Senior Network Engineer (US - Bay Area)
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Santa Clara, California, United States
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Network engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Approximately 5+ years of hands-on network engineering experience, or equivalent experience demonstrating strong networking expertise.
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, routing, switching, VLANs, network security, load balancing, and common routing protocols.
- Hands-on experience deploying, operating, and troubleshooting data center network infrastructure.
- Experience working with Linux systems and troubleshooting issues across network, operating system, and application layers.
- An automation-first mindset with experience using Python, Ansible, Bash, or similar tools to automate network configuration and operations.
- Experience with software-defined networking (SDN) and familiarity with Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) or virtualized networking environments.
- Experience supporting networking in cloud or hybrid infrastructure environments.
- Experience with network monitoring, observability, performance optimization, and production incident response.
- Ability to independently troubleshoot complex infrastructure problems and implement solutions with limited direction.
- Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively across engineering teams.
- A proactive, ownership-driven approach and interest in continuously improving how network infrastructure is deployed and operated.
- We’re looking for someone who combines strong networking fundamentals with a modern infrastructure mindset. You may come from a traditional networking background, but you should be comfortable working
- You don't need to check every box. If you have strong networking fundamentals, are hands-on, enjoy troubleshooting complex infrastructure problems, and are interested in expanding your skills across a
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with Juniper networking platforms and JunOS.
- Strong Cisco experience may also be considered, particularly for candidates with strong networking, Linux, and automation experience.
- Experience supporting infrastructure for a SaaS, software, or technology product company.
- Experience working across both physical and virtualized network infrastructure.
- Experience with public cloud networking in AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Experience owning or supporting lab or data center environments.
- Experience developing network automation, infrastructure tooling, or configuration-management solutions.
Full description
About Fortanix:
In today's world, where data spreads across various clouds and devices, traditional security measures aren't enough. Businesses need a dynamic approach to defend against constant cyber threats and ensure agile data security. Fortanix leads the way in data-centric cybersecurity for hybrid multicloud environments, using advanced cryptography, encryption, and confidential AI solutions.
As data breaches become more frequent and traditional defenses fall short, we focus on data exposure management to keep your information safe. Our unified data security platform addresses vulnerabilities in hybrid multicloud environments, defends against threats, and makes it easier to discover, assess, and fix data exposure risks. Whether implementing a Zero Trust model or preparing for the post-quantum computing era, we help businesses worldwide protect their most sensitive data, wherever it is.
Our commitment to solving the world’s toughest data security challenges has earned Fortanix multiple Cybersecurity Excellence and Innovation Awards, as well as recognition from industry giants such as NVIDIA, Microsoft, Intel, ServiceNow, and Snowflake.
Our team includes industry leaders and cryptography experts, creating a culture of trust, innovation and collaboration where every voice is valued. Recognized as a Great Place to Work, we're looking for passionate individuals to help us shape the future of data security and work towards a safer digital future.
Why work with us?
We're seeking passionate people to work with us to change the very idea of how people use cloud computing. We take pride in making Fortanix a great place to work. Coworkers recognize that great ideas can come from anyone, and everyone is encouraged to jump in, contribute, and ask questions. In tackling the hardest problems, we believe that working together will produce better solutions.
Responsibilities:
We are looking for a Senior Network Engineer to help build, operate, and evolve the network infrastructure behind our global SaaS platform.
This is a hands-on, automation-focused network engineering role for someone who enjoys working across data center, cloud, Linux, and virtualized network environments. You’ll own networking end-to-end—from deployment and configuration to monitoring, troubleshooting, automation, and continuous improvement.
You don't need to be a pure network architect, but you should have strong networking fundamentals, understand how modern network infrastructure is designed, and be able to independently troubleshoot complex problems and implement solutions with limited direction.
You’ll work closely with Engineering, SaaSOps, and Customer Success teams and will also help own our lab and data center network infrastructure in Santa Clara.