Network Engineer II

At Expedia Group, we help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. As a global travel company powered by passionate people, trusted partnerships, and leading technology, we connect travelers, partners, and advertisers through our consumer brands, B2B network, and travel advertising business.

Here, you'll do meaningful work that helps millions of people discover, book, and experience travel with more ease, confidence, and joy. Our five Behaviors-Traveler First, Think Big, Operate with Excellence, Ownership Mindset, and Succeed Together-help foster a supportive environment where people can grow their careers and have the flexibility, benefits, and support to do their best work. Join us and build for travelers everywhere.

In this role, you will

• Take ownership of day-to-day operational tasks for enterprise and data centre networks.

• Implement and validate network changes.

• Organise and implement periodic LODO tasks, including software upgrades, patching, failover testing, and network health audits.

• Monitor intake channels and respond as required.

• Troubleshoot connectivity issues, leading resolution for the majority of incidents.

• Help maintain network documentation, diagrams, and runbooks.

• Continuously learn and build knowledge of our infrastructure, tools, and standards.

• Drive the development of monitoring tools and related automation to improve operational efficiency and user experience.

• Be a core contributor to the development of automation for LODO tasks.

• Be a core contributor to developing AIOps capabilities, including data ingestion, pattern recognition, anomaly detection, and root cause analysis.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Proven experience in network engineering, infrastructure, or a related technical role.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience.

• Relevant certification such as Palo Alto Cybersecurity Practitioner, Arista ACE Level 2, Cisco CCNP, AWS Solutions Architect Associate, or similar networking/cloud credentials.

• Experience with network implementations or deployments into production (e.g., projects, internships, or professional roles).

• Ability to configure enterprise-grade network hardware.

• Good knowledge of routing and switching (e.g., OSPF, BGP, VLANs, subnets, ACLs, NAT).

• Good understanding of wireless networking, including RF planning and tuning.

• Good understanding of physical and virtual networking concepts and how they interoperate.

• Knowledge of public or hybrid cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP).

• Familiarity with more than one scripting or programming language (e.g., Python, Go).

• Knowledge of NGFWs, Secure Web Gateways, and Zero Trust Network Access (e.g., Palo Alto FWs, Zscaler ZIA/ZPA).

• Ability to work independently and effectively troubleshoot and resolve issues.

• Willingness to participate in a weekend on-call rotation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or a related field.

• Experience with cloud networking (VPCs, security groups, gateways, load balancers).

• Knowledge of network observability tools and applications (e.g., NetFlow/IPFIX, SNMP, APIs, Datadog, LogicMonitor, Catchpoint).

• Knowledge of network automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).

• Experience with PKI infrastructure and certificate lifecycle management.

• Experience with post-incident investigations.

• Demonstrated interest in emerging networking and cloud trends, with a commitment to growing your expertise over time.

The total cash range for this position in Prague is Kč772,500.00 to Kč1,081,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to Kč1,236,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.

Starting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including location, available budget, and an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay ranges may be modified in the future.

Benefits and perks

Expedia Group offers benefits and perks designed to support employees and their families, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, an Employee Assistance Program, wellness and travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and International Airlines Travel Agent Network (IATAN) membership. Learn more about life at Expedia Group at https://careers.expediagroup.com/life.

You can find the benefits for this location and any collective agreement that may apply here.

Accommodation requests

Expedia Group is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience. If you need an accommodation or adjustment due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please submit a request at https://expedia.service-now.com/askeg?id=job_accommodation.

About Expedia Group

Expedia Group includes three flagship consumer brands - Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo - along with a leading B2B travel business and travel advertising offerings. Across our brands and business, we help travelers explore the world with confidence and ease.

Important notice

Employment opportunities and job offers at Expedia Group will always come from Expedia Group's Talent Acquisition and hiring teams. Never share sensitive personal information unless you are confident of the recipient. Expedia Group does not extend job offers via email or messaging tools to individuals with whom we have not made prior contact. Our email domain is @expediagroup.com. The official place to find and apply for roles is https://careers.expediagroup.com/jobs/.

Equal Opportunity

Expedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.