Network Automation Engineer (Starshield)

TL;DR

Network Automation Engineer (Starshield): Creating tooling to expand and monitor the Starshield service provider network with an accent on designing and implementing automation tools and monitoring strategies. Focus on improving existing processes, maintaining critical systems, and providing visibility into national security networks.

Location: Hawthorne, CA. This position requires successfully obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret Security Clearance as a condition of employment. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158.

Salary: $140,000–$170,000 per year (for Level II)

Company

hirify.global develops technologies to enable human life on Mars and supports national security efforts through its Starshield program.

What you will do

• Deploy, upgrade, operate, maintain, and scale global networking services to government customers.
• Collaborate closely with software engineers to create highly operable and maintainable infrastructure.
• Measure, maintain, and improve the uptime and performance of the terrestrial network.
• Act as technical product owner for infrastructure tools and software used in the ground network.
• Innovate ways to scale with automation and operational improvements.
• Participate in the on-call rotation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or science discipline; OR 2+ years of professional network automation, DevOps, network engineering, or site reliability engineering experience.
• Experience with networking protocols (TCP/IPv4/IPv6) and Linux operating system.
• Automation experience in Python, Shell, Bash, and/or other languages.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance as a condition of employment.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee, or Asylee to conform to U.S. Government export regulations.
• Must be willing to travel domestically and globally when needed, and work extended hours and weekends as required.

Nice to have

• Comfortable working with mission critical and sensitive systems, with a sense of urgency.
• Understanding of carrier and service provider networks.
• Experience with Puppet, Ansible, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Ability to run projects independently.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, and life insurance.
• Paid parental leave and various other discounts and perks.
• Eligibility for long-term incentives in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards.
• Accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.