Job Summary:
Forterra is focused on transforming the battlefield through autonomous systems. The Senior Network Systems Engineer will deploy, operate, and troubleshoot Vektor's network infrastructure across field sites and cloud environments, requiring hands-on experience with networking equipment and a commitment to uptime and security.
Responsibilities:
• Design, deploy, and maintain L2/L3 network infrastructure across Vektor's install base — routing, switching, VLANs, trunking, QoS, and VPN tunnels.
• Configure and operate Linux-based network appliances using systemd-networkd, Netplan, iptables, StrongSwan, and WireGuard.
• Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code (Ansible, Terraform) to automate provisioning and configuration of network and compute resources.
• Collect, analyze, and act on network telemetry using Grafana, Telegraf, and related tooling.
• Deploy and manage AWS GovCloud and Commercial infrastructure (EC2, VPC, Transit Gateway, Security Groups) that supports Vektor's cloud-side services.
• Travel to customer and field sites (~50%) for installation, commissioning, troubleshooting, and ongoing support of deployed systems.
• Collaborate across engineering in design reviews and deployment planning, mentor teammates, and drive best practices for network operations and automation.
Qualifications:
Required:
• 5+ years of hands-on network engineering experience (vendor-agnostic routers and switches)
• Strong L2/L3 fundamentals — routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, or Babel), VLANs, trunking, QoS, NAT/PAT, multicast, IPv4 + IPv6
• Strong Linux systems experience — systemd, networkd, Netplan, iptables, SSH, Docker
• Experience with site-to-site and remote access VPN (IPsec / StrongSwan, WireGuard)
• Hands-on infrastructure automation (Ansible or Terraform) and scripting (Bash, Python, or Go)
• Working knowledge of cryptography fundamentals — PKI, IPsec, FIPS compliance requirements
• AWS experience — VPC design, EC2, Security Groups, Transit Gateway
• Willingness and ability to travel ~50% domestically to field and customer sites
Preferred:
• Experience with MANET radios and mesh networking in defense or tactical environments
• Familiarity with NIST/CMMC compliance frameworks
• Experience with VXLAN overlays
• Knowledge of IGMP/PIM for multicast routing
• Experience with DHCP/DNS infrastructure at scale
• Exposure to telemetry pipelines (InfluxDB, Telegraf, Grafana)
Company:
Forterra delivers autonomous mission systems for defense. Founded in 2002, the company is headquartered in Clarksburg, USA, with a team of 201-500 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.