Senior Network Engineer, Cloud

Job Description & Responsibilities

Persistent Systems is seeking a Senior Cloud Network Engineer who has strong networking and systems engineering experience and is equally comfortable deploying and troubleshooting cloud-based routing architectures, Linux and Cisco infrastructure, and physical networking hardware in mission-critical environments. As a senior member of the technical team, you will work both with external stakeholders and cross-functionally with field services teams, product teams, and engineering to solve some of our customers´ most complex mobile ad‑hoc networking (MANET) challenges across cloud, on‑premises, and tactical deployments.

You will act as a subject‑matter expert and technical lead for Persistent Systems´ Cloud Relay™ solution, supporting real‑world implementations that integrate enterprise networking technologies with highly secure, globally distributed tactical networks.

Position Responsibilities

• Implement and support network solutions utilizing Wave Relay® and Cloud Relay™ technologies, to include industry standard protocols such as Ethernet, MACsec, IPsec, VPN, EIGRP, OSPF, PIM, and IGMP
• Support and facilitate the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and monitoring of network and communications equipment including, but not limited to, the Wave Relay® and Cloud Relay™ suite of products.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex networking systems
• Support requests for information (RFI) and requests for proposal (RFP) technical solutions and responses
• Develop long‑term customer relationships with project clients through managing and interpreting requirements, providing training, and technical support/assistance for the project and program clients
• Support the Business Development group to develop Network solutions to prospective customers’ technical requirements using Wave Relay® and Cloud Relay™, CoTS, or other cloud‑based technologies

Job Qualifications & Experience

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Network Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience
• AWS Advanced Networking Specialty or equivalent certification or experience
• 6+ years of experience in Network Engineering and Cloud Network administration
• Strong understanding of network concepts such as Spanning‑Tree (802.1d/802.1w), EIGRP, OSPF, PIM, IGMPv2, IPsec, IKEv2, and MACsec
• Strong understanding of layer 2 and layer 3 networking
• Experience with Cloud provider product deployment such as AWS Cloud formation and Azure Resource Manager
• Familiar with Cisco and Linux networking concepts
• Familiar with using tools for data gathering such as Wireshark, iPerf, TCPdump, etc.
• Must be available to travel at least 25% of the time
• Must have the ability to obtain a United States Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters’s degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience
• Strong understanding or experience with tactical / mobile communications systems such as SATCOM, Radio telecommunications, etc.
• 10+ years of experience in Network Engineering
• Strong understanding of the Linux networking stack and related software suites such as iproute2, FRRouting, Strong Swan, and nftables
• 3+ years of experience using one or more of: C/C++, Python, Shell Script, or similar programming languages
• Experience with MANET or Wave Relay® technologies
• Cisco Certified Networking Professional (CCNP), or similar certification or experience
• AWS Certified Advanced Networking Specialty certification or similar certification or experience
• DoD 8570 Certified IAT Level 2

Total compensation for this role can vary from $141,000 to $177,000 a year based on the selected individual’s education and experience. Eligibility for…