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Waymo

Robot type
Autonomous Vehicle
Location
AustinTexasUSA
Job type
IT
Posted
Sep 24, 2026
Salary
$175,000–$215,000 a year
Full-time

Network Operations Manager

Job description

The Digital Transformation Services (DTS) team plays a vital role in enabling Waymo’s mission to safely and sustainably bring autonomous technology to the world. Our purpose is to build and operate a resilient, scalable, and intelligent digital infrastructure that powers both Waymo’s commercialization and day-to-day operations. We partner closely with all business functions to ensure that technology is a strategic enabler.

The Waymo Infrastructure & Network Services (WINS) team’s mission is to: Provide reliable, resilient, secure digital infrastructure services. Deliver solutions with agility and speed to match Waymo mission velocity.

In this role, you will report to IT Network Operations…

Job responsibilities

  • Leadership : Manage a high-performing, inclusive team of engineers, technical professionals, and vendor agents. Design and implement overarching business plans, long-term strategic initiatives, and roadmaps to continue…
  • Incident Management : Act as an Owner during major service disruptions, managing the end-to-end remediation of high-severity events and Tier 2/3 escalations.
  • ITIL Governance : Oversee the full lifecycle of technology infrastructure services (incident, change, event, configuration, and asset management).
  • Deployment Support : Validate and implement MOPs (Methods of Procedure) for internal teams and implementation partners.
  • Technical Operations : Provide technical leadership during complex network event correlation, architectural improvement validations, and the review of site-specific Engineering Design Plans (EDPs).
  • Automation & Innovation : Guide the transition from legacy, manual infrastructure configurations to highly automated network operations.

Job requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in network operations or engineering.
  • People Management : 2+ years of experience in a management or team lead role
  • Operational Excellence: Experience managing and delivering strategic networks with high availability requirements
  • Team Building : Proven track record of recruiting, hiring, and building technical teams in a fast-paced environment.
  • Technical Proficiency : Strong knowledge of configuring network devices via CLI (console/SSH) and cloud-hosted portals.
  • High-Bandwidth Ops: Experience managing high-performance networks supporting large-scale data ingress/egress (e.g., fleet data offloading) and critical on-premise infrastructure.
  • Soft Skills : Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills for engaging with both technical engineers and business stakeholders.
  • Process Management : Experience in creating documentation, runbooks, and configuration management standards.

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