Staff Network Engineer
About The Position
As a Staff Network Engineer at Quantifind on our DevOps Team in Palo Alto, California, you will play a critical role in designing and implementing the security of our SaaS applications and services exposed via APIs. Our stack includes back-end services and infrastructure, machine learning modules, and a React-based front-end web application. As a member of our DevOps Team, you will have a big impact on how we build, automate, and scale our technology and processes. Our technology includes: Ubuntu, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, git, Hadoop, Spark, Ganeti, Nagios, PostgreSQL, Jenkins, and Scala and NodeJS services. We deploy to our own data centers and to AWS. Quantifind’s development team is centered in Palo Alto, California, and we have technology hubs in Atlanta, Georgia, and in Washington, D.C. Quantifind is currently using a hybrid mix of working from home and in the office, with regular in-person touchpoints and shared office space.
Requirements
- You hold a Bachelor’s degree in a technical field and have at least 8 years of professional industry experience as a Network Engineer
- Great team player who has a strong desire to build and operate secure high performance networks for Machine Learning-driven Internet facing SaaS applications and APIs
- Extensive background in planning and crafting projects and analyzing existing network systems and procedures for security and performance efficiencies
- Professional experience with Dell OS10, Dell network switches, and PAN firewalls
- Professional experience with Cloud-based WAFs such as Cloudflare or Akamai
- Deep understanding of network security systems, intrusion detection systems and protocols including ACE, ACS, VPN, GRE, IPSEC, IKE, TACACS, RADIUS, ACLs, 802.1x, audits, log files, etc.
- Experienced understanding of networking and routing protocols such as TCP/IP, BGP4 (multi-homing), OSPF (multi-area), RIP, ISIS, etc.
- Working knowledge in the operation of Ethernet LAN switching protocols and standards including VLANs, VLAN aggregation, EtherChannel, PVLANs, Spanning Tree & Rapid Spanning Tree, 802.1Q
- Strong scripting experience in automated firewall policy management and network automation and analytics using Ansible and Python
- Professional experience using Ansible for configuration management tools
- Experience with Git workflows to foster collaboration
- Experienced with Linux and Unix style network equipment operating systems at the command line
- Professional experience with Public Cloud platforms (IaaS/PaaS), especially AWS
- Professional success in data center network design, build-out, and standard methodologies
- Experience with multi-tier architectures, including standard methodologies for tier isolation
- Experience with uptime/availability engineering, performance metrics, and monitoring
- Professional experience using monitoring tools like Nagios, Munin, and Zenoss
- Professional experience in the design, implementation and testing of business continuity and disaster recovery plans
- Well-versed in commercial InfoSec requirements and standards, including risk analysis, compliance obligations, and periodic change reviews
- Excellent communication, presentation and collaborative problem-solving skills
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
Nice To Haves
- A professional information security certification is a plus (CISSP, CRISC, CISM)
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Company Equity
- Exceptional benefits package
- Flexible Vacation & Paid Time Off
- Employer-matched 401(k) plan
- A fun environment where work-life balance is valued
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
