Network Engineer - Core Infrastructure

Builds, secures, operates, and automates data-center and network infrastructure for a global cryptocurrency exchange. The role requires network engineering experience, hands-on physical infrastructure and firewall expertise, cloud networking knowledge, and an automation-focused mindset.

About the job

Responsibilities

Design and Build Data Centers

Design and build data centers end-to-end, including cages, racks, PDU/power, structured cabling, and hardware installation.
Deliver connectivity through circuits, dark fiber, and DIA, including carrier/vendor coordination, cross-connects, and capacity planning.
Stand up and evolve modern data-center fabrics such as Cisco ACI and HPE Juniper Apstra.

Secure the Network

Design, implement, and defend zero-trust, defense-in-depth networks with firewalls at the center, including policy, segmentation, and secure connectivity.
Implement and evolve enterprise network access controls, including RBAC, least privilege, and segmentation.
Partner with Engineering and IT Security to build secure, monitored features.

Operate and Respond

Respond to infrastructure requests involving provisioning, access, connectivity, and troubleshooting.
Monitor and maintain physical infrastructure, including network, security, and compute systems, cloud environments, and remote sites.
Respond to critical incidents to maximize uptime.

Automate and Build Tools

Manage and deploy infrastructure as code at scale.
Build team tooling, automation, internal utilities, and AI agents to reduce operational toil.
Write policies, procedures, and technical documentation.
Evangelize secure-network practices and mentor team members at senior levels.

Requirements

2+ years of network engineering experience with a security-minded approach.
Hands-on experience with firewalls, particularly Palo Alto Networks, PAN-OS, or Panorama.
Hands-on data-center and physical-infrastructure experience, including racking, cabling, power, cross-connects, and hardware installation.
Working knowledge of switching, VLANs, and capacity planning.
Working knowledge of routing protocols and technologies, including OSPF, BGP, ECMP, and PBR.
Exposure to public-cloud networking, including AWS, Azure, or GCP, and hybrid connectivity.
Familiarity with infrastructure as code and automation, such as Terraform and Ansible.
Comfort with VPN and remote-access connectivity.
Bias toward automating repetitive work and strong operational ownership.
Experience with industry-standard platforms from Palo Alto Networks, Cisco, HPE Juniper Networking, or HPE Aruba Networking.
Valid passport and ability to travel internationally as needed.

Nice to Haves

Data-center design and build experience at scale, including multi-site buildouts, carrier/circuit delivery, and capacity planning.
Data-center fabric design experience with Cisco ACI or HPE Juniper Apstra.
Deep firewall design and operations experience, including multi-site policy, HA clusters, and PAN-OS/Panorama at scale.
Experience building AI agents or developer tooling for operational triage and runbook automation.
Experience with defensive security systems, including IDS/IPS, security monitoring, and security testing.
Knowledge of offensive and defensive security concepts.
Deeper public, private, or hybrid cloud experience.
Experience owning infrastructure-as-code pipelines end-to-end.