# Senior Network Engineer (R5667) **Company**: Shield AI **Location**: San Mateo, California **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: Full Time Employee **Salary**: USD 140,000-211,000 per-year-salary **Category**: IT **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/2f5ff4ff-4e51-4e20-8296-133dc62b365d?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_018f8c19-dbb ## Description Shield AI is seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Engineer to help advance and secure its mission-critical global infrastructure. You will design, deploy, and maintain resilient network systems that power Shield AI's enterprise and development environments,spanning data centers, on-premises sites, and public cloud networks. ## Responsibilities ### Network Engineering - Experience with public cloud networking in Azure and AWS, including secure connectivity models such as ExpressRoute, Transit Gateway, and Cloud WAN / vWAN. - Design, architect, and implement routing, switching, WLAN, and firewall infrastructure across data centers and remote offices. - Deploy and manage WAN and VPN connectivity, ensuring secure and reliable access for enterprise and mission environments. - Develop and apply network automation to streamline provisioning, monitoring, and configuration management. - Collaborate with Cloud, Platform, Security, and Infrastructure engineering teams to develop standardized network architectures supporting self-service platforms and engineering automation. - Recommend and implement scalable, automated approaches to operational tasks and vulnerability remediation. - Contribute to Agile delivery cycles and engineering principles while managing assigned network projects and deliverables. - Conduct network capacity planning and provide recommendations for growth and optimization. ### Operations and Support - Plan and execute network and firewall changes in accordance with change-management and security governance processes. - Continuously monitor, analyze, and improve network performance, resiliency, and security posture. - Provide advanced troubleshooting for network-related hardware, software, and application issues. - Configure and maintain secure connectivity services such as VPN/ZTNA, HTTPS, and SFTP. - Create and maintain clear operational and configuration documentation; mentor operational teams on processes and procedures. - Engage vendors and strategic partners for escalated troubleshooting, lifecycle planning, and technology evaluations. - Participate in on-call rotation and scheduled maintenance activities. ### Maintenance - Lead or assist with network upgrades and patching within defined maintenance windows. - Maintain network device software and license compliance. - Ensure security vulnerabilities are identified and remediated in coordination with IT security teams. ## Requirements - 6+ years of experience supporting and administering complex network systems in production environments. - Expertise in network routing, switching, and security architectures. - Proficiency in at least one Network Operating System (e.g., NX-OS, JunOS, Arista EOS). - Proficiency in at least one Network Security OS (e.g., PAN-OS, FortiOS). - Experience with network automation and infrastructure-as-code practices (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Python). - Strong understanding of firewall management, segmentation, and VPN technologies. - Excellent analytical, organizational, and troubleshooting skills. - Effective written and verbal communication across technical and non-technical audiences. - Proven ability to work independently and deliver in a structured, process-driven environment. - Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or 6+ years of relevant experience with a professional certification (e.g., CCNP, JNCIS, VCP-NV, or equivalent). - Experience building and managing scalable hybrid infrastructure connectivity solutions linking on-premises systems with cloud networks. ## Preferred Qualifications - Familiarity with Juniper and Palo Alto network solutions and centralized management platform (Panorama preferred). - Familiarity with WLAN technologies and wireless authentication (e.g., 802.1x, RADIUS). - Experience with NAC solutions and network access policy enforcement. - Experience with ZTNA / SASE solutions (Prisma, Zscaler, or Cato). - Working knowledge of virtualization or operating system administration (VMware, Windows, or Linux). - Demonstrated project management and leadership skills. - Team-oriented, collaborative mindset with the ability to coach peers and present to non-technical stakeholders. - Solution-driven, adaptable approach in a fast-paced, change-controlled environment. ## Skills ### Required - public cloud networking - network routing - switching - firewall infrastructure - network automation - infrastructure-as-code - Terraform - Ansible - Python - VPN technologies - network security architectures ### Nice to have - Juniper - Palo Alto - WLAN technologies - wireless authentication - NAC solutions - network access policy enforcement - ZTNA / SASE solutions - virtualization - operating system administration --- Source: [Apply at jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/2f5ff4ff-4e51-4e20-8296-133dc62b365d?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)