Network Engineer

Unity Technologies; Brighton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game development company in England is seeking a Network Engineer to enhance network operations within their data centers. The role involves administering networks, supporting infrastructure, and collaborating with senior engineers. Ideal candidates will have experience with Linux and Palo Alto firewalls, and possess a desire to grow in a collaborative team. This position offers career development opportunities in a diverse and international environment, focusing on driving innovation in game development.

Benefits

Work-life balance benefits

Dynamic work environment

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with Palo Alto firewalls, Linux servers, or Cumulus Linux switches.
• Understanding of IP routing concepts and policies.
• Basic Linux administration and familiarity with Ansible.

Responsibilities

• Assist in administering the network and performing routine updates.
• Help develop procedures for network troubleshooting and maintenance.
• Support efforts to optimize the internal network.

Skills

Palo Alto firewalls

Linux servers

Linux switches

IP routing concepts

Basic Linux administration

Ansible

Communication skills

Job description

The opportunity

At Unity were looking for people to join us to improve not just what we develop but how we develop. Our mission is to make Unity developers more effective from initial commit to released product by providing a world-class scalable platform for continuous integration. Our current focus is on increasing developer efficiency ensuring that every second of development time is spent on the things that matter.

We are seeking a motivated Network Engineer to join our Data Center Operations and Network this role you will support the operation and improvement of our network and infrastructure which includes Palo Alto firewalls and Linux-based servers / switches (Cumulus). Foundational proficiency in Linux and familiarity with Ansible are important for success. As a junior engineer you will collaborate closely with senior team members learn established processes assist with implementation tasks and contribute to initiatives that enhance reliability and performance. The ideal candidate is curious collaborative and eager to grow with solid problem-solving and communication skills.

As a member of our established team you will help maintain tools and infrastructure that empower developers to shape the future of gaming using Unity. Our work environment is dynamic international and diverse. You will partner with teams across the company and your contributions will help build and support services used by thousands of developers worldwide. As we explore new frontiers and expand our capabilities you will have ample opportunities to learn develop your skills and advance your career.

What you’ll be doing

• Assist in administering our network performing routine updates and patches under guidance to ensure performance and security.
• Help develop and follow procedures for network troubleshooting recovery backup and maintenance. Collaborate with the team to resolve hardware network and infrastructure issues minimizing downtime.
• Support efforts to build and optimize the internal network to ensure proper routing within the data center and connectivity to the cloud and the internal Unity network.
• Contribute to and maintain documentation of processes policies and procedures.
• Participate in planning discussions by gathering requirements testing configurations and providing feedback to drive design improvements.

What we’re looking for

• Experience with Palo Alto firewalls Linux servers or Cumulus Linux switches (professional academic or lab experience considered).>
• Fundamental understanding of IP routing concepts and policies across common network devices including experience with static routing and exposure to dynamic routing protocols (e.g. BGP OSPF EIGRP).
• Basic Linux administration and host level networking skills and familiarity with Ansible for simple automation tasks.
• Understanding of core network architecture design principles and protocols (TCP / IP VLANs DHCP DNS).
• Strong willingness to learn attention to detail and effective written and verbal communication skills.

You might also have

• Exposure to OpenStack components.
• Familiarity with Ceph concepts.
• Coding / scripting skills (e.g. Python or Bash) and understanding of CI / CD workflows in a DevOps and collaborative environment.
• Experience or internships in a data center or lab environment.
• Relevant certifications (e.g. Palo Alto PCCSA / PCCET CompTIA Network Cisco CCNA).

Additional information

• Relocation support is not available for this position
• Work visa / immigration sponsorship is not available for this position

Life at Unity

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support employees well-being and work-life balance. You can read more about them on our career page.

Unity NYSE : U is the leading platform to create and grow games and interactive experiences. Creators ranging from game developers to artists architects automotive designers infrastructure experts filmmakers and more use Unity to bring their imaginations to life across multiple platforms from mobile PC and console to spatial computing.

As of the third quarter of 2024 more than 70% of the top 1000 mobile games were made with Unity and in 2024 Made with Unity applications had an average of 3.7 billion downloads per month. For more information please visit Unity.

Unity is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive innovative environment and celebrate our employees across age race color ancestry national origin religion disability sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. Our differences are strengths that enable us to support the growing and evolving needs of our customers partners and collaborators. If you have a disability that means there are preparations or accommodations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience please fill out this form to let us know.

This position requires the incumbent to have a sufficient knowledge of English to have professional verbal and written exchanges in this language since the performance of the duties related to this position requires frequent and regular communication with colleagues and partners located worldwide and whose common language is English.