Network Engineer

Stellar Technologies is a fast-growing technology services company, delivering private cloud, dedicated managed IT services, cybersecurity services, and infrastructure consulting. As an engineer-led company that provides services for a wide variety of industries, Stellar is the perfect place to level up your career.

ARE WE RIGHT FOR EACH OTHER?

We're looking for someone who...

• ...is passionate about technology, especially compute and network infrastructure
• ...needs to understand how and why things work
• ...is ready to dive into unknown situations and learn new things

You're looking for a company that...

• ...provides exposure to a wide range of technology
• ...pays employees fairly based on performance, not title
• ...takes engineers seriously
• ...truly cares about its people

WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING, EXACTLY?

At Stellar, we use a lot of technologies to deliver our services. As a Network Engineer on our team, you'd be exposed to some cool stuff: Cloud, Cybersecurity, End User Computing, Virtualization, Storage, Networking, SD-WAN, Business Continuity, Compliance, and more. Can't decide between working for a service provider, an enterprise, or as a consultant? Why choose? At Stellar, we get to do it all.

We anticipate our Network Engineer’s time being split between:

• Provisioning new cloud customer networking.
• Proactively monitoring and troubleshooting internal and customer network infrastructure for stability and performance.
• Directly supporting Stellar customers’ networking needs via support tickets.
• Partnering with other engineers on network-related escalations, customer projects, new office deployments, and infrastructure implementations.
• Maintaining and improving internal and customer documentation.

ARE YOU QUALIFIED?

When it comes to working in IT, we firmly believe that work ethic, aptitude, and passion go light years further than a college education. Certifications only go so far, and while we like to see them, they’re not a requirement. For this position, we're looking for someone who fits the following:

Abilities

• Experience working directly with customers in person or over the phone. In other words, you're used to talking to people you may or may not know and take pride in lending a helping hand.
• Experience as a member of a technical team and is prepared to mentor and cross train.
• Experience with ticket/case management systems to track work and time for clients and is comfortable owning a ticket from start to finish with minimal oversight.
• Extensive experience using documentation systems, takes pride in creating documentation that peers can follow.
• Can work with team members across multiple geographic locations and time zones to ensure thorough completion of tasks.
• Excellent written and verbal interpersonal communication skills.

Technical Experience

• Minimum of 3 years operational experience with at least one of the following:
• Juniper MX / SRX / EX platforms
• Arista switch platforms
• Cisco Catalyst / Nexus / ASR platforms
• Minimum of 3 years operational experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls.
• Extensive operational experience with routing protocols, including BGP and OSPF.
• Extensive operational experience with networking protocols and standards including EVPN, VXLAN, VRRP, LACP, VLANs.
• Extensive operational experience with IPsec VPN tunnel provisioning across multiple platforms.
• Operational experience with configuration and troubleshooting of cloud and hypervisor networking.
• Operational experience with networking protocols and standards including L3VPN, MPLS.
• Operational experience with NetBox for data center inventory and resource management.
• Operational experience with VMware vSphere / vCenter basics.
• Operational experience with VMware NSX-T.
• Experience with layer 1 troubleshooting, including fiber cross connects.
• Experience with deployment and operation of Palo Alto Networks Panorama for centralized firewall management in a multitenant environment.
• Preferred Certifications: Juniper JNCIS-SP, Juniper JNCIS-ENT, or higher.
• Preferred Certifications: Cisco CCNA, JNCIA-JUNOS
• Preferred Certifications: Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE).

BENEFITS

We care about our people, remember? At Stellar, we offer:

• 100% Employer-paid medical insurance
• 100% Employer-paid dental & vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 4 Weeks PTO/Vacation per year starting on day one
• 401(k) with employer matching after a year of service
• Travel opportunities
• Training

COMPENSATION

$65,000-$95,000 starting base salary. Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, demonstrated performance, and geographic location.

REQUIREMENTS

• Work Hours: 8-hour shift, Monday-Friday, between 8am-5pm Mountain Standard Time (Arizona). Flexible and subject to change.
• Work Location: Hybrid, 3 day in-office per week (Downtown Phoenix), 2 days remote.
• Travel: Approximately 4-8 weeks per year, not including company events.
• On-call rotation for network-specific escalations.