# Network Systems Engineer

Hiring organization: [Stoke Space](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/stoke-space)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/43e61950-a49b-496e-8ed4-a451f80801d8

Listed on Stoke Space's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Mid
- Location: Kent, WA
- Salary: 133560 – 240450 USD per year

## Summary

This role manages enterprise network infrastructure for a aerospace startup building reusable launch vehicles, requiring deep expertise in Juniper networks, security compliance, and the ability to design resilient systems for mission-critical operations. It suits experienced network engineers who thrive in fast-paced startups and want to work on infrastructure that directly supports space technology.

_Our summary, not Stoke Space's wording._

## Skills named

Ansible, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Cisco, DNS, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Git, Linux, OSPF, VLAN

## Required

- 5+ years network engineering experience in enterprise/campus environments
- Hands-on Juniper Networks and Junos OS experience, especially EX Series switches
- Expert knowledge of switching and routing protocols (VLAN, trunks, LACP, LLDP, RSTP, MSTP, ARP, VRRP, OSPF, BGP)
- Experience designing resilient campus architectures with Virtual Chassis and MC-LAG/ESI-LAG
- Ability to integrate enterprise switching with firewalls and VPN platforms
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with packet captures and telemetry
- Enterprise WiFi design and implementation experience
- Excellent technical writing and communication skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, related STEM field, or equivalent experience
- ITAR eligibility as U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident

## Nice to have

- Advanced Juniper campus networking with Mist Wired Assurance and Marvis
- Junos automation experience with NETCONF, RESTCONF, gNMI, Ansible, or Git-based configuration management
- Network access control and segmentation technologies (802.1X, RADIUS, TACACS+, MACsec, private VLANs)
- AWS network infrastructure experience (VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect)
- Migration experience from Ubiquiti or MikroTik to enterprise Juniper
- Familiarity with Windows Server, Linux, DNS, DHCP, identity platforms
- Aerospace, launch operations, or safety-critical network environment experience
- Compliance framework experience (NIST, ISO 27001, CMMC, ITAR)

Apply on Stoke Space's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/stokespacetechnologies/jobs/5695185004