The Role
Design, implement, and operate resilient network infrastructure across cloud and on-premises environments. Own routing (BGP/OSPF), hybrid connectivity, Juniper hardware, network security, automation (Terraform/Ansible), Kubernetes CNI, monitoring, capacity planning, incident response, and ISP/carrier relationships.
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At Cision, we believe in empowering every individual to make an impact. Here, your voice is heard, your ideas are valued, and your unique perspective fuels our collective success. As part of our global team, you'll thrive in an environment that champions curiosity, collaboration, and innovation, all while making meaningful contributions to the brands we accelerate.
Join us in shaping the future of communication and building authentic connections that matter. Whether you're solving complex problems or driving bold innovations, your growth is our success, and together, we’ll create the conversations of tomorrow.
We are currently seeking a Staff Network Engineer to design, implement, and operate highly reliable network infrastructure across both cloud and on-premises environments. This role requires strong expertise in networking, cloud architectures, and network automation. You will work as a key technical contributor within the Network Engineering team, implementing architectural designs, contributing to automation initiatives, and ensuring resilient, scalable, and secure connectivity across multiple environments. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with Platform Engineering, SRE, and Security teams to deliver robust network infrastructure.
What You'll Do
- Design, implement, and maintain network infrastructure across cloud and on-premises environments
- Implement and maintain routing architectures including BGP, OSPF, route policies, and peering strategies
- Implement and manage hybrid networking including VPNs, Direct Connect, and inter-region routing
- Manage and configure Juniper networking hardware
- Develop network automation using Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Ansible)
- Implement network security controls including segmentation, firewall policies, and access management
- Participate in capacity planning, performance optimisation, and traffic analysis
- Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for network-related outages
- Manage ISP connectivity including transit providers, private circuits, and carrier relationships
What we expect
- 7+ years of experience in network engineering roles
- Relevant experience or certification (e.g. CCNP or JNCIP Data centre, Enterprise or Service provider)
- Strong knowledge of BGP, OSPF, routing policies, and network troubleshooting
- Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, NAT, routing, switching, and load balancing
- Hands-on experience with Juniper networking platforms (SRX Firewalls, QFX switching)
- Ability to troubleshoot layer 2 (ARP and MAC address tables as well as LACP and MC-LAG)
- Ability to troubleshoot DNS problems
- Experience with common network cabling
- Kubernetes CNI (Calico, Cilium)
Cloud & Hybrid Networking
- Experience with hybrid cloud networking including site-to-site VPNs and private connectivity (AWS Direct Connect, GCP Interconnect)
- Understanding of cloud-native networking services (VPC, Transit Gateway, Cloud Router)
- Automation & Infrastructure-as-Code
- Working knowledge of Terraform for network infrastructure provisioning
- Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, or similar)
Observability & Operations
- Experience implementing network monitoring and alerting systems
- Understanding of network performance metrics and logging
- Ability to create and maintain runbooks and documentation
Security
- Experience implementing network security controls and segmentation
- Understanding of firewall management and security policies
- Familiarity with network access control concepts
- Bonus Skills and Experience
- EVPN, Ability to drive to London Data Centres, Experience with RIPE, Good understanding of MANRS and RPKI, Experience with IPv6 rollout, Juniper specific knowledge and experience, Linux CLI
As a global leader in PR, marketing and social media management technology and intelligence, Cision helps brands and organizations to identify, connect and engage with customers and stakeholders to drive business results. PR Newswire, a network of over 1.1 billion influencers, in-depth monitoring, analytics and its Brandwatch and Falcon.io social media platforms headline a premier suite of solutions. Cision has offices in 24 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and APAC. For more information about Cision's award-winning solutions, including its next-gen Cision Communications Cloud®, visit www.cision.com and follow @Cision on Twitter.
Cision is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and perform at their best. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion is vital to driving our culture, sparking innovation and achieving long-term success. Cision is proud to have joined more than 600 companies in signing the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ pledge and named a “Top Diversity Employer” for 2021 by DiversityJobs.com.
Cision is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or other protected statuses.
Cision is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Cision will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected]
Please review our Global Candidate Data Privacy Statement to learn about Cision’s commitment to protecting personal data collected during the hiring process.
Skills Required
- 7+ years of experience in network engineering roles
- Relevant certification or experience (e.g., CCNP or JNCIP Data Centre, Enterprise or Service Provider)
- Strong knowledge of BGP, OSPF, routing policies, and network troubleshooting
- Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, NAT, routing, switching, and load balancing
- Hands-on experience with Juniper networking platforms (SRX Firewalls, QFX switching)
- Ability to troubleshoot layer 2 (ARP, MAC address tables, LACP, MC-LAG)
- Ability to troubleshoot DNS problems
- Experience with common network cabling
- Experience with Kubernetes CNI (Calico, Cilium)
- Experience with hybrid cloud networking (site-to-site VPNs, AWS Direct Connect, GCP Interconnect)
- Working knowledge of Terraform for network infrastructure provisioning
- Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible or similar)
- Experience implementing network monitoring and alerting systems
- Experience implementing network security controls, segmentation, and firewall policy management
- Familiarity with network access control concepts
- EVPN
- Ability to drive to London data centres
- Experience with RIPE
- Understanding of MANRS and RPKI
- Experience with IPv6 rollout
- Additional Juniper-specific knowledge and experience
- Linux CLI
Brandwatch Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Brandwatch and has not been reviewed or approved by Brandwatch.
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Flexible Benefits — Work is remote-optimized with hybrid options, flexible core hours, and a home-office stipend that support varied working styles. Feedback suggests this flexibility is a notable strength relative to other elements of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Unlimited PTO plus additional wellness days and paid holidays/volunteer time provide generous time-away policies. Feedback suggests these policies are attractive on paper, with usage shaped by team norms.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Medical, dental, vision, FSA, mental-health resources (EAP, Headspace), and learning access/stipends indicate a broad wellbeing offering. Feedback suggests these benefits can help offset cash-pay concerns for some roles.
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What We Do
Brandwatch is the world’s leading digital consumer intelligence company, allowing users to analyze and utilize conversations from across the web and social media. It is the perfect platform to make sense of your consumers, their needs, wants, and interests. With official access to Twitter, Reddit, and Tumblr's firehose, plus data coming from 100 million other sites, our historical archive includes over a trillion conversations, with 501 million new ones added every day. Our platform then combines queries and AI to help you parse and analyze the data that's useful to you. From there it can be chopped, sliced, and combined to find insights you can put into action.
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