Staff Network Engineer
Amperesand · Reno, NV · 1 mo ago
Information Technology$150k–$170k/yrFull-time
About the role
We're looking for a Staff Network Engineer to take ownership of network infrastructure across both our company facing systems and our product environment. This is a high impact, high visibility role: you'll be a key voice in shaping our internal product network design and in building the network architecture that will carry the company through its next phase of growth and scale.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain network infrastructure supporting both corporate/company facing environments and product infrastructure
- Serve as a technical lead on internal product network design, partnering with engineering, security, and operations teams to align network architecture with product requirements
- Arcitect network solutions that scale with the company, anticipating growth in headcount, locations, and product infrastructure demands rather than reacting to it
- Build enterprise grade network infrastructure from the ground up in new or greenfield environments, including physical office builds, data center connectivity, and cloud network integration
- Establish network standards, documentation, and best practices to ensure consistency and repeatability as the organization scales
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex, high impact network issues across LAN, WAN, and wireless environments
- Evaluate new technologies, vendors, and architectures, and make recommendations that balance cost, performance, and scalability
- Mentor other engineers and act as a technical escalation point for network related issues
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in network engineering, with demonstrated progression into senior or staff level scope
- Hands on experience building and managing Cisco and Meraki network environments (switching, wireless, security appliances, SD WAN/AutoVPN)
- Proven experience building enterprise network infrastructure from the ground up, standing up networks in new environments, not just administering existing ones
- Strong understanding of routing and switching fundamentals, VLANs, network segmentation, and WAN architecture
- Familiarity with network security principles: firewalls, VPN architecture, zero trust concepts, and access control
- Experience designing networks that support both traditional corporate IT environments and product/technical infrastructure
- Experience with capacity planning and architecting for scale in a growing organization
- Strong documentation habits and the ability to communicate technical designs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Qualifications
- Relevant certifications preferred (CCNP, CCIE, Meraki certifications, or equivalent experience)
- Nice to have: Experience with data center or colocation network design, exposure to cloud networking (AWS, Azure, or GCP VPC/VNet architecture), experience with network automation and infrastructure as code tooling