Network Engineer
The Boring Company
United States
3 days ago
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Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
4 years minimum
Working hours
Shift work
Job source
Tech stack
Bash Shell
Border Gateway Protocol
System Configuration
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DDoS Mitigation
Linux
Domain Name System (DNS)
Ethernet
Firmware
IPv4
IPv6
Internet Services
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Multi-protocol Systems
Python (Programming Language)
Network Security
Network Architecture
Routing
Network Time Protocols
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Wireless Networks
Authentication Authorization Accounting (Server Program)
Juniper
Performance Monitor
Cisco
Job description
- Manage and expand network interconnections, network co-location sites and tunnel mining sites
- Maintain the uptime and performance of the tunnel boring machines and tunnels
- Improve network performance based upon system performance metrics
- Assist in updating system configuration and firmware
- Assist in negotiating technical aspects of supplier and service provider contracts
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- 4+ years of professional hands on experience operating a service provider network
- Operational experience in a Linux production environment
- Experience with Python and/or bash scripting
- Must be able to work evening/swing shifts and in harsh industrial environments
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical or engineering discipline
- Connectivity (Ethernet, WDM, IPv4 and IPv6)
- Switching (MPLS, QinQ)
- Routing (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS)
- Subscriber Management (BNG, RADIUS/AAA, QoS, BSS/OSS integration)
- Network security and Anti-DDoS measures
- Internet services (DNS, DHCP, NTP, etc.)
- Experience with hands-on work in bringing up network infrastructure
- Experience creating documentation and procedures
- Ability to run projects independently
- Experience working on wireless networks
- Cisco, Juniper or other industry certifications
Benefits & conditions
We offer employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, paid vacation, and a competitive amount of equity for all permanent employees.
About the company
The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.
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