Staff Network Engineer

Archer•San Jose, CA

1d•$152,100 - $190,100

About The Position

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. We are designing, manufacturing, and operating an all-electric aircraft that can carry four passengers while producing minimal noise. Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members. We're looking for a Senior Network Engineer to help transform and modernize Archer's enterprise network into a coherent, standards-driven, observable infrastructure. You'll be the technical anchor on a committed team — defining the architectural bar, driving consistency across campuses and sites, and building the automation and observability practices that let the team operate with confidence at scale. This is a tech lead role and you'll be the person the team looks to for design direction, peer review, and technical mentorship.

Requirements

Minimum 8 years of experience in an enterprise network engineering role supporting complex, multi-site hybrid environments
Hands-on expertise with Palo Alto Networks — NGFW, Panorama, GlobalProtect, and Prisma Access; you've designed and operated these, not just maintained them
Extensive experience with SD-WAN technologies, including Cisco and Velocloud SD-WAN
Strong routing and switching fundamentals — BGP, OSPF, VXLAN/EVPN, L2/L3 switching, QoS, DHCP, DNS and spanning tree
VLAN architecture and L3 segmentation design experience across multi-site environments
Experience with Cisco, Ubiquiti, and HP/Aruba switching, wireless, and NAC solutions
AWS networking experience (VPC, TGW, Direct Connect, security groups)
Track record of driving network standards and consistency across a multi-site environment
Hands-on installation, operations, maintenance, and troubleshooting of network infrastructure
Ability to multitask and drive large-scale network project deliverables
Experience introducing network automation (Ansible, Python, or similar) in an environment that had little or none
Experience with IaC tooling (Terraform, Ansible) for network provisioning
Exposure to network observability tooling (Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, or similar)
Excellent communication skills; ability to collaborate across IT and business teams
CCNP or equivalent experience; CCIE or AWS Advanced Networking a plus

Nice To Haves

Experience in a high-growth manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or compliance-heavy environment

Responsibilities

Build, maintain, and support Archer's network infrastructure across campus, branch, data center, and SD-WAN cloud environments
Own and drive network design standards — ensuring new sites are built right and existing sites are brought into conformance
Lead architecture reviews for significant network changes; serve as the escalation point for complex design and troubleshooting decisions
Plan, design, and implement LAN/WAN solutions including, NG Firewall (PAN), SD-WAN (Velocloud and Cisco SDWAN), defining and maintaining golden configurations across the environment
Align with and contribute to Information Security strategy — including segmentation, zero-trust posture, and compliance requirements (SOX, ISO, and others)
Design and maintain AWS networking (VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Security Groups) and ensure consistent connectivity with on-prem and Prisma Access
Drive adoption of network automation and infrastructure-as-code practices (Ansible, Python, Terraform)
Build and own network observability: telemetry, alerting, and dashboards that give the team real signal without alert fatigue
Support and troubleshoot network issues including after-hours escalations where required
Research and document vendor and technology comparisons for cost, capability, and fit
Mentor and elevate the engineers around you — good documentation, good peer reviews, helping the team level up
Communicate clearly and credibly at all levels of the business