# Network Engineer

**Company:** [OpenAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openai)
**Location:** London, United Kingdom
**Role:** DevOps / SRE
**Skills:** Routing, Switching, Wireless Networking, Wan, Cloud Connectivity, Network Security, Network Automation, APIs, Infrastructure As Code, Git, CI/CD, Incident Response
**Posted:** 2026-08-14

> The Network Engineer will design, operate, troubleshoot, and automate secure enterprise and cloud networks across offices, labs, and production services. The role combines network architecture and lifecycle planning with incident response, operational delivery, and automation using APIs, Infrastructure as Code, Git, testing, and CI/CD.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design, operate, troubleshoot, and automate secure, reliable networks across offices, labs, cloud connectivity, and production services.
- Own secure enterprise routing, switching, wireless, WAN, network services, and cloud connectivity end to end.
- Balance strategic platform improvement with responsive troubleshooting, change safety, incident response, escalations, break/fix, and time-sensitive operational delivery.
- Improve network systems through software, APIs, Infrastructure as Code, Git workflows, testing, and CI/CD to reduce recurring reactive work.
- Develop architecture, standards, roadmaps, lifecycle plans, and automation.

## Requirements and Qualifications
- Broad network engineering experience spanning enterprise routing, switching, wireless, WAN, network services, and cloud connectivity.
- Experience with network troubleshooting, incident response, change management, and operational delivery.
- Experience using software, APIs, Infrastructure as Code, Git workflows, testing, and CI/CD for network automation.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive salary, generous equity, and benefits.
- Private medical insurance covering 100% of premiums for employees and dependents.
- Pension plan with a 4% employer contribution.
- 52 weeks of maternity leave and 24 weeks of parental leave.
- Unlimited time off.
- Annual learning and development stipend of $1,500 USD equivalent per year.
- Hybrid work model with 3 days in the office per week.
- Relocation assistance available.

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