Staff Network Engineer

About the role

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California, building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance sustainable air mobility. We are seeking a Senior Network Engineer to transform and modernize our enterprise network into a coherent, standards-driven, and observatory infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and support Archer's network infrastructure across campus, branch, data center, and SD-WAN cloud environments
• Own and drive network design standards—ensuring new sites are built right and existing sites are brought into conformance
• Lead architecture reviews for significant network changes; serve as the escalation point for complex design and troubleshooting decisions
• Plan, design, and implement LAN/WAN solutions including, NG Firewall (PAN), SD-WAN (Velocloud and Cisco SDWAN), defining and maintaining golden configurations across the environment
• Align with and contribute to Information Security strategy— including segmentation, zero-trust posture, and compliance requirements (SOX, ISO, and others)
• Design and maintain AWS networking (VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Security Groups) and ensure consistent connectivity with on-prem and Prisma Access
• Drive adoption of network automation and infrastructure-as-code practices (Ansible, Python, Terraform)
• Build and own network observability: telemetry, alerting, and dashboards that give the team real signal without alert fatigue
• Support and troubleshoot network issues including after-hours escalations where required
• Research and document vendor and technology comparisons for cost, capability, and fit
• Mentor and elevate the engineers around you—good documentation, good peer reviews, helping the team level up
• Communicate clearly and credibly at all levels of the business

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of experience in an enterprise network engineering role supporting complex, multi-site hybrid environments
• Hands-on expertise with Palo Alto Networks — NGFW, Panorama, GlobalProtect, and Prisma Access; you've designed and operated these, not just maintained them
• Extensive experience with SD-WAN technologies, including Cisco and Velocloud SD-WAN
• Strong routing and switching fundamentals — BGP, OSPF, VXLAN/EVPN, L2/L3 switching, QoS, DHCP, DNS and spanning tree
• VLAN architecture and L3 segmentation design experience across multi-site environments
• Experience with Cisco, Ubiquiti, and HP/Aruba switching, wireless, and NAC solutions
• AWS networking experience (VPC, TGW, Direct Connect, security groups)
• Track record of driving network standards and consistency across a multi-site environment
• Hands-on installation, operations, maintenance, and troubleshooting of network infrastructure
• Experience introducing network automation (Ansible, Python, or similar) in an environment that had little or none
• Experience with IaC tooling (Terraform, Ansible) for network provisioning
• Exposure to network observability tooling (Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, or similar)
• Excellent communication skills; ability to collaborate across IT and business teams
• CCNP or equivalent experience; CCIE or AWS Advanced Networking a plus

Qualifications

• CCNP or equivalent experience; CCIE or AWS Advanced Networking a plus
• Nice to have: Experience in a high-growth manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or compliance-heavy environment

Benefits

At Archer, we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possesses the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company’s business strategy. For this position, we are targeting a base pay between $152,100 - $190,100. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Pay

$152,100 - $190,100

Schedule

TBD