About the role

What will you do at Shield AI?

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the

mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems.

Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft.

With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and

Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For

more information, visit www.shield.ai [https://www.shield.ai]. Follow Shield AI

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[https://www.youtube.com/@Shield_AI].

POSITION OVERVIEW:

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Staff Network Engineer to lead the

design, implementation, and optimization of complex network infrastructures.

This role requires deep expertise across network engineering, cybersecurity

protocols, base media development and server room / hardware infrastructure,

with a strong ability to architect scalable, secure, and resilient systems.

The ideal candidate will operate at a strategic level while remaining hands-on,

serving as a technical expert and key decision-maker across network,

base media and infrastructure domains.

Key Responsibilities

* Define, decompose, allocate and implement cyber security requirements into
system architecture.
* Define and enforce network security architecture, ensuring compliance with
cybersecurity standards and best practices.
* Develop documentation for installations and configurations required to obtain
Authorizations to Operate (ATOs).
* Design and optimize secure network topologies, including segmentation,
firewalls, VPNs, and zero-trust models.
* Design & oversee server room infrastructure, including rack design, cabling,
power, cooling, and hardware layout for high availability.
* Develop Base Media solutions that enable execution of Plans of Actions and
Milestones (POAMs) to mitigate cyber risks.
* Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to implement threat detection,
mitigation, and incident response strategies.
* Evaluate and select network and hardware technologies, vendors, and
solutions.
* Develop network standards, documentation, and architectural roadmaps.
* Ensure system scalability, reliability, and performance through proactive
design and monitoring strategies.
* Support troubleshooting and resolution of complex network and
infrastructure issues.
* Lead the architecture, design, and deployment of enterprise-grade network
infrastructure (LAN, WAN, cloud, and hybrid environments).
Required qualifications:
* This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD government
clearance at the Secret level
* Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer
Science, Computer Engineering, or related IT field
* 8+ years of experience in platform engineering, cyber, network engineering
and architecture roles
* Strong expertise in Cyber best practice security concepts, models, and
methods (e.g., zero trust architecture and maturity model, advanced
* Hands-on experience with networking hardware (routers, switches, firewalls,
load balancers)
* Proven experience designing and managing server rooms, including physical
infrastructure
* Working knowledge of containers and securing the infrastructure through the
cloud
* Strong understanding of DoD cybersecurity infrastructures and experience
researching new Cybersecurity capabilities and performing trade studies
* Experience working in Network Engineering/ Base Media Development for UAV C2
Systems or similar applications
* Ability to obtain a S//SAR level security clearance desired.
Preferred qualifications:
* Industry certifications such as CCIE, CCNP, CISSP, or equivalent
* Experience designing architectures for classified networks.
* Experience with software-defined networking (SDN) and network automation
* Familiarity with DevOps and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g.,
Terraform, Ansible)
* Experience modeling complex network systems in a modeling tool such as NX or
SolidWorks.
* Knowledge of compliance requirements (e.g. DoD, or other regulated
environments)
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Full-time regular employee offer package:
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Temporary employee offer package:
Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60
days of employment)
Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not
limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and
specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and
possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not
eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative
for more information.
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Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative
action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of
race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age,
marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a
disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Which skills does this role require?

Network engineeringNetwork architectureCybersecurityTCP/IPDNSDHCPZero TrustNISTISO 27001FirewallsIDS/IPSEncryptionCloud networkingAWSAzureGCPNetwork ArchitectData CentersHigh AvailabilityDisaster RecoveryFedRAMPProduct Strategy

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