Senior Satellite Network Engineer — Edge, Cloud & VPN

Spire Global, Inc.; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Spire Global, Inc. in Glasgow seeks a Network Engineer to design and implement advanced networking solutions across satellite and cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have strong networking skills and experience with AWS and automation tools.

This role involves hands-on tasks including network design, routing implementation, and operational integration, helping deliver reliable data transmission.

Spire promotes a hybrid work model, requiring at least three days in the office weekly.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with IP networking and routing.
• Hands-on experience with BGP and distance vector protocols.
• Solid understanding of tunneling technologies in complex environments.
• Experience with AWS networking is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design L3 network topology across multiple environments.
• Implement and operate dynamic routing.
• Build secure multi-hop paths and ensure encryption.
• Develop automation for configuration management.
• Align networking behavior with satellite scheduling.

Skills

IP networking and routing (advanced level)

BGP (design, operation, troubleshooting)

IP networking (routing, switching, TCP/IP, VLANs, MTU, complex NAT)

Linux networking

VPNs and tunnelling technologies

AWS networking (VPC, TGW, Cloud WAN)

overlay vs underlay networking

automation (Terraform, Ansible)

Ability to script or code in Python, Bash, or Go

Ability to debug complex distributed systems

Education

Experience in networking engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Spire Global, Inc. in Glasgow seeks a Network Engineer to design and implement advanced networking solutions across satellite and cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have strong networking skills and experience with AWS and automation tools.

This role involves hands-on tasks including network design, routing implementation, and operational integration, helping deliver reliable data transmission.

Spire promotes a hybrid work model, requiring at least three days in the office weekly.