Network Engineer - Network Infrastructure

TikTok
Sydney
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)Education: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Written communication","Self-motivation"]

Design, implement, operate, and continuously optimize TikTok’s global backbone WAN infrastructure across major continents. Work with network architecture and SDN/platform teams to improve scalability, resource utilization, and operational excellence, and coordinate across time zones to maintain 7x24 uptime. Partner with the 7x24 NOC to respond to incidents, mitigate issues, and restore service during network failures, with potential travel up to 15–30%.

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TikTok
TikTok
1 month ago

Network Engineer - Network Infrastructure

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Job Summary

Design, implement, operate, and continuously optimize TikTok’s global backbone WAN infrastructure across major continents. Work with network architecture and SDN/platform teams to improve scalability, resource utilization, and operational excellence, and coordinate across time zones to maintain 7x24 uptime. Partner with the 7x24 NOC to respond to incidents, mitigate issues, and restore service during network failures, with potential travel up to 15–30%.
Location: Sydney
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)

Key Responsibilities

  • •Plan, design, implement, operate, and optimize TikTok’s global backbone network across major continents.
  • •Collaborate with network architecture, SDN, and tools/platform teams to improve scalability, resource utilization, buildout efficiency, and operational excellence.
  • •Coordinate with team members across multiple time zones to support continuous 7x24 global network operations.
  • •Partner with the 7x24 NOC to respond to network incident alerts, mitigate issues, and restore service during network failures.
  • •Travel up to 15%–30% of the time as required.
Travel: Medium travel

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • •Strong understanding of network protocols including TCP/IP, OSPF/IS-IS, BGP, and MPLS technologies.
  • •Hands-on experience designing, building, and operating wide area networks (WAN) using mainstream vendor devices (e.g., Cisco, Arista, Juniper, H3C, Nokia).
  • •Self-motivated with good communication and written skills.
  • •Preferred: in-depth knowledge of backbone traffic engineering (e.g., RSVP-TE, SRTE-MPLS, SRv6) and QoS implementations on WAN.
Experience:NetworkingWAN
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
Skills:CommunicationWritten communicationSelf-motivation
Tech Stack:TCP/IPOSPFIS-ISBGPMPLSCiscoAristaJuniperH3CNokiaRSVP-TESRTE-MPLSSRv6QoSSDNPython

Company Brief

TikTok
Short-form video platform that lets users create, share, and discover entertainment content through algorithmic recommendations. It also offers advertising and creator tools for brands, influencers, and businesses.
Industry: Digital Media
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Singapore, Singapore
Founded: 2016
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