On-Prem Network Engineer – Design, Automate & Secure

AMAX; Colorado; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Flexible spending account

Commuter benefits

Disability insurance

Job summary

AMAX is an IT infrastructure and advanced computing solutions company serving enterprise and OEM customers. In this role, you will strengthen the network foundation behind a cloud-like infrastructure, collaborating with teams responsible for infrastructure, security, and operations.

You will design, build, and operate the on-prem network infrastructure, own VLAN design/routing/firewall/load balancer configuration, and manage network segmentation for security and compliance.

Qualifications

• Solid networking fundamentals including VLANs, routing, firewalls, and load balancers.
• Hands-on configuration-as-code for infrastructure using Ansible.
• Exposure to on-prem/datacenter network operations.
• Proficiency with Git and standard version control workflows.
• Willingness to perform datacenter hardware work (cabling, rack/stack) in addition to network engineering.
• Prior colocation/datacenter smart-hands experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate the on-prem network infrastructure underpinning our cloud-like environment.
• Own VLAN design, routing, firewall policy, and load balancer configuration across the datacenter.
• Manage network segmentation and access control to support security and compliance needs.
• Build and maintain configuration-as-code for network devices using Ansible (and Terraform/Terragrunt where applicable).
• Collaborate with infrastructure/DevSecOps on tooling, monitoring, and automation.
• Support and monitor network health using Prometheus, Grafana, and Alertmanager.
• Troubleshoot routing, switching, firewalls, and load balancing across the environment.
• Provide datacenter support for co-located customers, including cabling and hardware swaps.
• Participate in business-hours on-call rotation for network support.
• Follow SDLC/Scrum with Jira/Confluence for planning and documentation.
• Help define network standards, runbooks, and best practices as the team grows.
• Take ownership of network architecture as responsibilities evolve.

Skills

Networking fundamentals

Configuration as code

Datacenter operations

Git/version control

On-site hardware work

Colocation experience

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Terragrunt

Kubernetes

Job description

AMAX is an IT infrastructure and advanced computing solutions company serving enterprise and OEM customers. In this role, you will strengthen the network foundation behind a cloud-like infrastructure, collaborating with teams responsible for infrastructure, security, and operations.

You will design, build, and operate the on-prem network infrastructure, own VLAN design/routing/firewall/load balancer configuration, and manage network segmentation for security and compliance.