Senior Systems Engineer, SD-WAN & SASE

Optimum Communications Inc.; Bethpage (NY); On-site; USD 93,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimum Communications Inc. is seeking a Systems Engineer II to join our dynamic engineering team.

You will design, deploy, and maintain systems including SASE/SD-WAN controllers and gateways, branch CPE, and networking components, driving reliability for cutting-edge broadband services. The role emphasizes automation with Python, PowerShell, Bash, Ansible; Kubernetes on GKE; cloud platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure); and collaboration across development, security, and operations to ensure high

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain systems, including SASE/SD-WAN controllers and gateways, branch CPE, and networking components.
• Automate deployment and management of system operations using scripting languages and APIs (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash, Ansible).
• Integrate and validate broadband CPE (gateways, modems, Wi-Fi) into the production architecture.
• Integrate and validate B2B SASE/SD-WAN CPE (e.g., Versa) into the production architecture, including ZTP/staging, overlay, and policy.
• Work with Google Cloud to host, network, and operate lab and production-support infrastructure for SASE/SD-WAN (compute, VPC, IAM, storage, and connectivity).
• Deploy and maintain services on Kubernetes (GKE), including configuration, upgrades, monitoring, and troubleshooting of cluster and workload issues.
• Automate lab and operational workflows; monitor SD-WAN/SASE, GCP, and GKE health and close issues through to root cause.
• Partner with development, operations, and security on releases, incidents, and Zero Trust / security-policy hardening.
• Keep topologies, MOPs, change logs, and troubleshooting guides current.
• Monitor and improve network and SASE performance, ensuring high availability and security.
• Troubleshoot CPE, overlay/underlay, software, and network issues, implementing effective solutions.
• Collaborate with development and security teams to support DevOps, Zero Trust, and cybersecurity initiatives.
• Collaborate in the planning and execution of disaster recovery and high-availability strategies for SASE infrastructure.

Job description

Optimum Communications Inc. is seeking a Systems Engineer II to join our dynamic engineering team.

You will design, deploy, and maintain systems including SASE/SD-WAN controllers and gateways, branch CPE, and networking components, driving reliability for cutting-edge broadband services. The role emphasizes automation with Python, PowerShell, Bash, Ansible; Kubernetes on GKE; cloud platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure); and collaboration across development, security, and operations to ensure high