Network Administrator

Backblaze

full-time

Posted on: 4/1/2026

Location Type: Remote

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About the role

Support the routine daily activity of the production environment.
Aid in general equipment, deployment, configuration and maintenance, monitoring and troubleshooting of L2/L3 network systems within the backend operations, and across the various data center sites (switches, VPNs, IP address spaces, etc).
Assist in planning, designing, and implementing scalable network solutions to handle year over year growth.
Help administrator infrastructure services (DNS, Zabbix, Kentik), Prometheus, Grafana, etc).
Familiar with network based troubleshooting tools (ping, MTR/traceroute).
Maintain and support operational Documentation and scripts.
Understand the environment enough to help administer/debug operational systems.
Setup BGP peering via automation to potential peers on IX (Internet Exchanges).
Participate in the 24×7 on-call pager rotation and respond to alerts as needed.
Assist to implement a wide variety of operations projects as time permits.
Help train operations staff as needed.
Shadow and assist other Network Engineers on larger projects.
Schedule can include weekends, early daytime and late evening shifts, and holidays.

3+ years of work in an IT position (Datacenter, Cloud, or Network related fields).
Knowledge of TCP/IP, VLANs, subnetting, sFlow.
Basic knowledge of network design, protocols (BGP, OSPF, IPsec, VPN solutions, etc.), and security best practices.
Understanding of modern cloud services and data center infrastructure.
Good problem solving, investigative, and troubleshooting skills.
Strong interpersonal communication skills.

Benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

TCP/IPVLANssubnettingsFlowBGPOSPFIPsecVPN solutionsnetwork designtroubleshooting

Soft Skills

problem solvinginvestigative skillstroubleshooting skillsinterpersonal communication