Senior Network Engineer (US - Bay Area)

About Fortanix:

In today's world, where data spreads across various clouds and devices, traditional security measures aren't enough. Businesses need a dynamic approach to defend against constant cyber threats and ensure agile data security. Fortanix leads the way in data-centric cybersecurity for hybrid multicloud environments, using advanced cryptography, encryption, and confidential AI solutions.

As data breaches become more frequent and traditional defenses fall short, we focus on data exposure management to keep your information safe. Our unified data security platform addresses vulnerabilities in hybrid multicloud environments, defends against threats, and makes it easier to discover, assess, and fix data exposure risks. Whether implementing a Zero Trust model or preparing for the post-quantum computing era, we help businesses worldwide protect their most sensitive data, wherever it is.

Our commitment to solving the world's toughest data security challenges has earned Fortanix multiple Cybersecurity Excellence and Innovation Awards, as well as recognition from industry giants such as NVIDIA, Microsoft, Intel, ServiceNow, and Snowflake.

Our team includes industry leaders and cryptography experts, creating a culture of trust, innovation and collaboration where every voice is valued. Recognized as a Great Place to Work, we're looking for passionate individuals to help us shape the future of data security and work towards a safer digital future.

Why work with us?

We're seeking passionate people to work with us to change the very idea of how people use cloud computing. We take pride in making Fortanix a great place to work. Coworkers recognize that great ideas can come from anyone, and everyone is encouraged to jump in, contribute, and ask questions. In tackling the hardest problems, we believe that working together will produce better solutions.

Responsibilities:

As a Senior Network Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, implementing, and operating a secure, scalable, and highly available network infrastructure that supports our global platform. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable connectivity across our data centers and cloud environments while driving continuous improvements in automation, performance, and operational excellence.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Designing and evolving data center network architectures, including planning, implementing, and optimizing new network deployments to support current and future business needs.
• Ensuring the reliability, performance, scalability, and security of our production and development network infrastructure by proactively identifying improvements and maintaining high availability.
• Collaborating with Engineering, SaasOps, and Customer Success teams to design, deploy, and support networking solutions across private and public cloud environments.
• Managing, configuring, and monitoring network infrastructure, including implementing configuration management, network automation, performance monitoring, and troubleshooting to ensure operational efficiency and service reliability.
• Participating in an on-call rotation to provide timely incident response and ensure the continuous availability of mission-critical network services.
• Coordinate and execute data center visits for infrastructure deployment, server maintenance, and operational support.
• Driving continuous improvement by evaluating new technologies, enhancing operational processes, maintaining technical documentation, and contributing to network standards and best practices.