Sr. Network/Systems Engineer

Employment: Contract (10-12-month Contract, Potential Conversion)

Workplace Environment: Hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 days WFH)

Location: Redondo Beach, CA

Industry: Start-up

Compensation: $65-$73/hr

SUMMARY:

The Sr. Network/Systems Engineer will play a critical role in supporting and advancing complex test, lab, and production environments. This position is responsible for maintaining reliable network, compute, and physical infrastructure systems that enable high-performance engineering and operational workflows. The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on experience with networking, systems administration, and hardware troubleshooting across multi-layered environments. They will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deploy infrastructure, optimize system performance, and ensure operational readiness. This role requires a strong technical foundation, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to operate in fast-paced, hardware-centric environments such as aerospace, manufacturing, or advanced engineering labs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support, maintain, and enhance infrastructure within laboratory, test, and engineering environments, ensuring consistent uptime and reliable system performance.
• Configure, troubleshoot, and optimize enterprise network environments including switching, routing, VLANs, subnetting, and associated network services.
• Deploy and maintain physical infrastructure including equipment racks, structured cabling, fiber optics, and facility-level network buildouts.
• Administer and support Linux and Windows systems, including installation, updates, hardening, and performance monitoring.
• Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues across hardware, systems, and network layers.
• Configure and maintain Cisco networking equipment, including enterprise switches and related configurations.
• Support virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware) and cloud environments such as AWS or Azure, as needed.
• Implement and maintain infrastructure automation, configuration management, and secure architecture principles aligned with regulatory or NIST-based standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering, operations, and IT teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and well-documented infrastructure solutions.
• Produce clear technical documentation and communicate system changes, designs, and troubleshooting outcomes to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience supporting infrastructure, systems engineering, or laboratory/test environments.
• Demonstrated networking expertise including switching, routing, VLANs, subnetting, and network troubleshooting.
• Experience deploying physical infrastructure including racks, structured cabling, fiber optics, and facility network buildouts.
• Experience administering Linux and/or Windows systems.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot across hardware, network, and systems layers.
• Cisco networking experience required, including enterprise switch configuration and troubleshooting.

PREFERRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Experience supporting aerospace, manufacturing, or hardware test environments.
• Familiarity with deterministic or time-sensitive networking. a
• Experience with VMware or similar virtualization platforms.
• Experience supporting AWS and/or Azure environments.
• Infrastructure automation or configuration management experience.
• Understanding of secure architecture principles and regulated environments (e.g., NIST-aligned environments).
• Strong technical documentation and cross-functional communication skills

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance.