Senior Network Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise and service-provider networks across on-premises, colocation, and cloud environments.

• Configure and manage BGP, OSPF, and other dynamic routing protocols, which includes route policy, redistribution, filtering, and traffic engineering.

• Oversee upstream transit, peering, internet exchange, and routing relationships.

• Plan and manage IPv4/IPv6 addressing, subnetting, dual-stack deployments, ARIN/RIR resources, IRR, and RPKI.

• Enforce network security through segmentation, firewalls, ACLs, VPNs, tunneling, access controls, and DDoS mitigation measures.

• Deploy and maintain systems for monitoring, alerting, flow analysis, and network observability.

• Automate network configuration, validation, and deployment utilizing Python, Bash, Go, Ansible, Terraform, or similar tools.

• Lead troubleshooting and incident response for intricate network issues, including packet-level analysis and root-cause investigations.

• Conduct capacity planning, lifecycle management, maintenance windows, and network cutovers while minimizing customer impact.

• Maintain network diagrams, IP/asset records, runbooks, configurations, and change documentation.

• Assist with compliance and audits by providing configuration evidence, addressing findings, and enforcing security baselines.

• Act as a technical escalation point and mentor junior engineers while collaborating closely with customer technical contacts.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 6 years of professional network engineering experience in production environments.

• Exceptional senior candidates may qualify based on demonstrated technical ownership and portfolio work.

• In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP and hands-on production experience with BGP, along with at least one IGP (OSPF, IS-IS, or EIGRP).

• Solid understanding of routing and switching fundamentals, including VLANs, trunking, spanning tree, link aggregation, QoS, MTU, and fragmentation.

• Experience with enterprise or carrier-grade platforms such as Cisco IOS/NX-OS, Juniper Junos, Arista EOS, MikroTik RouterOS, or equivalent.

• Practical experience with firewalls, IPsec/WireGuard/SSL VPNs, tunneling, and network access control.

• Familiarity with DNS, DHCP, NTP, TLS/PKI, and load balancing.

• Strong experience in IPv4/IPv6 addressing, subnetting, and dual-stack implementations.

• Proficient in Linux administration and command-line operations.

• Proven troubleshooting capabilities utilizing tcpdump, Wireshark, packet captures, and flow data.

• Experience in scripting and automation with Python, Bash, Go, or similar languages.

• Familiarity with Git and configuration-as-code practices.

• Ability to work independently in a remote setting, manage priorities, and communicate effectively in writing.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

• Capable of passing a background investigation.

• Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation and scheduled after-hours maintenance.

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or a related field is preferred.

• Equivalent professional experience, military experience, relevant certifications, or demonstrated technical work may replace a degree.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) plan with company contribution.

• Paid time off and federal holidays.

• Support for professional development, certification, and training.

• Remote-first work environment.

• Occasional travel to customer facilities, data centers, or company meetings.

• Participation in on-call rotation and periodic after-hours maintenance or incident response.