Systems Engineering - Administration

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We are looking for aSystems Engineer IIto join our dynamic engineering team. The ideal candidate will haveexpertisein system administration, network architecture, automation, and troubleshooting complex technical issues. You will work closely with cross-functional teams tooptimizeand enhance system performance, ensuring seamless integration and reliability forcutting-edgebroadband technologies.
Design, deploy, and maintain systems, including SASE/SD-WAN controllers and gateways, branch CPE, and networking components.
Automate deployment and management of system operations using scripting languages and APIs (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash, Ansible).
Versa) into the production architecture, including ZTP/staging, overlay, and policy.
Work with Google Cloud to host, network, and operate lab and production-support infrastructure for SASE/SD-WAN (compute, VPC, IAM, storage, and connectivity).
Deploy and maintain services on Kubernetes (GKE), including configuration, upgrades, monitoring, and troubleshooting of cluster and workload issues.
Partner with development, operations, and security on releases, incidents, and Zero Trust / security-policy hardening.
Monitor and improve network and SASE performance, ensuring high availability and security.
Troubleshoot CPE, overlay/underlay, software, and network issues, implementing effective solutions.
Collaborate with development and security teams to support DevOps, Zero Trust, and cybersecurity initiatives.
Maintain up-to-date documentation of network topologies, including traffic flow and interconnectivity.
Create detailed troubleshooting guides for device and network failures.
Write clear and concise workflow documents, emails, presentations, and thought leadership materials.
Proactively share knowledge, mentor junior engineers, and maintain accountability for team performance and production availability.
Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience (Master's a plus).

• 3-5 years in systems, network, or CPE engineering with SD-WAN, SASE, or enterprise WAN/security.
• Hands-on routing/switching/VPN, Zero Trust / secure access, and a SASE platform (Versa strongly preferred).
• Scripting or IaC (Python, Ansible, Terraform, or APIs) and cloud familiarity (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• NSE, Versa, CCNA/CCNP, ZTNA), additional NMS/SIEM, B2B underlay (fiber/DOCSIS) awareness.
• Networking and SD-WAN: Strong foundation in routing, switching, VPN, and SD-WAN deployments (underlay/overlay, WAN/LAN, VLANs, BGP where used). SASE platform: Hands-on experience with SASE / Versa, including controllers, gateways, CPE, policy, ZTP/staging, and service-provider SASE operations.

Cloud security and Zero Trust: Implement and maintain secure access, including SWG, CASB, ZTNA, and cloud-based firewall policies. Enforce Zero Trust on user, device, and site access.
Google Cloud Platform: Hands-on GCP for compute, VPC, IAM, storage, and connectivity used to host, network, and operate SASE/SD-WAN lab and production-support systems. Familiarity with AWS or Azure is a plus.
Kubernetes (GKE): Deploy, operate, and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters and workloads on GKE, including configuration, upgrades, monitoring, and cluster/workload networking.
DOCSIS cable modems (provisioning, firmware validation, service bring-up) where SASE rides the broadband underlay.
Linux / Unix systems: Administer and harden Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL) with a focus on availability, scalability, fault diagnosis, and system resources (CPU, memory, storage).
Python, Bash, Ansible, Terraform, or APIs to automate configuration, policy deployment, validation, and monitoring, including GCP (gcloud) and Kubernetes (kubectl, Helm). Monitoring and troubleshooting: Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk (or similar), and SIEMs/NMS as needed, for health, logging, alerting, and isolating network, SASE, CPE, GCP, and GKE faults.
Maintain topologies, troubleshooting guides, change/deployment logs, and clear written/verbal updates.
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