Systems Engineer

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Location:

Bethpage, NY, US, 11714

Brand:
Optimum

Requisition #: 12428

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We are Optimum, a leader in the fast-paced world of connectivity, and we're seeking driven and enthusiastic professionals to join our team, empower lives, fuel businesses, and drive innovation. Connectivity is no longer a luxury, but a necessity. A career at Optimum means you'll be enabling progress and enhancing lives by providing reliable, high-speed connectivity solutions that keep the world connected.

Our successes, now and in the future, are powered by our amazing product, a commitment to our people and culture, and the connections we make in our communities.

If you are resourceful, collaborative, and passionate about delivering consistent excellence, Optimum is for you!

We are looking for a Systems Engineer to join our dynamic engineering team. In this role, you will support the integration, configuration, testing, and troubleshooting of secure networking technologies, including SASE, SD-WAN, branch CPE, and SASE gateways. Working alongside experienced engineers, you will gain hands‑on experience with platforms such as Versa while developing your skills in networking, system administration, automation, and cloud-based infrastructure.

The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in networking and systems concepts, a willingness to learn new technologies, and an interest in troubleshooting and solving complex technical problems. You will work closely with engineers and cross‑functional teams to support system deployments, perform testing, investigate technical issues, and help maintain reliable and secure network infrastructure.

Scope of Work:

• Support the deployment, configuration, and maintenance of SASE/SD-WAN systems, including controllers, gateways, branch CPE, and networking components, under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Assist with the integration and validation of broadband CPE, including gateways, modems, and Wi‑Fi devices, in lab and production‑support environments.
• Assist with the integration and validation of B2B SASE/SD‑WAN CPE (e.g., Versa), including exposure to ZTP, staging, overlay, routing, and policy, with senior support.
• Support Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure used for SASE/SD‑WAN lab and production‑support environments, including compute, VPC networking, IAM, storage, and connectivity, using documented procedures.
• Gain exposure to Kubernetes (GKE) used by the team; assist with configuration, health checks, and troubleshooting as assigned.
• Develop and maintain scripts and operational workflows using Python, Power Shell, Bash, Ansible, or APIs to support deployment, testing, monitoring, and troubleshooting, with review from senior engineers.
• Help monitor SASE/SD‑WAN, GCP, and GKE environments; investigate issues using logs and standard tools; elevate complex faults.
• Participate in troubleshooting, root‑cause analysis, and incident resolution with the team; document findings and elevate when appropriate.
• Work with development, operations, and security teams to support software releases, system updates, incidents, and Zero Trust / security‑policy work.
• Create and maintain network topologies, MOPs, change documentation, test procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
• Assist with monitoring and improving network and SASE performance, reliability, availability, and security.

Collaboration and Documentation:

• Maintain up-to-date documentation of network topologies, including traffic flow and interconnectivity.
• Create detailed troubleshooting guides for device and network failures.
• Create change management & deployment logs to track system…