Senior Network Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Hawthorne, CA
Salary: $165,000–$230,000 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

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This role $198k

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About SpaceX

SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.

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TL;DR · Senior Network Engineer

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As a Sr. Network Engineer on the Starshield team, you will be responsible for driving the operation and expansion of critical national security network infrastructure, including managing interconnections, co-location sites, and datacenter deployments to Top Secret facilities. Your day-to-day tasks will involve improving network performance and reliability through capacity planning, failure detection, and remediation, as well as collaborating with hardware, software, and network engineers to enhance the Starshield network design. You will also build automation for network devices and operational tools while mentoring junior team members. The role requires hands-on experience with enterprise network solutions, cloud-scale networks, and datacenter deployments, along with expertise in routing protocols like BGP, OSPF, and IS-IS, and a Top Secret or SCI clearance.

Skills

BGP OSPF IS-IS Python Docker CI/CD AWS Kubernetes Terraform PostgreSQL Git Ansible Nginx Prometheus Grafana Cisco Juniper Fortinet OpenStack VMware Top Secret Clearance

What you'll do

Manage and expand network interconnections, co-location sites, and points of presence.
Improve network performance and reliability based on system metrics.
Lead network integration and troubleshooting efforts for critical missions.
Assist in capacity augmentation and network optimization deployments.
Build automation for network devices and operational tools.

What we're looking for

5+ years of professional networking experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a technical field
Professional Layer-1 experience including transport, DWDM, optical fiber, and circuit troubleshooting
Hands-on experience with datacenter hardware build-out and deployment
Experience deploying switches, routers, firewalls, and servers
Active Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance required

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