Network Engineer - Viasat Government (Carlsbad)

About us

One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we're on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We're looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.

What you'll do

We are looking for a Network Engineer to join our Viasat Government group! In this exciting role, you will be responsible for supporting the design, maintenance, and modernization of a critical global satellite communications system! You will be updating the network equipment hardware and software in both a lab and production environment. This includes auditing equipment health, identifying faulted units, troubleshooting faults, ordering, tracking, installing, and configuring replacement parts, as well as identifying and patching IA vulnerabilities. Your duties will include making design changes to datacenter racks to modernize the existing equipment and / or replace end of life parts. You will also be working with vendors to get quotes for new parts for the system. Part of your duties may require travel to deploy new datacenter racks and / or perform maintenance on those racks. Other engineering support duties may include analysis and remediation of networking hardware, operating system, and software security vulnerabilities and documentation of the remediation process.

The day-to-day

• Install, design, and troubleshoot LANs and WANs with IPSEC tunnels on all layers of the OSI stack.
• Configure, test, troubleshoot and patch modern network routers, switches and firewalls on Cisco, Fortinet and Palo Alto devices
• Maintenance of datacenter rack equipment including servers, network equipment, RF equipment, ethernet and power cables etc.
• Design, test, and deployment of EOL replacement devices to the ground segment of a global communications network.
• Supporting engineering efforts for IA remediation of network equipment and applicable software.

What you'll need

Must be able to obtain a United States Secret Clearance

What will help you on the job

#LI-BBS

Salary range

$103,500.00 - $164,000.00 / annually.

For specific work locations within San Jose, the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range for this role is $127,500.00- $191,500.00 / annually

At Viasat, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and / or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Learn more about Viasat's comprehensive benefit offerings that are focused on your holistic health and wellness at https : / / careers.viasat.com / benefits.

EEO Statement

Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.