Network Engineer III

About the position

Iridium is looking for a Network Engineer III to join our Satellite Ops team. This position will play a vital role in the development, integration, monitoring, and testing of Iridium's Commercial and Government network infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in network configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting, with a focus on security best practices and system hardening. Responsibilities include configuring, monitoring, and maintaining functional network infrastructure and equipment, performing network testing, validation, and troubleshooting to deliver a fault-tolerant, reliable, scalable, and automated infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of complex network solutions using Cisco (routers, switches, firewalls) and FortiGate firewalls.
• Maintain network security policies, configure and update firewall rules, regularly audit network configurations and access controls, and apply industry-standard security best practices.
• Implement and maintain best practices for hardening network devices.
• Support real-time troubleshooting and problem resolution support as well as 24x7 assistance as needed.
• Analyze network traffic, identify bottlenecks, and implement solutions.
• Create and maintain network documentation, including network diagrams, configurations, security policies, and procedures.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of developments and best practices in network industries and technologies.
• Work collaboratively with vendors and service providers to evaluate, procure, and manage networking hardware and software solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience managing and maintaining mid-to-large scale LAN/WAN networks devices that include Cisco Routers, Switches, firewall and other vendors networking technologies.
• Hands-on experience configuring and maintaining routing protocols such as OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP.
• Knowledge and hands-on experience configuring and maintaining protocols such as VLANs, STP, QoS, VPNs, SD-WAN, and features such as firewall policies, network segmentation, IDS/IPS, and VPN configurations.
• Knowledge of network security frameworks (e.g., NIST, CIS, ISO 27001), hardening network infrastructure, and knowledge of security compliance standards (e.g., PCI-DSS, HIPAA, GDPR).
• Hands-on experience with network monitoring tools (e.g., SolarWinds, Nagios, PRTG).
• Possess network troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to operate in a high-pressure environment supporting daily operations of the Iridium Commercial, Mission, and Gov Customer networks across multiple sites.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to confidently present products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues.
• Possess an analytical mindset, with the ability to understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions or come up with solutions.
• Be comfortable managing upward, including being a proactive communicator and asking for help when needed.
• Have confidence and be able to establish valuable relationships with others.
• Must be able to prioritize key tasks and have a strong sense of ownership over your work.
• Be active in seeking out ways to continuously improve yourself and gain new knowledge.

Nice-to-haves

• Certifications such as Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) and Fortinet Network Security Certified Professional are preferred.
• Experience configuring and managing AWS cloud features, solutions, and services such as VPC, Transit Gateway, and AWS third party commercial network tools and products.
• Experience working in a Linux environment and with VMware or other hypervisor virtualized environments.
• Well versed in MS PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio.
• Existing SECRET (or TOP-SECRET) level clearance preferred; ability to obtain clearance.