Staff Network Security Engineer

• 8-10 years of experience in network security engineering, network penetration testing, or security-focused infrastructure roles
• Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, explaining complex security concepts and advocating for security best practices
• Deep understanding of Layer 2/3/4 networking protocols (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, VRRP, LACP) and their security implications
• Deep understanding of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack vectors and mitigation strategies, including packet filtering, rate limiting, and scrubbing services
• Extensive experience in designing and building secure networks from the ground up
• Experience leading projects and providing technical guidance to cross-functional teamsProficiency in scripting/programming languages such as Python or Go for automation and tooling
• Familiarity with Corero, Cloudflare, Juniper, Arista, or Ciena network platforms
• Strong Linux experience and familiarity with firewall, routing, and DNS security
• Understanding and experience with Network Intrusion Detection principles and tooling
• Knowledge of MPLS, BGP-LU, and SDN architectures from a security perspective
• Hands-on experience with observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack
• Comfortable with Git-based workflows and collaborative development

• Open-source contributions related to network security
• Background in security incident response or red/blue team operations

• $168,800 - $211,000

*This is a hyrbid role

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