Design and develop scalable networking solutions for Kubernetes and cloud-native environments
Work on container networking technologies including CNI, ingress/egress, and network policies
Implement and troubleshoot IPSec VPN solutions including tunnel setup, encryption, authentication, and key exchange mechanisms
Analyze and improve network performance, latency, throughput, and scalability
Debug complex networking issues across Kubernetes clusters, Linux hosts, and distributed systems
Work with Internet protocols including TCP/IP, UDP, BGP, OSPF, DNS, DHCP, HTTP/HTTPS, NAT, VXLAN, GRE, and routing technologies
Collaborate with platform, security, and infrastructure teams for end-to-end solution delivery
Contribute to architecture discussions, design reviews, and technical strategy
Automate deployment, testing, monitoring, and operational workflows
Participate in root cause analysis and production issue resolution
Mentor junior engineers and guide best engineering practices

8+ years of experience in networking, cloud-native infrastructure, or distributed systems engineering
Strong experience with Kubernetes architecture and administration
Deep understanding of Kubernetes networking
Expertise in Linux networking stack
Hands-on experience with IPSec: IKEv1/IKEv2 ESP/AH tunnel and transport modes strongSwan / LibreSwan
Strong understanding of Internet protocols
Experience with cloud platforms and hybrid networking
Strong debugging and packet analysis skills
Programming/scripting experience in: Go, Python, C/C++, Bash
DevOps & Automation experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git workflows
Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code and automation tools
Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana
Knowledge of telecom/cloud networking and CNF architectures (preferred)
Experience with OpenShift and enterprise Kubernetes platforms (preferred)
Familiarity with multi-cluster and multi-cloud networking (preferred)
Contributions to open-source networking projects (preferred)

Senior Engineer – IPSec, Kubernetes, Networking

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