Senior Network Engineer

Role: Senior Network Engineer

Location : Rennes, France – Hybrid (3 days on site per week)

Permanent

Position Overview

In the context of Agile development, fully automated tests, and the DevOps delivery model, we are looking for a talented and highly motivated Senior Network Engineer, with knowledge of Clouds and ideally Digital TV industry. We are seeking someone to develop, test and monitor the network capabilities of our Cloud-based product. Ideally you will have a taste for diving into complex issues, analyzing and resolving them.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and test complex network configurations for a video pipeline in the cloud.
• Monitor network performance, troubleshoot issues, from the source of the video to the end user’s player
• Ensure network security and compliance with industry standards.
• Monitor and optimize cloud network infrastructures (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Integrate, configure and test different CDN vendors.
• Implement and maintain network automation and orchestration tools around multiple cloud components.
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Essential
• School of Engineering or master’s degree in computer science
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in network engineering and quality assessment.
• In-depth knowledge of network protocols and layers fundamentals:
• TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS protocols
• Diagnostic and resolution of issues around routing, latency, bandwidth, and packet loss.
• Experience with major Cloud vendors such as AWS, Azure, GCP
• Experience with CDNs such as Akamai, Fastly, CloudFront
• Edge servers, origin servers, points of presence
• Caching strategies
• Load balancing and failover mechanisms
• Develop and execute testing plans to ensure network reliability and performance.
• Proficiency in network deployment and monitoring.
• Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, Terraform
• Strong problem-solving skills and good analytical skills
• Good communication and teamwork abilities.

• Desirable
• Experience with network security practices and tools.
• DDoS mitigation, WAF (Web Application Firewall)
• TLS/SSL, secure token authentication
• Access control and geo-blocking
• Developing with one of Python / Go / C++ for network libraries integration into the components
• Experience in Internet TV domain (HLS, DASH) is nice to have.