Senior Network Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Salary: $146,000–$194,000 / yr
Posted: 10 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.

Anduril Industries currently has 850 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Network Engineer

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Senior Network Engineer The Senior Network Engineer joins the Core Network Engineering team to serve as a pillar for routing, switching, WAN/backbone transport, multi-cloud interconnects, and edge security systems. This role involves designing and maintaining resilient campus, datacenter, and field-test networks using Arista EOS and Cisco Catalyst/Nexus platforms. The engineer will manage high-capacity carrier circuits, provision hybrid-cloud networking across AWS, Azure, and GCP, and implement Layer 3–7 security policies via Palo Alto Networks. Key responsibilities include collaborating on Network-as-Code workflows using Python, Nornir, and Jinja2, while managing wireless deployments on Juniper Mist and Aruba platforms. The role requires expertise in BGP, OSPF, EVPN-VXLAN fabrics, and packet analysis tools like Wireshark. This position solves complex technical constraints for hardware engineering, software development, manufacturing, and flight-test operations within a defense technology environment.

What does a Network Engineer earn?

Median $145000 from 109 postings across 27 companies.

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Skills

BGP OSPF EVPN-VXLAN Python Nornir Jinja2 Netmiko Git AWS Azure GCP Arista (EOS Cisco (Catalyst Palo Alto Networks Panorama Juniper Mist Aruba Prometheus Grafana Wireshark TCPDump

What you'll do

Design and maintain resilient campus, datacenter, and field-test networks using Arista and Cisco platforms.
Manage the corporate and datacenter WAN backbone, including carrier circuit delivery and capacity planning for fiber and wave circuits.
Provision and maintain hybrid-cloud transit networks across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.
Collaborate with automation engineers to develop Network-as-Code workflows using Python, Nornir, and Jinja2.
Implement and manage Layer 3–7 security policies and microsegmentation using Palo Alto Networks firewalls.
Deploy and maintain campus-wide Wi-Fi infrastructure using Aruba and Juniper Mist platforms.
Enhance network observability by implementing streaming telemetry and advanced monitoring tools like Grafana and Prometheus.
Serve as the final escalation point for complex Tier-3 network issues and lead post-mortem reviews.

What we're looking for

8+ years of experience designing, scaling, and maintaining complex multi-vendor enterprise, backbone, and campus production networks.
Mastery of BGP, OSPF, EVPN-VXLAN fabrics, and multi-tenant network architectures including VRFs and micro-segmentation.
Expert-level packet analysis skills using tools like tcpdump and Wireshark to diagnose transit failures and routing issues.
Experience managing carrier circuits, including 10G/100G waves, dark fiber, and DIA across various providers.
Proven experience provisioning cloud-native networking for AWS, Azure, and GCP, including Direct Connect and ExpressRoute.
Proficiency in Python, Nornir, Jinja2, Netmiko, and Git workflows to support Network-as-Code initiatives.
Expert-level configuration and troubleshooting of Arista (EOS), Cisco (Catalyst/Nexus), Palo Alto Networks, and enterprise wireless platforms.
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Senior or expert-level certifications such as CCNP/CCIE, JNCIP/JNCIE, PCNSE, or Arista ACE (preferred).
Certifications in public cloud networking for AWS or Azure (preferred).
Experience operating in regulated environments like ITAR, EAR, NIST 800-171, or CMMC (preferred).
Experience with Network Source-of-Truth platforms and modern observability tools like Prometheus and Grafana (preferred).

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