Sandisk · San Francisco
Software EngineeringFull-timeposted 6w ago
Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape.
Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.
Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.
You will be part of our Global Network engineering team responsible for architecting, implementing, maintaining, and optimizing our regional/local network infrastructure, ensuring high network performance/reliability, and delivering critical network services to meet business goals.
Essentials Duties and Responsibilities:
Design, Plan, deploy, manage, optimize, and troubleshoot global network infrastructure at Corporate and manufacturing locations to meet the business requirements and growth demands, ensuring availability and performance.
Work closely with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to define network requirements, develop project scopes, and implement solutions that ensure performance and availability.
Collaborate with IT leadership to design and implement an enterprise architecture frame form that supports robust IT infrastructure.
Act as an escalation point for Network Operations team to troubleshoot complex network issues related to BGP, SD-WAN, VLAN, Spanning Tree, Security, network hardware/software, wireless, DHCP, DNS etc.
Collaborate with the IT leadership and Global Network architecture team to incorporate company standards and preferred practices into regional site network builds.
Ensure global network infrastructure is properly monitored. Act as a network engineering point of contact and Subject Matter Expert to respond to network incidents/service requests according to Service Level Agreements.
Lead the development and modernization of the IT network infrastructure by developing automation tools while improving end user experience.
Prepare and maintain up-to-date documentation, including network configurations, run books, and handover documents, detailing the deployment of solutions.
Provide mentorship, technical leadership, and support to deployment team members, partner teams, and stakeholders.
Interact/communicate with vendors, service providers, peers, stakeholders, and business units for effective integration/operations of services and systems.
Lead, plan and participate in IT projects and Maintenance Window activities.
Maintain close collaboration with other global IT functional teams.
Create and maintain complex network documentation and self-manage multi-quarter projects.
Required:
12+ years professional experience in Network Architecture including Routing, Switching, Wireless, and Network Security.
A proactive and resourceful individual who achieves goals independently while collaborating effectively in teams, sharing ideas, making recommendations, and ensuring alignment through solid communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong verbal, written, social, and presentation skills are required to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences at all levels. This includes developing procedural documentation, work instructions for remote hands, and presentations.
Demonstrate flexibility in managing multiple projects and adjusting to changing requirements, schedules, and priorities while executing workflow milestones and deliverables within project timelines in a fast-paced, cross-time-zone environment.
Meticulous attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and excellent problem-solving abilities in an enterprise environment.
Must be able to regularly adjust working hours or time shift to accommodate global projects, ensuring timely execution and collaboration across time zones.
Deep understanding of network design practices from small offices to large campuses.
Deep understanding of DHCP/DNS functions, configurations, troubleshooting, and IPAM tools for tracking and managing IP address allocations during network deployments.
Hands-on experience and in-depth knowledge in networking technologies/solutions including SD-WAN, BGP, OSPF, HA, VLAN, Spanning Tree, EtherChannel, QoS, WAN, etc.
Solid understanding of data center networking technologies and solutions including Cisco/Arista switches, WAN routers, structured cabling, etc.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to establish professional working relationships with varying levels of both business and technical personnel.
Exceptional documentation skills that can clearly articulate technical designs, issues and constraints, procedures, and network assessments.
Strong project management, analytical, and problem determination/resolution skills.
Proficient in version control, configuration management (Git/Ansible), and network automation to contribute effectively in a fast-paced deployment environment.
Familiar with network scanning/analysis procedures and toolsets for network readiness assessments.
Preferred:
Working knowledge of Infoblox is a PLUS.
Experience working in a manufacturing environment is a plus.
Technical certificationss such as CCNP/CCIE or equivalent are preferred.
Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.
Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.
Sandisk is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at jobs.accommodations@sandisk.com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 10/22/2026 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.
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