Senior Network Engineer

Kraken

7d • Remote

About The Position

The Network Engineer role within Core Infrastructure Engineering at Kraken is a strategic position that is critical to the continuing success of Kraken. You will be joining a highly dedicated team that is responsible for managing the entire network infrastructure for one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. We are looking for a dynamic and innovative self-starter with the ability to think “outside of the box” to solve complex problems in a sustainable way.

Requirements

• 4+ years of network engineering background including offensive/defensive security
• Deep experience in public (AWS or Azure or Google), private and/or hybrid cloud infrastructure
• Experience of network automation tools (e.g. Nornir, Napalm, Terraform, Ansible)
• Experience in managing and deploying Infrastructure as Code
• Experience with network security management tools and techniques
• Familiarity with security testing tools (performance and threat-based)
• Proficient in network and security design, implementation, and administration leveraging industry standard platforms from vendors such as: Palo Alto Networks, Cisco, Juniper, and Aruba
• Experience with Switching (Capacity Planning & VLAN’s), Routing (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, ECMP, PBF), WAN Technologies (MPLS, VPLS, VPN), public cloud networking, and Security (IPS, RBAC, etc.)
• Previous experience monitoring and management of intrusion detection systems and firewall devices
• Demonstrated experience implementing defensive security systems that are used against internal and external attack vectors

Responsibilities

• Implement and evolve enterprise network access controls
• Manage and deploy "infrastructure as code" at scale
• Contribute to the design, implementation, management, and defense of a “zero trust”, defense-in-depth network
• Write good quality policies, procedures, and technical documentation
• Coordinate with internal development teams and other stakeholders to ensure network security principles are "built-in" from the beginning
• Work with Engineering and IT Security teams to ensure that product features are securely deployed and monitored
• Monitor and maintain all physical infrastructure (network, security, and compute), cloud data center environments, remote office locations, and respond to critical network problems to maximize service uptime
• Mentor and evangelize security practices through cross-functional work with internal stakeholders and teams

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed