Staff Engineer - IT Network
Description
Xperi invents, develops and delivers technologies that create extraordinary experiences at home and on the go for millions of people around the world. Powering billions of consumer electronics, connected cars and digital content titles, we make entertainment more immersive, driving more intelligent and every interaction seamlessly personalized through our renowned consumer brands: DTS®, HD Radio™, IMAX® Enhanced and TiVo®.
Xperi (NYSE: XPER) is a publicly traded technology company headquartered in San Jose, CA with over 2,000 employees across North America, Europe and Asia. Come join a thriving team where you can play an integral role in shaping the future of entertainment technology.
About the Role:
Join a team dedicated to building and supporting a world-class, highly available, and resilient global network environment. As a Staff Network Engineer, you will play a critical leadership role in designing, evolving, and scaling the company’s global enterprise and data center network infrastructure.
You will work closely with global engineering, cloud, and security teams to define network architecture, drive modernization initiatives, and improve network observability and reliability across data centers, cloud platforms, and office environments.
This role requires a deep technical expert who can solve highly complex networking challenges, influence architecture decisions, and guide engineering teams toward scalable and secure solutions. You will also act as a technical leader, mentoring engineers and contributing to long-term infrastructure strategy.
What You Will Get to Do
• Architect and lead the design of enterprise, data center, and cloud network infrastructure.
• Define global network architecture standards, best practices, and operational frameworks.
• Design highly available and scalable data center networking solutions (Leaf-Spine, VXLAN EVPN, HA architectures).
• Lead network modernization initiatives, including infrastructure refresh, automation, and observability platforms.
• Architect and enhance network monitoring and telemetry platforms for proactive detection and operational insights.
• Design and implement secure connectivity solutions, including IPSec VPNs, remote access VPNs, and cloud connectivity.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to network engineers across global teams.
• Drive network automation initiatives using modern frameworks and scripting technologies.
• Lead major network transformation projects, migrations, and data center upgrades.
• Collaborate with cloud, infrastructure, DevOps, and security teams to support hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Perform capacity planning, performance analysis, and network optimization across global infrastructure.
• Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and long-term remediation strategies for complex network issues.
• Develop and maintain architecture documentation, standards, and technical design documents.
• Act as a technical advisor to leadership and stakeholders on network strategy and infrastructure evolution.
• Define global network architecture standards, best practices, and operational frameworks.
• Design highly available and scalable data center networking solutions (Leaf-Spine, VXLAN EVPN, HA architectures).
• Lead network modernization initiatives, including infrastructure refresh, automation, and observability platforms.
• Architect and enhance network monitoring and telemetry platforms for proactive detection and operational insights.
• Design and implement secure connectivity solutions, including IPSec VPNs, remote access VPNs, and cloud connectivity.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to network engineers across global teams.
• Drive network automation initiatives using modern frameworks and scripting technologies.
• Lead major network transformation projects, migrations, and data center upgrades.
• Collaborate with cloud, infrastructure, DevOps, and security teams to support hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Perform capacity planning, performance analysis, and network optimization across global infrastructure.
• Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and long-term remediation strategies for complex network issues.
• Develop and maintain architecture documentation, standards, and technical design documents.
• Act as a technical advisor to leadership and stakeholders on network strategy and infrastructure evolution.
Who We Are Looking For
Must Have
• 10+ years of experience in enterprise and data center networking.
• Deep expertise in Next Generation Firewall design, deployment, and security architecture.
• Strong knowledge of advanced routing and networking protocols including TCP/IP, LACP, LLDP, VXLAN, BFD, OSPF, BGP, and IPSec.
• Strong experience designing and operating large-scale data center network architectures.
• Expertise in high availability network design and resilient network infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience building or managing network monitoring and observability platforms (LogicMonitor, Zabbix, Grafana, Prometheus, or similar).
• Deep understanding of enterprise network security and VPN technologies.
• Extensive experience configuring and managing switches, routers, load balancers, and firewalls.
• Strong experience working with Juniper and Cisco networking platforms.
• Experience designing and operating hybrid cloud networking environments.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills with the ability to resolve highly complex network issues.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with cross-functional global teams.
• Deep expertise in Next Generation Firewall design, deployment, and security architecture.
• Strong knowledge of advanced routing and networking protocols including TCP/IP, LACP, LLDP, VXLAN, BFD, OSPF, BGP, and IPSec.
• Strong experience designing and operating large-scale data center network architectures.
• Expertise in high availability network design and resilient network infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience building or managing network monitoring and observability platforms (LogicMonitor, Zabbix, Grafana, Prometheus, or similar).
• Deep understanding of enterprise network security and VPN technologies.
• Extensive experience configuring and managing switches, routers, load balancers, and firewalls.
• Strong experience working with Juniper and Cisco networking platforms.
• Experience designing and operating hybrid cloud networking environments.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills with the ability to resolve highly complex network issues.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with cross-functional global teams.
Nice to Have:
• Experience with SD-WAN architectures and deployments.
• Experience managing redundant connectivity solutions such as DIA, SD-WAN, MPLS, and AWS Direct Connect.
• Hands-on experience with network automation and scripting (Python, Ansible, Terraform).
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP networking architectures.
• Exposure to network observability and telemetry-driven operations.
• Experience managing redundant connectivity solutions such as DIA, SD-WAN, MPLS, and AWS Direct Connect.
• Hands-on experience with network automation and scripting (Python, Ansible, Terraform).
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP networking architectures.
• Exposure to network observability and telemetry-driven operations.
What Will Make You Successful:
• Ability to design scalable and resilient global network architectures.
• Strong leadership in driving complex infrastructure transformations.
• Exceptional troubleshooting and analytical skills in high-impact production environments.
• Ability to simplify complex networking problems and drive operational efficiency.
• Passion for innovation, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Strong leadership in driving complex infrastructure transformations.
• Exceptional troubleshooting and analytical skills in high-impact production environments.
• Ability to simplify complex networking problems and drive operational efficiency.
• Passion for innovation, automation, and continuous improvement.
Life @ Xperi:
At Xperi, we value People, Customers, Performance and Innovation. We are dedicated to creating a workplace where all employees have a voice and sense of belonging, feel safe and valued, and are acknowledged for how their unique differences contribute to organizational culture and business outcomes.
Our employees and their families are important to us, and our comprehensive pay, stock and benefits programs reflect that. Xperi supports personal well-being, builds financial security and enables employees to share in our collective success.
Rewards include:
· Competitive compensation (salary, equity and bonuses) and comprehensive benefits designed to foster work-life balance, care for your health, protect your finances and help you save and invest for the future.
· Generous paid time away from work, including flexible time off, holidays and sick time, health and wellness initiatives, and a charitable match program to help you give back to your community.
· Great perks, which vary by location and can be site-specific: employee discounts, transportation reimbursements, and fitness facilities.
A flexible, hybrid work environment combining the best of in-office collaboration and community-building along with the benefits of working from home.