Network & Systems Engineer

About the role

Vox Media is looking for a Network & Systems Engineer to own the design, operation, and evolution of our enterprise office network, studios, and production facilities. This is a hands-on engineering role on a small, high-trust infrastructure team — you will be the person who owns the network end to end. You will be a primary technical owner of our enterprise network environment, with particular responsibility for our current Juniper infrastructure with Cato Networks providing SASE/SD-WAN and secure remote access. Because we operate as a lean infrastructure team, we're looking for someone who is comfortable working beyond traditional networking boundaries. The right person will be equally comfortable troubleshooting a complex routing or switching issue, planning a network migration, supporting server or cloud infrastructure, and partnering with Media & Production Technology, Service Desk, and other technical teams to solve cross-functional problems.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Vox Media's enterprise network across offices, data centers, cloud environments, and remote connectivity
• Serve as the senior technical resource for our Juniper networking environment, including configuration, troubleshooting, upgrades, and lifecycle management
• Administer our Cato Networks SASE platform, including SD-WAN connectivity, secure remote access, and associated security policy
• Help define the future direction of Vox Media's network architecture, including evaluating and potentially migrating infrastructure to platforms such as Cisco and Meraki
• Design and support LAN, WAN, wireless, and internet connectivity across multiple locations
• Configure and manage VLANs, routing, switching, STP, ACLs, NAT, DHCP, DNS, and related network services, supporting routing protocols such as BGP and OSPF where applicable
• Troubleshoot complex Layer 2 and Layer 3 issues, including packet-level analysis and root-cause investigation of difficult network and application connectivity problems
• Monitor network availability, performance, capacity, and reliability, and proactively address emerging issues
• Plan and execute network hardware upgrades, migrations, maintenance, and office infrastructure projects — including studio, conference room, and event connectivity — while minimizing business disruption
• Manage ISP, circuit, and network hardware vendor relationships, including escalations, renewals, and capacity planning
• Support and troubleshoot server, virtualization, cloud, identity, and enterprise infrastructure, assisting with systems administration across environments such as AWS, VMware, and Windows and/or Linux
• Support enterprise identity and authentication technologies such as SSO and identity providers, and partner with IT operations on endpoint management (Mac and Windows MDM) and SaaS platform administration
• Help administer monitoring, logging, configuration management, backup, and infrastructure management platforms
• Participate in an on-call rotation for infrastructure incidents and perform root-cause analysis across networking, systems, and cloud environments
• Develop repeatable processes and automation — using scripting, APIs, or infrastructure-as-code tools — that reduce manual administration and improve reliability
• Assist with hands-on service desk support as needed, particularly for onsite requirements, including hardware and software troubleshooting, employee onboarding/offboarding, and resolution of support tickets to maintain operational continuity

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional experience in network engineering and infrastructure engineering
• Strong hands-on production experience with Juniper networking technologies and Junos
• Relevant networking certifications such as JNCIA/JNCIS/JNCIP, CCNA, or CCNP
• Hands-on production experience with Cisco and/or Meraki, and the judgment to evaluate platforms on technical merit rather than familiarity
• Deep understanding of enterprise TCP/IP networking, including designing, configuring, and troubleshooting Layer 2/Layer 3 switching, routing, wireless, and network connectivity
• Systematic troubleshooting skills, including diagnosing complex network and application connectivity problems using monitoring, logging, packet capture, and performance-analysis tools
• Experience planning and executing network upgrades or migrations with minimal business disruption
• AWS networking experience, including VPCs, routing, VPNs, and cloud connectivity
• Systems administration or broader infrastructure engineering experience alongside networking
• Ability to independently own technical projects from design through implementation and ongoing operations, with the documentation and communication skills to bring others along
• Ability to work onsite up to 5 days per week in Lower Manhattan (Financial District) and to be onsite for after-hours escalations and scheduled maintenance windows

Nice to have

• Experience with SASE/SSE platforms such as Cato Networks, Zscaler, or Palo Alto Prisma Access
• Experience migrating between networking vendors or architectures
• Experience with Juniper Mist
• Enterprise wireless design and troubleshooting experience
• Experience with firewall and network-security platforms
• Experience with VMware or other virtualization platforms
• Infrastructure automation with Python, Ansible, Terraform, or similar
• Familiarity with identity platforms such as Okta and enterprise SaaS infrastructure
• Media, broadcast, or production environment experience

Benefits

This is a permanent, full-time position. This job is benefits-eligible. We pride ourselves in providing comprehensive benefits to support all of our employees wherever they are in life.

Schedule

This is an in-office position based in our NYC office.

Pay

The salary range listed below represents the minimum and maximum base pay for this position at the time of this posting. Final salary offered to the candidate selected for the position will be based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience.

Pay Range: $120,000 - $150,000 USD