Principal SW Systems Engineer - Cloud network orchestration (9362, 9363,9364)

Extreme Networks Named to Computerworld’s 2023 List of Best Places to Work in IT!Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions and rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver progress like never before and with double digit growth year over year, no provider is better positioned to deliver better outcomes on scale, than Extreme.We believe in “walking the walk” of our strong core values which enable us to successfully advance together. Diversity and Inclusion is a vital part of our values and beliefs, and we’re proud to foster an environment where every Extreme employee can thrive. Come become part of something big with us! We are a global leader, with hubs in North America, South America, Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East.
Job Scope:
In a world where technology serves humanity, Extreme's mission is clear: constantly seeking new ways to create better outcomes. That is what innovation is at its core: new ways, better outcomes. Extreme is united in our endeavor to empower businesses, governments, schools, healthcare providers, cities, and more worldwide to achieve infinite potential with the One Network, One Cloud, One Extreme approach.  You will be joining a high-performing Extreme One Cloud engineering team that architects, designs, implements, and tests new features and functionality for ExtremeCloud Applications and Platform - an AI/ML powered, wired, and wireless cloud network management solution.  You will take new features from concept to delivery, working closely with team members and cross-functional partners to design and develop high-quality solutions that take into consideration scalability, availability and performance.

Resonsibilities

• Technically lead the team of professionals to deliver Network Automation/Orchestration Product
• Idea Incubation,  Solution Completeness and PLM Interfacing
• Customer Engagement/Conversation, Roadmap Planning and strategizing execution
• Bring in Best in Class Engineering practices and passionately drive the implementation of the same - be it Test Driven Development and Design Principles
• Lead architecture, design and implementation for the product

Qualifications:

• 15+ years of proficiency in below areas
• Java/GoLang, Linux OS, Data structures, IPC mechanisms. Intricate understanding of multi-threading/routines, Network programming and  Object oriented methodologies
• Complete exposure to entire Product Life Cycle
• Micro services based Architecture and their best practices. Hands-on experience with Docker containers, Kubernetes (K8s, K3s) cluster, Helm charts
• Exposure to cloud development using Public and hybrid cloud.
• Agile Development Model with CI/CD , Jenkins pipeline and working knowledge of Git environment.
• DB concepts and Deployment models - RDBMS/No SQL/TSDB/Clustering/Postgres/Redis/MariaDb
• Messaging Services like RabbitMQ/NATS/Kafka and clustering
• Working experience of webhook/websockets/API gateways/Nginx
• Design principles for cloud engineering
• Security Protocols and technologies viz., OAuth2, AAA, RBAC, LDAP, HTTPS, Certs, Syslog/RELP
• OpenAPI/OpenConfig NETCONF/Streaming Telemetry/GNMI/GRPC/XMPP
• Sound Data/Information modelling techniques and tools used for Modelling like YANG, UML, JSON etc..
• Demonstrable ability to generalize variety of data inputs into well-formed/conceptualized models exposed to different set of North Bound agents via REST APIs.
• Exposure to NFV/SDN Solution and solving real deployment challenges thereof, will be added advantage
• Knowledge  in L2/L3 OSI layer Protocols - 802.1Q; LAGs; VxLAN; EVPN; ACLs; Route Policy; MPLS/VPLS; BGP; and L2 Forwarding; L3 Routing will be desirable
• Exceptional Written/Verbal Communication Skills 

Extreme Networks, Inc. (EXTR) creates effortless networking experiences that enable all of us to advance. We push the boundaries of technology leveraging the powers of machine learning, artificial intelligence, analytics, and automation. Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions and rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver progress like never before. For more information, visit Extreme's