Senior Network Engineer — Cloud & Data Center Automation

Fortanix; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Volunteer time off

Internet stipend

401k

Equity

Job summary

Fortanix in Santa Clara is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, and operate a secure, scalable network infrastructure across data centers and cloud environments. You will partner with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable connectivity and drive automation and operational excellence.

You will help ensure high availability, performance, and security, with hands-on experience in Juniper JunOS, NFV, Python, and Ansible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven experience designing and operating large-scale data center and cloud network infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of routing, switching, security, load balancing, virtualization, SDN.
• Automation-first mindset with Python, Bash, Ansible, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve data center network architectures.
• Ensure reliability, performance, scalability, and security of network infrastructure.
• Collaborate with Engineering, SaasOps, and Customer Success teams to deploy networking solutions.
• Manage, configure, and monitor network infrastructure and automation processes.
• Participate in an on-call rotation for incident response.
• Coordinate data center visits for deployment and maintenance.
• Drive continuous improvement and maintain network documentation.

Skills

Python scripting

Linux proficiency

Networking fundamentals

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Juniper JunOS

Ansible

NFV

Job description

Fortanix in Santa Clara is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, and operate a secure, scalable network infrastructure across data centers and cloud environments. You will partner with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable connectivity and drive automation and operational excellence.

You will help ensure high availability, performance, and security, with hands-on experience in Juniper JunOS, NFV, Python, and Ansible.