Senior Network Engineer
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Job description
Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview, which may include a live whiteboarding or technical assessment session.
This role is responsible for ensuring the absolute stability and performance of a mission-critical production data center that supports spacecraft operations. The primary challenge involves managing high-stakes network environments where downtime has significant operational consequences. By implementing infrastructure-as-code and advanced fault management, this position solves the problem of scaling complex network systems while maintaining the agility required for aerospace engineering.
What Success Looks Like (Objectives)
- Resolve complex faults and maintain high-performance standards within mission-critical production data center environments
- Drive the evolution of infrastructure automation to minimize outage times and improve system reliability
- Lead multi-disciplinary projects to modernize storage and network infrastructure in alignment with departmental OKRs
- Integrate AI-driven monitoring tools to recognize and resolve data trends before they impact spacecraft operations or engineering teams
- Execute seamless hardware and software upgrades that satisfy rigorous mission-critical performance requirements
- Maintain comprehensive and accurate data center documentation to ensure operational continuity across the engineering organization
Requirements
- Advanced proficiency in administering networking routers, switches, and firewalls within a high-security enterprise environment
- Deep understanding of data center networking concepts, including OSI model layers, routing protocols, and information security
- Mastery of infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools to streamline network deployment and operations
- AI Literacy to interpret complex telemetry data and implement predictive maintenance strategies for the network
- Professional expertise in Linux distributions and script development to optimize system-level performance
- Strong collaborative leadership and communication skills to manage stakeholders across spacecraft operations and engineering
Additional Qualifications
- Familiarity with cloud-native architecture and GitOps pipelines
- Experience with clustered storage systems and SAN environments, * Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline (or equivalent experience)
- Minimum Experience: 1+ year of related experience in network engineering Required Technical Skills:
- Experience with routers, switches, and firewalls (Cisco, Tipping Point, Palo Alto)
- Proficiency in routing protocols (EIGRP, BGP, OSPF)
- Scripting or software development (Python, GoLang, or Java)
- Configuration management (SALT, Chef, Puppet, or Ansible)
- Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident)
- Ability to participate in 24/7 on-call duties
Benefits & conditions
Compensation: $96,250.00/Year - $137,500.00/Year, We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: EchoStar Benefits .
The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location.
Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.
The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.
