Staff Network Engineer

Full-time - Mid Level

San Francisco, CA

About the position

At Ripple, we’re building a world where value moves like information does today. It’s big, it’s bold, and we’re already doing it. Through our crypto solutions for financial institutions, businesses, governments and developers, we are improving the global financial system and creating greater economic fairness and opportunity for more people, in more places around the world. And we get to do the best work of our career and grow our skills surrounded by colleagues who have our backs. If you’re ready to see your impact and unlock incredible career growth opportunities, join us, and build real world value.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, and refinement of Ripple's global network infrastructure, including on-premise and AWS solutions, VPN configurations, and network virtualization.
• Provide technical leadership and innovative solutions for complex challenges.
• Engineer and refine network monitoring systems to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with the Information Security team to fortify network against threats and ensure compliance.
• Spearhead initiatives to enhance network efficiency, reduce downtime, and support scalability.
• Provide advanced training and mentorship to network and IT support teams.
• Participate in on-call rotation to maintain network integrity and reliability.

Requirements

• 8-10 years of network engineering experience in corporate environments.
• Proficiency in Palo Alto Networks routers, firewalls, GlobalProtect VPN, and Prisma.
• Expertise in network virtualization, cloud networking (AWS), and corporate Wi-Fi management.
• Strong understanding of network security practices, LDAP, and security certificate management.
• Skilled in network performance monitoring tools like SumoLogic and scripting with Perl, Ruby, Python, or similar languages.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with networking tools and solutions such as Mist, Meraki, Juniper switches, Jira, Confluence, VirtualBox, and Netbox.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity.
• Competitive benefits that cover physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support.
• Employee giving match.
• Mobile phone stipend.
• R&R days to rest and recharge.
• Generous wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite & virtual programming.
• Generous vacation policy - work with your manager to take time off when you need it.
• Industry-leading parental leave policies. Family planning benefits.
• Catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages, and plenty of fun events.