Mission-Critical Network Engineer — Onsite in Texas

Firefly Aerospace; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Short term disability

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace is seeking a Network Engineer to maintain mission-critical digital infrastructure linking mission control, launch pads, and spacecraft. The role emphasizes resilience, security, and reliability to ensure telemetry flows and commands reach targets without failure.

The position is 100% onsite at Briggs, Texas, supporting high-pressure, high-stakes environments with cross-functional IT and engineering collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years designing, monitoring, and troubleshooting campus, data center, and WAN networks.
• Knowledge of LAN/WAN, routing, switching, QoS, BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, and network security.
• Experience with automation and scripting (Ansible, Python).
• Proficiency with Cisco/Juniper/Arista hardware and Palo Alto firewalls.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and troubleshoot network solutions from requirements.
• Manage network projects, upgrades, migrations, and provide technical direction.
• Maintain firewall rules and ensure FIPS compliance.
• Identify improvements to increase resilience and performance.
• Collaborate with IT and engineering teams on network services and automation.
• Create documentation of the network environment and procedures.
• Prepare reports outlining findings and solutions.

Skills

5+ years exp

Network protocols

Automation scripting

Security & monitoring

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor’s degree

CCNP/CCIE

Tools

Cisco

Juniper

Arista

Palo Alto

PRTG

Zabbix

Grafana

Ansible

Python

AWS networking

Docker

Kubernetes

Windows Server

Linux

Job description

Firefly Aerospace is seeking a Network Engineer to maintain mission-critical digital infrastructure linking mission control, launch pads, and spacecraft. The role emphasizes resilience, security, and reliability to ensure telemetry flows and commands reach targets without failure.

The position is 100% onsite at Briggs, Texas, supporting high-pressure, high-stakes environments with cross-functional IT and engineering collaboration.