Network Engineer (Swing/Night Shift)

The Boring Company; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) plan

Paid holidays and vacation

Competitive equity for permanent employees

Job summary

A technology-focused tunneling company in Las Vegas is seeking a Network Operations Manager to oversee network interconnections and tunnel mining sites. The ideal candidate will have over 4 years of experience in service provider networks, operational knowledge of Linux environments, and familiarity with Python and/or bash scripting. This position offers competitive benefits including medical, dental, vision coverage, and a 401(k) plan. A passion for innovation in a dynamic workplace is essential.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional hands-on experience.
• Experience maintaining tunnel boring machines.
• Ability to negotiate technical contracts.

Responsibilities

• Manage network interconnections and tunnel mining sites.
• Maintain uptime of tunnel boring machines.
• Use systems performance metrics to improve network performance.

Skills

Operating service provider network

Linux production environment

Python

Bash scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Network security

Cisco certification

Juniper certification

Job description

The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.

Responsibilities

• Manage and expand network interconnections, network co-location sites and tunnel mining sites
• Maintain the uptime and performance of the tunnel boring machines and tunnels
• Improve network performance based upon system performance metrics
• Assist in updating system configuration and firmware
• Assist in negotiating technical aspects of supplier and service provider contracts

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 4+ years of professional hands on experience operating a service provider network
• Operational experience in a Linux production environment
• Experience with Python and/or bash scripting
• Must be able to work evening/swing shifts and in harsh industrial environments

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or engineering discipline
• Connectivity (Ethernet, WDM, IPv4 and IPv6)
• Switching (MPLS, QinQ)
• Routing (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS)
• Subscriber Management (BNG, RADIUS/AAA, QoS, BSS/OSS integration)
• Network security and Anti-DDoS measures
• Internet services (DNS, DHCP, NTP, etc.)
• Experience with hands‑on work in bringing up network infrastructure
• Experience creating documentation and procedures
• Ability to run projects independently
• Experience working on wireless networks
• Cisco, Juniper or other industry certifications

Culture

We're a team of dedicated, smart, and scrappy people. Our employees are passionate about our mission and determined to innovate at every opportunity.

Benefits

We offer employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, paid vacation, and a competitive amount of equity for all permanent employees.

The Boring Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with The Boring Company is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.