Senior Network Engineer
Los Angeles, CA, California, USA Hybrid
$133,000–$215,000 a yearJobFig found this opening at its original source and checks that it remains available.
About the role
As Senior Network Engineer (Enterprise), you will design, deploy, and operate the network infrastructure that underpins Northwood's corporate facilities and hybrid cloud environments. This is a senior individual contributor role for an engineer with deep enterprise networking expertise who can build production-grade infrastructure from the ground up and maintain it to the operational standards required of a dual-use space communications company. You will own campus and facility network architecture, drive the implementation of zero-trust network segmentation, and ensure secure, high-availability connectivity across on-premises facilities, AWS GovCloud, and Cloudflare's backbone. You will work in close partnership with the security engineering team to ensure network infrastructure meets ITAR, CMMC, and government customer requirements. This role reports to the Head of Security.
What you'll bring
- This is a senior individual contributor role for an engineer with deep enterprise networking expertise who can build production-grade infrastructure from the ground up and maintain it to the operational standards required of a dual-use space communications company.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline and 5+ years of enterprise networking experience, or 7+ years of enterprise networking experience without a degree.
- Hands-on experience with enterprise switching and routing, VLAN design, and network segmentation in production environments.
- Demonstrated experience deploying and managing FortiGate firewall infrastructure, including policy management and network zone enforcement.
- Experience designing and implementing zero-trust network architectures, including microsegmentation and identity-aware access controls.
- Experience with cloud networking in AWS, AWS GovCloud, or multi-cloud environments, including hybrid connectivity and private networking.
- Hands-on experience with Cloudflare, including Zero Trust, tunnels, and DNS.
- Experience deploying and managing enterprise wireless infrastructure across multiple facilities.
- Proficiency with network monitoring, automation, and troubleshooting tools.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance.
- Active TS clearance or higher.
- Proficiency with network automation tools including Ansible and NetBox.