Senior Network Engineer

Astreya

Senior Network Engineer responsible for designing and implementing network infrastructures at Astreya. Focusing on data center design and collaborating across teams for optimal performance.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $154,000 - $164,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowAnsibleCloudFirewallsPythonSwitching

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting large-scale data center and backbone network infrastructure, with a focus on switching, routing, and data center design.
Design, implement, and support data center and backbone network infrastructure, including spine-and-leaf topologies, advanced routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EVPN, VXLAN, MPLS, EIGRP), and high-availability architectures.
Architect and document LAN/WAN connectivity, inter–data center peering, cross- connects, and backbone integration to support scalable cloud and enterprise environments.
Create data center layouts and infrastructure designs using AutoCAD.
Maintain detailed drawings, rack elevations, logical/physical diagrams, and cable matrices using AutoCAD and Visio.
Manage white space design, including rack layouts, structured cabling, hot/cold aisle containment, branch circuit distribution, power pathways, and airflow optimization.
Conduct capacity planning, traffic engineering, and scalability analysis to optimize network performance and support future growth.
Deploy, configure, and troubleshoot switches, routers, and firewalls across multi-vendor platforms (Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Palo Alto, Aruba).
Collaborate with colocation providers, facilities teams, and internal stakeholders to define technical requirements and deliver compliant infrastructure designs.
Research and evaluate emerging networking, optical transport, and structured cabling technologies, contributing to global data center and network infrastructure standards.
Coordinate and evaluate vendor RFI/RFP/RFQ submissions for networking hardware, cabling solutions, and infrastructure services.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, ensuring best practices in network design, deployment, and documentation.
Travel to data center and POP sites to perform network assessments, audits, migrations, and engineering validation for new builds and expansions.
Lead the review, development, and maintenance of comprehensive data center and network documentation.
Work with stakeholders and cross- functional teams on projects and initiatives to develop low-level design documents and automation workflows to improve deployment efficiency.
Perform other related duties as required.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Telecommunications, Computer Science, Computer/Electronic Engineering, Computer Applications, Information Technology, Systems Engineering or related field
1 year of experience in the position offered or related occupation
Network engineering experience; designing and implementing data center or POP site networks
Working with routing protocols including BGP, OSPF, EVPN, VXLAN, MPLS, and EIGRP
Hands-on work with multi-vendor platforms such as Cisco, Juniper, and Arista (e.g., QFX, ASR, Nexus, and 7808 series)
Use of tools including AutoCAD, Excel (BOM and patch-panel matrices), Python (basic scripting), Ansible, and Visual Studio
Fiber and cabling technologies such as MPO/MTP, LC-LC, CWDM/DWDM, DR4/FR4 optics, patch panels, and structured cabling (Base-8, Base-12)
Designing and supporting compute/GPU fabrics

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical provided through UHC (PPO, HSA, Surest options) / Medical provided through Kaiser (HMO option only) for California employees only
Dental provided through UHC Nationwide
Vision provided by UHC
Flexible Spending Account for Health & Dependent Care
Pre-Tax Account for Commuter Benefit/Parking & Transit (location-specific)
Continuing Education and Professional Development via various integrated platforms, e.g. Udemy and Coursera
Corporate Wellness Program provided by Goomi Group
Employee Assistance Program
Wellness Days
401k Plan
Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
Short Term & Long Term Disability
Critical Illness, Critical Hospital, and Voluntary Accident Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement (available 6 months after start date, capped)
Paid Time Off (accrued and prorated, maximum of 120 hours annually)
Paid Holidays
Any other statutory leaves, paid time, or other ancillary benefits required under state and federal law

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Hard Skills & Tools

data center designnetwork infrastructurerouting protocolsBGPOSPFEVPNVXLANMPLSEIGRPnetwork engineering

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentorshipcollaborationcommunicationcapacity planningtraffic engineeringscalability analysisproject managementdocumentationproblem-solving