Careers

CENIC is hiring! Join a team that connects California and beyond!

We are looking for Network Engineers at various levels: mid-career, senior, technical expert, and leadership roles!
Bring your IT career and technical expertise to help support the California Research and Education Network (CalREN), a high-bandwidth, fiber-optic network that serves over 20 million users. CENIC is a nonprofit governed by its member K-12 schools, libraries, community colleges, universities, and other public-serving institutions. Its mission is to advance education and research by providing a world-class network essential for innovation, collaboration, and economic growth.

Apply to a Network Engineering position on one of our two teams.
CENIC has positions open within our Operations and Network Services teams. Please review all of our open positions and apply to the one that best fits your skill sets and career goals. There is no need to apply to more than one position. All applications will be reviewed, and if we feel you may be a better fit for a different position, we will discuss it internally and with you, the candidate.

Operations Team

The operations team's primary role is to monitor the network and notify our members whenever any incidents affect the network or their services. Engineers are also expected to work with our members to troubleshoot routing and network performance issues and work with our hardware providers on break-fixes. In addition, the team performs both non-impacting and impacting maintenance involving the deployment of new hardware, upgrading software on devices, and migrating services.

Operations Team Positions

Network Services Team

The Network Services team designs, plans, and implements changes across the networks that CENIC operates, such as CalREN, spanning domains like Peering, DWDM, BGP, Segment Routing, EVPN, IS-IS, and automation. Our engineers also collaborate with our members on various research and education projects and connectivity upgrades, and also serve as an escalation point for the Operations team during challenging technical issues.

Network Services Team Positions:

Direct applicants only. No recruiters.

Learn More about CalREN and its Members

Learn More About Our Community

On the Blog: CENIC Members Bolster the Economy by Expanding Digital Literacy in California

Why work at CENIC?

Company Culture

Small teams and a collaborative environment provide the opportunity to make a large impact in a small organization.

Community Engagement

We work with research and education institutions in the largest state economy in the United States. Your work has meaning.

Generous Health Benefit Package

We value our employees' wellness. We offer a variety of medical, dental, and vision benefits. We also have life, short-term, and long-term insurance, and pet insurance at a discount.

Paid Time Off

We offer liberal vacation, sick leave, and 15 paid holidays.

Investment in Your Future

CENIC contributes to your 403(b) even if you don't. We also offer matching contributions. Pre-tax and Roth options are also available.

Learn More about CalREN and its Members: https://maps.cenic.org/nodesites

Read a recent story about CENIC: Community Connections: The Network, Services, and Collaborative Opportunities Made Possible by CENIC

Learn more about our community: https://cenic.org/community