Principal Network Architect — SDN & Ground Networking

Blue Origin LLC

Seattle (WA)

On-site

USD 290,709 - 406,991

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Principal Network Development Engineer for Network Architecture and SDN to design, implement, and operate the terrestrial ground network that supports the TeraWave satellite backbone. You will lead architecture, standardization, and automation initiatives across global gateway sites and collaborate with cloud and field teams.

You will mentor engineers, drive critical decisions, and ensure secure, highly available connectivity.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or equivalent experience.
10+ years of networking experience in large-scale production environments including WANs.
7+ years of technical leadership, architecture, design ownership, or mentorship in WAN environments.
Experience with BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, and SRv6/SR-MPLS in network environments.
Experience with cloud networking, network virtualization, segmentation, and automation of large-scale WAN architectures.

Responsibilities

Architect, develop, provision, and operate the terrestrial network across hundreds of global gateway sites.
Define and evolve network architecture, engineering standards, and operational best practices for the global ground network.
Partner with network, cloud, and field engineering teams to deliver a scalable and resilient ground network.
Design automation frameworks and deployment pipelines that enable rapid, repeatable provisioning of complete gateway sites.
Integrate the satellite constellation with the terrestrial backbone across management, customer, and security networking services.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers across multiple organizations on large-scale networking initiatives.
Drive architectural decisions and engineering excellence for successful delivery of complex ground network programs.