Senior Networking Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Take ownership of data center network architecture throughout the portfolio, encompassing core and distribution switching, routing, out-of-band management, addressing and DNS, firewalls, remote access, standards, and reference designs.

• Design physical-layer infrastructure for facilities, including structured cabling, pathways, cable management, cabinets, cross-connects, as well as fiber and copper plant.

• Manage site network security, covering firewall policies, intrusion detection and prevention, segmentation, zone access control, secure remote access, and monitoring-stack logging.

• Develop colocation networking, which includes customer handoffs, cross-connect provisioning, and consistent tenant connectivity turn-up.

• Collaborate with controls and security teams on OT networking, focusing on IT/OT segmentation, SCADA and BMS zones, and dependable controls traffic paths.

• Create specifications, drawings, and bills of material for contractors and low-voltage vendors; assess designs and submittals.

• Oversee network commissioning, including point-to-point testing, fiber certification, labeling, as-built drawings, and turnover documentation.

• Manage production networks through monitoring, alerting, capacity planning, change control, configuration and firmware management, backups, and root cause analysis.

• Engage in an on-call rotation and act as an escalation point for network incidents at live sites.

• Maintain standards, runbooks, and documentation for consistent site deployments.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in designing and operating enterprise or data center networks, with at least one project carried from design through commissioning into live operation.

• Proficient hands-on knowledge in routing and switching: BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VRFs, spanning tree, link aggregation, firewalls, and out-of-band management.

• Comprehensive understanding of vendor-agnostic networking.

• Practical experience in network security, including next-generation firewall policy design and maintenance, intrusion detection and prevention, segmentation, least-privilege access, secure remote access, and network logging and alerting.

• Fluency in structured cabling, covering fiber types and loss budgets, single-mode and multimode tradeoffs, pathway planning, and TIA-942 or equivalent standards.

• Capability to read and annotate construction drawings, riser diagrams, and floor plans.

• Ability to participate in design reviews with general contractors and low-voltage subcontractors.

• Experience in managing a production network where downtime carries significant consequences, including change control, monitoring, and troubleshooting live issues under pressure.

• Proven experience in establishing network standards from the ground up.

• Willingness to travel frequently to active sites.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, computer, or network engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience.

🏝️ Benefits

• Subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Equity (options) in a rapidly growing startup.

• 401(k) with a 4% employer match.

• Unlimited PTO.

• Parental leave.

• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA).

• Commuter benefits, where applicable.

• Opportunities to collaborate in person at periodic team and company on-sites.