Field Infrastructure Engineer

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Healthcare, dental, and vision plans

401(k) with company match

Flexible PTO

Parental leave

Job summary

Overland AI is seeking a field-forward infrastructure engineer to deploy, configure, operate, and iterate on autonomous ground-vehicle support systems across military exercises, customer demonstrations, test sites and events.

The role blends infrastructure, software delivery, networking, and automation, with up to 50% travel to test sites and installations. You will work with Linux, mesh radios, and cloud/on-prem infrastructure, and build tooling to improve operator efficiency.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in network engineering or systems integration in defense/robotics environments.
• Experience deploying Linux-based systems in field environments.
• Hands-on experience with tactical mesh radio systems.
• Experience with SD-WAN or adaptive networking.
• Strong networking, security, and observability knowledge.
• Experience deploying and operating AWS infrastructure and Linux production systems.
• IaC using Ansible or Terraform.
• Programming in Bash, Python, Go, or Rust.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and manage field infrastructure, observability, and logging.
• Administer Linux-based servers, edge compute, containers, and VMs.
• Sustain tactical mesh networks across field exercises and events.
• Configure and operate SD-WAN and adaptive networking.
• Integrate multi-domain networks with cloud relays and partner platforms.
• Manage VPNs, tunnels, and jump hosts at field sites.
• Troubleshoot networking, RF, and system integration during live deployments.
• Document architectures and operational lessons learned.
• Train operators and partner teams on network behavior and troubleshooting procedures.
• Collaborate with software/hardware/autonomy engineers to ensure seamless network integration.
• Build infrastructure and automation using Terraform, Ansible, and Python.

Skills

Linux

Networking

DevOps

SRE

Python

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Job description

Role Summary

We are looking for a field-forward infrastructure engineer to help deploy,configure,operateand iterate on autonomous ground-vehicle support systemsacross real operational environments – military exercises, customer demonstrations, testsitesand integration events.This role spans infrastructure,software delivery,networking, andautomation.

This is not a desk-only role. Youmay spend up to50% of your time deployed at test sites, military installations, and operational events, standing up networks, diagnosing issues under pressure, and integrating our systems with partner platforms and customer infrastructure.

You'llcome from a background of network or system administration, DevOps, SRE or similar.You will be fluent with Linux, wired andwirelessnetworking.When you are not traveling you will help with other projects including cloud andon-premiseinfrastructure, CI/CD,improving our security posture,and automation tooling.

What You'll Do

• Deploy and manage supporting infrastructure — including compute, observability, and logging — to improve reliability and incident response in field environments.

• Deploy and administer Linux-based servers and edge compute platforms in field and datacenter environments, service management, containers, and virtual machines.

• Deploy, configure, and sustain tactical mesh networks using Silvusor Persistent Systemsradios and similar mesh networking platforms across field exercises and operational events.

• Configure andoperateSD-WAN and adaptive networking solutions.

• Integrate networking infrastructure across multi-vendor, multi-domain environments — connecting autonomous systems, cloud relays, and partner platforms into cohesive network architectures.

• Manage VPNs, tunnels, and jump hosts across distributed field sites.

• Troubleshoot and resolve networking, RF, and system-integration issues during live deployments, often under time pressure and inresource-constrained environments.

• Document network architectures, field performance, integration lessons learned, and provide actionable recommendations to improve operationalreadiness.

• Act as an on-site technical expert, training operators and partner teams on network behavior, limitations, and troubleshooting procedures.

• Partner with software, hardware, and autonomy engineers to ensure seamless network integration aligned with mission requirements.

• Build infrastructure and automation using Terraform, Ansible, and Python to improve developer productivity and operational efficiency.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in network engineering,systems engineering,field communications, or systems integration in defense, robotics, or relatedoperationalenvironments.

• Experience deploying and troubleshooting Linux-based systems infieldenvironments.

• Hands-on experience with tactical mesh radio systems.

• Experience with SD-WAN or adaptive networking platforms.

• Strong understanding of networking, security, and observability concepts, including VPNs, firewalls, routing, logging, and monitoring.

• Experience deploying and operating AWS infrastructure and supporting Linux-based production systems.

• Ability tooperateindependently in challenging environments, including adverse weather, remote locations, and resource-constrained settings.

• Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as ansible or terraform.

• ProficiencyinBash,Python, Go, Rust, or similar programming languages to build internal tooling and automation.

Additional Requirements

• Frequent travel(up to 50%)including time attest sites, customer locations, and operational event both in US and across the world.

• Ability to work onsitehybrid at our office locations when not traveling

• Ability to participate in 24x7 on-call rotation

• Ability to obtain andmaintaina Security Clearance

Benefits

• The salary range for this position is: L2 $116,000 - $150,000 / L3 $148,000 - $189,000

• Equity compensation

• Best-in-class healthcare, dental, and vision plans

• 401(k) with company match.

• Flexible PTO

• Parental leave.

Overland AI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, disability, genetic information, protected veteran or military status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

This position may involve access to export-controlled technology. Employment is contingent on the ability to comply with U.S. export control laws.

Overland AI provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans during the application process. Please contact [e-mail] to request an accommodation.