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Samsara · 2 months ago

Senior IT Network Engineer

Samsara is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, enabling organizations to harness IoT data for actionable insights. The Senior IT Network Engineer will be responsible for maintaining and optimizing the company's global network infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance while collaborating with IT team members to support and improve network systems.

Business IntelligenceCloud Data ServicesInternet of ThingsSaaSSoftware
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Responsibilities

Configure, install, and maintain network hardware and software components, including routers, switches, firewalls, and wireless systems
Perform hands-on troubleshooting, issue, and problem resolution. Leveraging packet captures and working with tools like Wireshark to root cause network related issues
Develop and deploy network automation tools to enhance efficiency and streamline network management
Perform network maintenance including hardware and software upgrades, migrations, capacity upgrades, and decommissioning
Collaborate with other IT team members to integrate network systems with other applications and systems
Develop analytics and dashboards to measure effectiveness of current environments and identify scale and value-creation opportunities
Provide technical support and training to end-users as needed
Create and update documentation for network designs, best practices, and operational procedures
Manage hardware lifecycle, from procurement to decommissioning
Assist in system deployment and configurations for new projects or initiatives
Collaborate with vendors and service providers to procure and maintain hardware and software
Participate in duty rotation of 7-day by 24-hour on-call support

Qualification

Cisco MerakiNetwork troubleshootingNetwork automationNetwork protocolsCloud managementNetwork monitoring toolsPython programmingTechnical supportDocumentation skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent professional experience
5+ years of hands-on experience in network engineering with a significant focus on Cisco Meraki
Expertise working with Meraki hardware and platform
Strong understanding of Meraki cloud-managed solutions, including LAN, Wi-Fi, and firewall implementations
Expert understanding of the OSI model and TCP/IP based protocols
Proven ability to deep dive and troubleshoot complex issues to resolution at the protocol analysis level
Deep understanding of networking protocols and policy routing configurations (e.g., TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VRRP, HSRP, EIGRP, STP, RSTP, LACP, 802.1x, QoS/DSCP, etc…)
Experience with network diagnostic, monitoring, and analysis tools (e.g., ELK, PRTG, Wireshark, etc.)
Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose network issues within a Meraki environment

Preferred

Experience with network cloud management in AWS and GCP
Experience in designing, deploying and operating networks at scale
Experience with Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence, OpsGenie, StatusPage)
Experience with Splunk
Cisco Certified Network Associate CCNA or higher, along with relevant Cisco Meraki certifications
Proficiency in Python, or other similar programming languages
Expertise with Google Workspace and Google Cloud Platform

Benefits

Competitive total compensation package
Employee-led remote and flexible working
Health benefits

Company

Samsara is digitizing the world of physical operations.

H1B Sponsorship

Samsara has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (68)
2024 (53)
2023 (59)
2022 (70)
2021 (1)
2020 (8)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$930M
Key Investors
General CatalystAndreessen Horowitz
2021-12-15IPO
2020-09-24Secondary Market
2020-05-20Series F· $700M

Leadership Team

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Sanjit Biswas
CEO
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Ben Calderon
CTO - Hardware & Operations
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