Senior Network Engineer (R4051)

Job Description

Job Description

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With nine offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

Job Description :

Shield AI is seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Engineer to help advance and secure our mission-critical global infrastructure. You will design, deploy, and maintain resilient network systems that power Shield AI’s enterprise and development environments—spanning data centers, on-premises sites, and public cloud networks.

You’ll partner with cross-functional teams to innovate, automate, and optimize network performance, availability, and security for operations supporting both classified and unclassified workloads. Limited travel to Shield AI sites may be required.

What you'll do :

• Network Engineering :
• Design, architect, and implement routing, switching, WLAN, and firewall infrastructure across data centers and remote offices.
• Deploy and manage WAN and VPN connectivity, ensuring secure and reliable access for enterprise and mission environments.
• Execute network and firewall change requests in alignment with corporate security policies and change-control processes.
• Monitor network performance and security posture; troubleshoot complex networking issues and drive continuous improvement.
• Develop and apply network automation to streamline provisioning, monitoring, and configuration management.
• Recommend and implement scalable, automated approaches to operational tasks and vulnerability remediation.
• Contribute to Agile delivery cycles and engineering principles while managing assigned network projects and deliverables.
• Conduct network capacity planning and provide recommendations for growth and optimization.
• Operations and Support :
• Perform daily system monitoring to ensure network and firewall availability, configuration integrity, and performance.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting for network-related hardware, software, and application issues.
• Configure and maintain secure connectivity services (e.g., VPN / ZTNA, HTTPS, SFTP).
• Create and maintain clear operational and configuration documentation; mentor operational teams on processes and procedures.
• Coordinate with vendors for technical support, procurement, and consulting engagements.
• Participate in on-call rotation and scheduled maintenance activities.
• Maintenance :
• Lead or assist with network upgrades and patching within defined maintenance windows.
• Maintain network device software and license compliance.
• Ensure security vulnerabilities are identified and remediated in coordination with IT security teams.

Required qualifications :

Preferred qualifications :

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Full-time regular employee offer package :

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Temporary employee offer package :

Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.

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