IT & Network Engineer (USA)

Role: IT & Network Engineer (USA)

Employment Type: Full Time

Educational Qualification: Qualification- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field (preferred)

Work Experience: 5+ years experience in network security

Responsibilities & Duties: 

• Plan, design, and deploy network solutions that meet the organization's needs.
• Configure and maintain network hardware (routers, switches, firewalls).
• Set up and deploy employee hardware
• Administer and troubleshoot servers and workstations, ensuring system reliability and performance.
• Monitor and maintain network performance daily, implementing enhancements as necessary.
• Implement and manage security measures to protect sensitive data and ensure compliance with best practices.
• Conduct regular security audits and risk assessments and audits.
• Diagnose and resolve network issues and outages swiftly.
• Provide technical support to end-users and assist with software and hardware issues.
• Maintain detailed documentation of network configurations, changes, and policies.
• Generate reports on network performance, uptime, and security incidents.
• Work closely with other IT professionals and departments to support company-wide projects.
• Develop plan and train staff on network safety,  new technologies, network protocols, and company network guidelines.
• Lead the process for updating existing (and developing new) policies and procedures to ensure compliance with Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and NIST 800-171 standards, and other data protection requirements.
  

Desirable Skills & Certifications:

• A strong understanding of Cybersecurity Systems Engineering in accordance to industry standards, such as NIST 800-53 RMF and ISO 27001
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and virtualization technologies (VMware, Hyper-V).
• Familiarity with scripting languages for automation tasks.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to work under pressure.
• Hands-on experience with Meraki/Cisco  firewalls,VPN,  intrusion detection/prevention systems, and security information and event management (SIEM) tools
• Security assessment of technical architecture and solutions
• Ability to pick company tools and protocols
• Proficiency in operating systems (Windows, Linux, MAC) and network monitoring tools.

• Excellent problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills
• Hands-on experience in security systems, including vulnerability management, identity, and access management, security risk assessments, application testing, etc.
• Thorough understanding of the latest security principles, techniques, and protocols
• Strong attention to detail
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CCNA, CCNP, CISSP, CompTIA Network+) are preferred. 
• Strong knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP) and technologies (LAN, WAN, VPN).
• Experience: 5+ years experience in network security.
• Must be a US Citizen (required)

Candidate Acumen:

Pixxel is seeking a highly motivated IT/Network Engineer to develop, implement, manage and protect our network infrastructure and IT systems. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical skills,  a dedication to optimizing network performance/security, have an understanding of cybersecurity and reduce overall risks associated with technology infrastructures. This individual should have excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills, strong decision-making capabilities, and a track record of creative problem-solving, and the ability to work independently. 

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, network design and implementation, system administration, security management, troubleshooting and support, documentation and reporting, company-wide collaboration and training.

Benefits:
Health insurance coverage
Unlimited leaves & flexible working hours
Role-based remote work and work-from-home benefit
Relocation assistance
Professional Mental Wellness services
Creche facility for primary caregivers (limited to India)
Employee Stock Options for all hires

About Pixxel

Pixxel is a space data company, building a constellation of hyperspectral earth imaging satellites and the analytical tools to mine insights from that data. Pixxel’s constellation is designed to provide global coverage every 24 hours and help detect, monitor, and predict global phenomena across agriculture, mining, environment and energy use cases.

Pixxel is on a mission to build a health monitor for the planet through a constellation of cutting-edge hyperspectral small satellites. This unique hyperspectral capability will be the key to unearth underlying, unseen problems that are invisible to satellites in orbit today. 

Pixxel has collaborated with prominent organizations such as the Indian Space Research Organization, NASA JPL, and SpaceX among other leaders in the space industry. The organization is backed by Lightspeed, Radical Ventures, Relativity's Jordan Noone, Seraphim Capital, Ryan Johnson, Blume Ventures, Sparta LLC and Accenture among others.

Recently, Pixxel successfully raised $36 Million in its Series B funding round, with participation from new investors like Google, alongside existing investors, bringing the company's total venture funding to $71 Million.

To know more about us, visit https://www.pixxel.space. 

Link to Pixxel in Media: https://www.notion.so/pixxelspacetech/Pixxel-in-Media-92a5072f085e4300a0defa1ba2d37149