Hybrid Infrastructure Engineer - Cloud, Network & Security

Forward Networks, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Forward Networks is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to support the deployment, operation, and evolution of internal platforms and applications. You will work across on‑prem and cloud environments, interacting with security and engineering teams as the infrastructure expands.

The role involves hands‑on work with virtualization, networking, and security concepts, with opportunities to learn and grow as the team scales.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years hands-on experience with network equipment and servers.
• Comfort with CLI and Linux; strong debugging skills.
• Experience configuring, operating and maintaining virtualization, DDI, and security infrastructure.
• Understanding network concepts (IP, routing, VPN, firewalls).

Responsibilities

• Drive development work for physical systems, network devices, and virtual machines to add new systems, replace existing ones, or integrate new functionality.
• Drive operations for corporate systems: handle tier-two escalations, write runbooks, and transfer knowledge to systems engineers.
• Implement corporate security policies into all systems.
• Drive updates and patching.

Skills

Linux

CLI

Networking

Security concepts

Scripting

Troubleshooting

AWS basics

Tools

OpenShift/Kubernetes

VMware vCenter/ESX

DNS/DHCP/IPAM

Job description

Forward Networks is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to support the deployment, operation, and evolution of internal platforms and applications. You will work across on‑prem and cloud environments, interacting with security and engineering teams as the infrastructure expands.

The role involves hands‑on work with virtualization, networking, and security concepts, with opportunities to learn and grow as the team scales.