Sr Staff Network Engineer (R6158)

Seattle · USD 190,000-290,000 / year · 10+ years experience · Onsite · Posted Oct 7, 2026

At a glance

Shield AI is seeking a Network Architect to define and evolve the secure, scalable, and resilient network architecture supporting engineering, manufacturing, autonomy development, and enterprise operations environments.
As part of the Cloud & Infrastructure team within Enterprise Operations, this individual contributor establishes network strategy, standards, and reference architectures across globally distributed locations.

Define and maintain Shield AI's enterprise network architecture, technical strategy, standards, roadmaps, and reference designs.
Architect scalable LAN, WAN, wireless, internet edge, data-center, VPN, SASE, NAC, and network security solutions across a globally distributed environment.
Develop high-level and low-level designs for new offices, engineering labs, manufacturing facilities, data centers, cloud environments, acquisitions, and site integrations.
Design resilient routing and connectivity architectures using BGP, OSPF, IPsec, private circuits, cloud interconnects, diverse internet services, and related technologies.
Establish standards for segmentation, IP addressing, naming, routing, high availability, quality of service, observability, capacity, and lifecycle management.
Lead architecture reviews, technology evaluations, proofs of concept, and design decisions for strategic network initiatives.
Develop secure network architectures for manufacturing, IoT, industrial, engineering, lab, and operational technology environments.
Define segmentation and access patterns for manufacturing equipment, sensors, robotics, test systems, building systems, cameras, and other connected devices.
Serve as the senior technical authority for complex network designs, escalations, performance issues, and resiliency improvements.
Advance network automation and infrastructure-as-code practices using Terraform, Ansible, Python, APIs, and configuration-management platforms.

10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise network engineering and architecture across complex, multi-site environments.
Demonstrated experience leading network architecture from requirements and design through implementation, validation, and operational handoff.
Deep expertise in enterprise routing, switching, wireless, WAN, internet edge, VPN, network segmentation, and high-availability design.
Advanced knowledge of BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VRFs, QoS, IPsec, DNS, DHCP, NAT, route redistribution, and resilient traffic-engineering patterns.
Experience architecting networks across offices, engineering facilities, manufacturing environments, data centers, colocation facilities, and public cloud environments.
Strong experience with firewall architecture, zero-trust principles, network access control, secure remote access, and layered segmentation.
Experience with AWS and Azure networking, including transit architectures, private connectivity, cloud routing, and network security controls.
Ability to create clear architecture diagrams, reference designs, technical standards, implementation guidance, and decision documentation.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain architecture decisions, alternatives, and risks to technical and non-technical audiences.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Demonstrated experience designing secure IoT, Industrial IoT, operational technology, or manufacturing networks, including segmentation of production equipment, sensors, robotics, test systems, building systems, and other connected devices.
Experience applying manufacturing or OT security architecture practices such as zone-and-conduit segmentation, the Purdue model, or ISA/IEC 62443 principles.
Hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks, Panorama, Prisma Access, Juniper, Mist, Aruba, ClearPass, or comparable enterprise platforms.
Experience designing high-density or industrial wireless networks for manufacturing, warehouse, lab, or engineering environments.
Experience supporting aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, government contracting, or another regulated environment.
Knowledge of CMMC, NIST 800-171, ITAR, controlled unclassified information, and network designs supporting regulated or isolated environments.
Experience integrating acquisitions, legacy environments, or international locations into global enterprise standards.
Relevant advanced certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP, JNCIE, PCNSE, AWS Advanced Networking, or equivalent experience.

Ability to travel periodically and support planned after-hours implementations or critical incidents.