Network Systems Engineer

Grid Networks•Reston, VA

7d•$140,000 - $170,000•Onsite

About The Position

Grid Networks is looking for an experienced Network and Linux Systems engineer to join a small and friendly group of Infrastructure engineers with varied backgrounds and skillsets. Infrastructure engineers all work on a variety of technologies. Our team is small, and every engineer contributes across multiple areas, influencing technical direction and participating throughout the full lifecycle of infrastructure projects. We design, build, and implement systems supporting hardware designers, software developers, mobile networks, and the customer-facing systems that bring them together. This is an excellent opportunity for a self-starting and hands-on engineer who enjoys working with enterprise network infrastructure as well as building and supporting Linux-based systems, virtualization, and automation. If you loathe silos and pigeonholes, as well as enjoy a variety of tasks and technologies to fiddle with, you may be happy here. This is an on-site position at our office in Reston/Herndon, VA.

Requirements

3+ years in network engineering, systems, or related infrastructure roles.
Experience configuring, maintaining, and supporting Cisco, Juniper, Fortigate, and other enterprise network devices
Experience managing Linux servers running Ubuntu, Debian, and RHEL
Experience configuring and maintaining common open-source tools and software such as Apache, NGINX, Postgres, MariaDB, IPA/IDM, KeyCloak, IPTables, pfSense, Wireguard, IPSec, and OpenVPN
Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complicated technical concepts to people with less or different technical backgrounds
Attention to detail in task execution and documentation
Comfortable working collaboratively with other teams
Able to work independently and prioritize tasks effectively
Able to lift and carry up to 50lbs (servers and switches)

Nice To Haves

Experience ordering and managing data circuits from Telcos and ISPs
Working with OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and Packet Filter (PF)
Configuring and managing Quagga and Free Range Routing (FRR)
Experience creating and configuring automation with Ansible, AWX, Git, and Foreman
Building and configuring software-defined phone systems such as Asterisk or Freeswitch
Building and configuring monitoring systems like Prometheus, Nagios, or Zabbix
Building and configuring ELK systems
Working directly with VMWare, ProxMox, Docker, Kubernetes and similar systems
Familiarity with core mobile networking terms and technologies

Responsibilities

Plan, deploy, and maintain a wide variety of Linux-based services
Support and enhance the organization’s network infrastructure
Contribute to Linux systems engineering and administration
Participate in the full lifecycle of a variety of infrastructure initiatives
Work with software developers, hardware and electrical engineers, and mobile networking engineers to develop and provide products and services.