Senior Network Engineer

Total Uptime; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Total Uptime’s expanding global network needs a bright and talented engineer to lead the design, commissioning, and management of routers, switches, firewalls, and IP Transit circuits. You’ll troubleshoot LACP bundles, optimize BGP routing, mitigate DDoS, and collaborate with customers while supporting travel around the world.

Candidates must have data center or ISP experience designing complex network solutions using current architecture principles.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience administering multiple routers in a data center or ISP (preferably multiple POPs on the same AS of at least 100 Gbps)
• Extensive knowledge of TCP/IP, subnetting, routing, ACLs, VPN, firewalling etc.
• Expertise with production router software upgrades and graceful migrations
• Comprehensive experience with practical Internet routing using BGP (eBGP, iBGP) and OSPF
• In-depth understanding of LAN technologies and topologies, including 802.1Q and 802.3ad
• Experience with network security including Firewalls, VPNs, IPS and DDoS mitigation

Responsibilities

• Being the point-person for our global network of routers, switches, firewalls and load balancers
• Working on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Interfacing with upstream network and backbone providers for provisioning and troubleshooting

Skills

Router administration

TCP/IP

BGP routing

OSPF routing

DDoS mitigation

Network security

LACP troubleshooting

Tools

Cisco IOS/Junos

Firewall appliances

Job description

Total Uptime’s expanding global network needs a bright and talented engineer to take the lead. We’re growing quickly and need your help to commission new routers, switches, firewalls and IP Transit circuits, troubleshoot LACP bundles, improve BGP Routing, mitigate DDoS attacks, work with customers and much more. If you enjoy working from home, love routing and switching and enjoy travelling around the world in about 200ms, this job might be for you!

Candidates must have data center or ISP experience designing complex network solutions based on current solution architecture principles and working with other engineers to get things done. There is not one specific project associated with this position; It is a very collaborative, team-oriented environment, working with other high level engineers to design, develop, implement and manage our global platform.

The Candidate Must Have:

• 5+ years of experience administering multiple routers in a data center or ISP (preferably multiple POPs on the same AS of at least 100 Gbps)
• Extensive knowledge of TCP/IP, subnetting, routing, ACLs, VPN, firewalling etc.
• Expertise with production router software upgrades and graceful migrations
• Comprehensive experience with practical Internet routing using BGP (eBGP, iBGP) and OSPF
• In-depth understanding of LAN technologies and topologies, including 802.1Q and 802.3ad
• Experience with network security including Firewalls, VPNs, IPS and DDoS mitigation

You will be responsible for:

• Being the point-person for our global network of routers, switches, firewalls and load balancers
• Working on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Interfacing with upstream network and backbone providers for provisioning and troubleshooting