Senior Network Engineer

About the role

The Senior Network Engineer will play a key role in development, integration, troubleshooting, and testing of the Iridium Mission, Commercial, and Enterprise networks' infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Use your knowledge of Iridium business and technologies, and collaborate with internal and external teams, to support operations and engineering tasks and projects and to provide improvement recommendations to the management team
• Perform installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of networking devices including, but not limited to, Cisco devices such as ISR/ASR Routers, Catalyst and Nexus switches, firewalls (to include Cisco, Fortinet, Check Point, and Palo Alto firewalls), and AWS Cloud services
• Maintain documentation, audit logs, and adhere to Configuration Management rules required to meet compliance and to enable team members to assist in problems and apply consistent solutions across different environments and teams
• Conduct research on network products, services, protocols, and standards to remain abreast of developments in the network industries, technologies, and best practices
• Support cross-functional efforts and share your expertise with colleagues across the program to identify and implement ideas and solutions that create added value for the team and the program and constantly improve the daily operations of the Iridium Commercial, Mission, and Enterprise networks across multiple sites
• Provide real-time troubleshooting and problem resolution support as required and provide 24x7 on call assistance as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or similar field
• 8+ years of experience managing and maintaining mid-to-large scale LAN/WAN networks devices that include Cisco Routers, Switches, firewall and other vendors networking technologies
• Strong understanding and hands-on experience configuring and maintaining routing protocols such as OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP and other industry standard protocols commonly used with networking devices such as Spanning-Tree, VRF, VPC, and VxLAN
• Experience with configuration management, application deployment, provisioning, and orchestration tools such as Ansible
• Excellent network troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in a high-pressure environment. Work on issues requiring an in-depth knowledge of the network and relates variable factors and autonomously make decisions or create solutions to address problems
• Have confidence and be able to build relationships with leadership and colleagues outside of our team. Can clearly summarize information and confidently present to them solutions and ideas they may be unfamiliar with
• Capable of managing and prioritizing own tasks and possibly the tasks of others while adhering to deadlines, policies and procedures. Possess an analytical mindset, with the ability to understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions and come up with out-of-the-box solutions

Qualifications

• Experience configuring and managing AWS cloud features, solutions, and services such as VPC, DirectConnect Gateway, Transit Gateway, and AWS partners virtual appliances such as routers and firewalls
• Well versed in use of MS Office Suite and Visio

Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Knowledge of network protocols and technologies
• Experience with network troubleshooting and problem-solving
• Ability to manage and prioritize tasks

Benefits

Base Pay Range: $115,000 - $150,000 USD Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors and this range represents an estimate of compensation at the time of posting.

Employee benefits also include medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage; 401(k) retirement plan options; paid time off and paid holidays; paid parental leave; and other discounts and perks.