- Relentless Customer Focus: Delivering an exceptional customer experience drives everything we do. We invest in understanding our customers and partners. We are all in customer service
- Deliver Rsults With Agility: We prioritize work that drives long-term value. We execute with urgency, learn from failure, and nimbly pivot. The outcomes of our efforts are impactful, measurable results
- Use Good Judgement: We are bold and confident, never reckless. We make reasoned, calculated decisions based on data, critical thinking, and pattern recognition
- Build the Best Team: We lead by setting the bar high, articulating clear goals, and diving deep. We hire, develop, and leverage only the best. Our leaders continually reevaluate and strengthen their teams and do not shy away from hard decisions. We expect and demonstrate excellence
- Collaborate Effectively: We invest in cross-functional global partnerships that maximize impact and minimize duplication. We prize collaboration in all interactions – with our teammates, stakeholders, and suppliers. We disagree, align, and commit. Effectiveness and efficiency in collaboration are required.
- Respect Others: We earn and show respect, treating our teammates and partners with empathy and inclusion. We presume good intent while prioritizing impact. We balance confidence and candor with humility and kindness.
- Be an Owner: We are Wayfair first. We act on what’s best for the company, ahead of team or individual goals. We spend every dollar as if it is our own. We take pride in Wayfair’s success while planning the next win. We always think long-term
- Innovate & Improve: We are not limited by precedent. We boldly challenge the norm. We continually identify opportunities to innovate, improve, and simplify. We value incremental improvements, but we also look for game-changing breakthroughs.
- Adapt & Grow: We value adaptability and self-reflection. We find opportunity in every change, experience, and mistake. We are committed to continuous self-improvement.
Company HQ
Prudential / St. Botolph, Boston, MA
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Leadership
Niraj Shah
(Co-Founder & CEO)Studied Engineering at Cornell University before co-founding Spinners, a Boston-based IT services company. Previously acted as Entrepreneur in Residence for Greylock and has served as CEO of Wayfair since co-founding the company in 2002.
Steven Conine
(Co-Founder)Co-founded Spinners before working for Operations at iXL. Conine also co-founded Pillar VC in 2016.
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