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For more than 20 years, Iridium has powered mission-critical communications for governments, businesses, aviation, maritime, and the rapidly expanding Internet of Things.\nNow part of Iridium, Aireon is the world’s only space-based air traffic surveillance system, providing real-time visibility of aircraft over oceans, the poles, and remote regions. Together, Iridium and Aireon are helping build a safer, more connected, and more efficient future for global aviation.\nJoin our team and help shape how the world stays connected. We foster a collaborative, inclusive culture where employees are empowered to innovate, grow professionally, and make a meaningful impact.\nWhat We’re Looking For:\nAre you a Network Engineer with 2+ years of experience managing and maintaining mid-to-large LAN/WAN network devices looking for an opportunity with an amazing organization? Iridium has a role for you! The Network Engineer II will assist our Network Infrastructure team in maintaining the Mission, Commercial, and Enterprise networks. Working in this role, you’ll gain valuable experience in maintaining functional network infrastructure and equipment, performing network and security testing, validation, and troubleshooting. You’ll thrive in this role if you enjoy learning and adapting to a fast-paced environment where you can use multiple skills to deliver high quality solutions.\nWhat You’ll Do:\nMaintain data center infrastructure equipment including network switches, routers, and firewalls including, but not limited to Cisco network devices such as Catalyst L3 switching and Nexus 7K/5K platforms, and Fortigate firewalls\nProvide real time troubleshooting, independent problem resolution, and present analysis/issues to team, as needed\nPerform installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of networking and security hardware, and operating systems\nConduct research on network products, services, protocols, and standards to remain abreast of developments in the network and security industry, technologies, and best practices\nParticipate in the development and maintenance of IT Documents (diagrams, procedures, etc.)\nProvide 24/7 on-call assistance on an as-needed basis\nWhat You’ll Need to Succeed:\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or similar field, or 2+ years of related experience working with and maintaining mid-to-large scale LAN/WAN networks devices that include Cisco Routers, Switches, Firewall and other vendors networking technologies\nHands-on experience configuring and maintaining routing protocols such as OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP and other industry standard protocols commonly used with networking devices such as Spanning-Tree, VRF, VTP, and VSS\nStrong customer service orientation with proven analytical and problem-solving abilities\nAbility and interest in developing an understanding of Iridium IT policies and procedures\nStrong communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey technical network and security concepts to groups outside of your team or to those who are unfamiliar with the topic\nPossess an analytical mindset, with the ability to understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions and come up with out-of-the-box solutions\nHave confidence and be able to easily build relationships with leadership and colleagues outside of your team\nThe ability to prioritize your tasks, be self-aware enough to identify and correct your mistakes, and not be afraid to ask for help when needed\nProactivity in seeking out ways to improve yourself and gain new knowledge, and enthusiasm in sharing knowledge with others\nThings That Would be Great if You Brought to the Table:\nCertifications such as Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) and Fortinet Network Security Certified Professional are preferred. Other certifications (e.g., CompTIA Security+) are a plus\nKnowledge and understanding of AWS cloud features, solutions, and services such as VPC, Transit Gateway, and/or AWS partners virtual routers like the Cisco CSR or similar products.\nExperience working in a Linux environment and with VMware or other hypervisor virtualized environments\nWell versed in use of MS PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio\nProficient with network management tools such as SolarWinds , Cisco ISE, and Wireshark\nWe’ll also need you to:\nBe available to support 24x7 on-call on an as-needed basis\nBe able to travel occasionally, typically 1 or 2 times per year\nBe a US Citizen\nBe able to work a hybrid schedule that includes a minimum of 80% of your time (4 days in-office)\nAble to lift 50lbs and climb ladders\nWork Environment:\nThis position primarily works in an office setting and is largely sedentary with the majority of the position working with a computer. The role typically requires the use of basic office equipment such as a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, and printer.\nWe believe in-person connection drives innovation, strengthens mentorship, and builds culture, while flexibility enables employees to do their best work. Under Iridium’s Hybrid Work Policy, employees are expected to work at least four days per week (approximately 80%) in an Iridium office to support collaboration, relationship-building, and professional growth.\nAdditional Information\nThis job description outlines the general nature and level of work for this role and is not a comprehensive list of duties, responsibilities, or qualifications. Employees may be assigned additional responsibilities as needed.\nBase Pay Range: $75,000 - $100,000 USD\nActual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors and this range represents an estimate of compensation at the time of posting. Base salary is only one part of our compensation package for this role. You may also be eligible for company stock and annual bonus. 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