Airwallex
Financial Technology
Senior/StaffNetworkEngineer
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“Senior / Staff Network Engineer at Airwallex. Skills: Network architecture, Hybrid network patterns, Infrastructure-as-code automation, Global connectivity. Define global technical strategy. Design and deploy hybrid network patterns”
Industry & Context.
Sharp thinking; Dig deep with curiosity; Make decisions from first principles; Solve problems and create solutions
Participate in a global on-call rotation, Follow-the-sun model, Flexible scheduling, Participate in network upgrades after-hours or weekend implementation work
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Senior-level experience with designing, implementing and maintaining Juniper and Palo Alto Networks vendor solutions, Demonstrated experience in a multi/mixed networking vendor environment (Juniper, Palo Alto, Cisco, Aruba, etc. ) in a global company, Experience with networking solutions for mainland China and international connectivity, fundamental understanding of wifi technology and endpoint engineering, Expert understanding of command-line configuration of networking hardware and vendors (JunOS, IOS, etc. )
Nice to Have
knowledge of Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect, Prisma/Prisma Cloud and core networking fundamentals, Managed or lead a team of network engineers – ideally at a startup, from early days to a large corporate footprint, you’ve seen the growth happen and know the problems that come with it, Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, 5+ years of relevant experience in a similar role., Strong, demonstrated written and verbal English communication skills,, Understanding of common identity standards, including SAML, OAuth, SSO, etc., Experience using and understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, etc. ), Understanding of RBAC, ABAC, PBAC, ACLs and common access management principles in security and corporate IT environments, Experience working in all SaaS-based systems and applications, understanding of MDM systems (macOS, kandji, JAMF, intune, etc. ), Ability to move fast and urgently, making correct decisions and assumptions – sometimes without all the information
What You'll Do.
Define global technical strategy
Design and deploy hybrid network patterns
Champion infrastructure-as-code automation
Optimize routing protocols
Build corporate network foundations
Design and build corporate network infrastructure
and maintain highly available and secure corporate network infrastructure
Configure on-prem gateway/router/networking hardware
Manage global connectivity
Lead configuration and troubleshooting of complex network devices
Act as first-responder or escalation point
Develop and maintain network documentation
Evaluate and recommend new networking technologies
develop and coach other network engineers
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with cross-functional teams; Partner with every team in the business; Work with IT Engineering, IT Support on troubleshooting
Communication Scope
Written English communication skills; Verbal English communication skills
Full Job Description
ABOUT AIRWALLEX Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 200,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale. Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 2,200 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$8 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you’re ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us. ATTRIBUTES WE VALUE We hire successful builders with founder-like energy who want real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership. You bring strong role-related expertise and sharp thinking, and you’re motivated by our mission and operating principles https://www.airwallex.com/us/operating-principles. You move fast with good judgment, dig deep with curiosity, and make decisions from first principles, balancing speed and rigor. You're humble and collaborative; turn zero‑to‑one ideas into real products, and you “get stuff done” end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here, you’ll tackle complex, high‑visibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you, let’s build what’s next. ABOUT THE TEAM Corporate IT drives our IT support, IT engineering and business engineering functions at Airwallex. IT Engineering is the core team that drives our technology experiences from communications and video conferencing to managing our co
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