Senior Network Engineer

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 the Internet TV domain (HLS, DASH) is nice to have.