Senior Network Engineer, Cloud

Persistent Systems•Fort Collins, CO

2d•$141,000 - $177,000

About The Position

Persistent Systems is seeking a Senior Cloud Network Engineer who has strong networking and systems engineering experience and is equally comfortable deploying and troubleshooting cloud-based routing architectures, Linux and Cisco infrastructure, and physical networking hardware in mission-critical environments. As a senior member of the technical team, you will work both with external stakeholders and cross-functionally with field services teams, product teams, and engineering to solve some of our customers’ most complex mobile ad-hoc networking (MANET) challenges across cloud, on-premises, and tactical deployments. You will act as a subject-matter expert and technical lead for Persistent Systems’ Cloud Relay™ solution, supporting real-world implementations that integrate enterprise networking technologies with highly secure, globally distributed tactical networks.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Network Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience
AWS Advanced Networking Specialty or equivalent certification or experience
6+ years of experience in Network Engineering and Cloud Network administration
Strong understanding of network concepts such as Spanning-Tree (802.1d/802.1w), EIGRP, OSPF, PIM, IGMPv2, IPsec, IKEv2, and MACsec
Strong understanding of layer 2 and layer 3 networking
Experience with Cloud provider product deployment such as AWS Cloudformation and Azure Resource Manager
Familiar with Cisco and Linux networking concepts
Familiar with using tools for data gathering such as Wireshark, iPerf, TCPdump, etc.
Must be available to travel at least 25% of the time
Must have the ability to obtain a United States Security Clearance

Nice To Haves

Masters’s degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience
Strong understanding or experience with tactical / mobile communications systems such as SATCOM, Radio telecommunications, etc.
10+ years of experience in Network Engineering
Strong understanding of the Linux networking stack and related software suites such as iproute2, FRRouting, StrongSwan, and nftables
3+ years of experience using one or more of: C/C++, Python, Shell Script, or similar programming languages
Experience with MANET or Wave Relay® technologies
Cisco Certified Networking Professional (CCNP), or similar certification or experience
AWS Certified Advanced Networking Specialty certification or similar certification or experience
DoD 8570 Certified IAT Level 2

Responsibilities

Implement and support network solutions utilizing Wave Relay® and Cloud Relay™ technologies, to include industry standard protocols such as Ethernet, MACsec, IPsec, VPN, EIGRP, OSPF, PIM, and IGMP
Support and facilitate the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and monitoring of network and communications equipment including, but not limited to, the Wave Relay® and Cloud Relay™ suite of products.
Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex networking systems
Support requests for information (RFI) and requests for proposal (RFP) technical solutions and responses
Develop long-term customer relationships with project clients through managing and interpreting requirements, providing training, and technical support/assistance for the project and program clients
Support the Business Development group to develop Network solutions to prospective customers’ technical requirements using Wave Relay® and Cloud Relay™, CoTS, or other cloud-based technologies