Staff Network Engineer

Serve as a technical architect and senior project lead for Ripple's global office networks, supporting high-availability connectivity, new office design and commissioning, automation, security, observability, and infrastructure lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain Ripple office networking standards.
• Resolve critical issues in the global network infrastructure.
• Develop automation, version control, and CI/CD practices for network operations.
• Replace manual configurations with cloud-managed deployment and validation tooling.
• Implement Zero Trust Network Access with Information Security and cross-functional teams.
• Manage global hardware through design, deployment, maintenance, and upgrades.
• Own the 99.9% network availability SLA and develop advanced observability.
• Manage ISP, hardware vendor, and professional services relationships.
• Lead cross-functional projects supporting international deliverables.

Requirements

• Expert-level understanding of Arista EOS, CloudVision, and Aruba Central.
• Deep experience with Palo Alto Networks Panorama, GlobalProtect, and Prisma or equivalent.
• Experience with cloud-based RADIUS/TACACS+ authentication and certificate management platforms.
• Expertise with Arista EOS/CloudVision and Juniper JunOS switching and routing stacks.
• Experience with MLAG and LACP switch stacking for high availability.
• Senior-level Aruba wireless experience in extensive, high-density global deployments.
• Proficiency with Python and Ansible for NetDevOps.
• Advanced Infoblox administration across DNS, DHCP, and IPAM in high-availability multi-site environments.
• Experience with SNMP-based alerting and logging platforms.
• Expert knowledge of BGP, BFD, STP, and 802.11ax/be standards.
• Experience with SD-WAN, ZTNA, and new office network design and installation.

Benefits

• Professional development budget
• In-office collaboration flexibility of 10+ days a month
• Bi-weekly all-company meeting
• Team offsites, team bonding activities, and happy hours
• Competitive bonuses and equity
• Healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support benefits
• Employee giving match
• Mobile phone stipend
• R&R days
• Wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite and virtual programming
• Generous vacation policy
• Parental leave and family planning benefits
• Catered lunches and stocked kitchens