Senior Network Engineer

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Warner Bros. Games New York works with some of the top talent in the game industry to build online competitive and social features for video games. Our highly experienced team of engineers utilize cutting-edge technology to build game services that are robust and scalable enough to support world-class developers such as NetherRealm Studios, Rocksteady, Monolith Productions, Warner Bros. Games Montréal, and more!

The Job

The WB Games Technology Services group is looking for an experienced Senior Network Engineer to join our global Shared Services team.

As a part of Shared Services, you will be responsible for implementing or supporting complex networks for some of the best game development studios in the industry!

You will work on the design, implementation, and support of reliable, scalable, secure, and compliant networking technology. This is a highly technology-focused business where performance, flexibility, and security are paramount. Our game development teams will depend on you to provide a fast and stable network to help them maintain their productivity, making you a critical part of the game development process!

The Senior Network Engineer can be based in the Troy NY studio or Burbank CA location.

Your Role Accountabilities...

• Architect, deploy, configure, operate, and maintain network infrastructure and equipment.

• Collaborate with studio technical SMEs and IT leadership to assist in identifying requirements, recommending, and engineering solutions

• Ensure all production network environments and related systems and services are secure and highly available.

• Ongoing monitoring, reporting and lifecycle management of all network equipment

• Resolve incidents on LAN / WAN / Edge Network equipment and related services across multiple studios and geographical locations

• Work to improve our processes and the operational efficiency of our network. We are always learning!

• Provide 24x7 on-call support as a part of an on-call rotation

Qualifications & Experience...

• Demonstrable experience with network design, implementation, and support from business requirements analysis through to day-to-day management.

• Proficiency in managing modern firewalls

• Experience with configuration and management of complex environments running on Cloud platforms, such as AWS or Azure

• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.

• Highly self-motivated, self-directed, and able to effectively prioritize

The Nice to Haves:

• Experience with: Palo Alto firewalls, Cisco, Juniper and Aruba switches, Aruba wireless

• Experience working in Games or other creative industries

• A love of games!

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/  along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

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Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the