Verkada is a leader in cloud-based B2B physical security. Verkada offers six product lines — video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace and intercoms — integrated with a single cloud-based software platform.
Designed with simplicity and scalability in mind, Verkada gives organizations the real-time insight to know what could impact the safety and comfort of people throughout their physical environment, while empowering them to take immediate action to minimize security risks, workplace frustrations and costly inefficiencies.
Founded in 2016, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices across three continents, 2,100+ full-time employees and 30,000+ customers across 70+ countries.
About This Role
As a Network Engineer at Verkada, you will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and managing our network infrastructure to ensure optimal performance and security. You will be responsible for configuring and maintaining network hardware and software, troubleshooting network issues, and collaborating with other IT professionals to support our organization's goals. Your expertise in network protocols, security practices, and cutting-edge technologies will be essential in driving the success of our IT operations.
Our ideal candidate has a deep technical aptitude for Network operations, design and deployment for corporate environments with security and global scale as the foundation. This person understands the day-to-day aspects of an IT organization, especially in a global high-growth startup with ever-changing requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Design, install, and maintain network systems, including routers, switches, firewalls, and VPNs.
- Monitor network performance and troubleshoot issues to ensure high availability and reliability.
- Implement and enforce network security measures to protect against unauthorized access and cyber threats.
- Collaborate with other IT team members to integrate network systems with other applications and systems.
- Provide technical support and training to end-users as needed.
- Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously improve our network infrastructure.
- Developing analytics and dashboards to measure effectiveness of current environments and identify scale and value-creation opportunities.
- Create and maintain standards, procedures, and documentation related to security and compliance requirements for broader corporate systems environments.
- Participate in system audits and perform testing for disaster recovery or SOX controls, ensuring a secure processing environment that protects the integrity and availability of the managed systems.
Requirements:
- 5-star customer service mindset.
- Excellent teamwork skills - we have a #OneTeam mindset!
- 8+ years in Network engineering (Corporate IT) with proven experience on network design, implementation, and troubleshooting.
- In-depth knowledge of networking protocols such as TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP.
- Experience with network hardware, including routers, switches, firewalls, and VPN appliances (e.g., Aruba Networks, Juniper Mist, Palo Alto Networks).
- Proficiency in network security practices and technologies (e.g., IDS/IPS, NAC, SSL, IPsec).
- Familiarity with network monitoring and management tools (e.g., Auvik, SolarWinds, Wireshark, Nagios).
- Experience with virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V) and cloud networking (e.g., AWS, Azure).
- Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Perl, Bash) for network automation.
- Flexible work schedule; we take every opportunity to succeed as a company - sometimes that means early mornings, late nights, and unexpected phone calls and Slack messages outside of typical working hours.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with both engineering and non-engineering audiences with customer focus and problem solving mentality.
- Ability to find out-of-box solutions to best fit business needs and requirements.
- Ability to overcome all obstacles and challenges, leveraging creative problem solving and data to get things done.
- Excellent time management and prioritization skills.
Annual Pay Range
At Verkada, we want to attract and retain the best employees, and compensate them in a way that appropriately and fairly values their individual contribution to the company. With that in mind, we carefully consider a number of factors to determine the appropriate starting pay for an employee, including their primary work location and an assessment of a candidate's skills and experience, as well as market demands and internal parity. A Verkada employee may be eligible for additional forms of compensation, depending on their role, including sales incentives, discretionary bonuses, and/or equity in the company in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs)
Below is the annual on-target earnings (OTE) range for full-time employees for this position, comprised of base compensation and commissions (if applicable).
Estimated Annual Pay Range
$150,000—$180,000 USD
As an equal opportunity employer, Verkada is committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals. All applicants for positions at Verkada will be treated without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
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