Senior Systems Engineer, Network

About Edged Data Centers
Edged is a fast-growing provider of sustainable data centers and energy infrastructure. The company builds and operates a global network of ultra-efficient, AI-ready data centers with waterless cooling for colocation, hyperscale and build-to-suit customers. The highly differentiated infrastructure platform is the first large-scale, global deployment of waterless cooling platform-wide and transforms data center growth into a catalyst for sustainable development. Edged is backed by a deep proprietary technology stack that will include renewable microgrid systems, ultra-clean generators, and waste-to-fuel solutions. The platform is designed for rapid deployment with more than a dozen new data centers operating or under construction across Europe and North America and a gigawatt-scale project pipeline.
The North American division of Edged is a joint venture between one of the largest private multinational corporations in the world and an affiliate of Endeavour. Endeavour is a purpose-driven organization helping innovators to develop and launch breakthrough solutions for global challenges in the areas of energy, water, and waste. Endeavour companies are made up of passionate change-makers who want to leave the world better than the way we found it. Today, Endeavour is deploying solutions that are immediately scalable and deliver both high financial returns and positive impact, including EV charging, waterless data center cooling, and advanced energy systems.


Overview
Edged Data Centers has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer, Network. We are seeking an experienced network professional with strong expertise in Cisco enterprise networking, Palo Alto firewalls, network project management, and network operations. This role is responsible for maintaining, supporting, and enhancing the company’s network infrastructure across a growing portfolio of hyperscale and enterprise data center facilities.
The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong project leadership skills and the ability to contribute to network architecture, standards development, and strategic initiatives. This position serves as a senior technical resource and escalation point for network operations while partnering closely with the Network Manager on design, implementation, compliance, and continuous improvement efforts.
The Senior Systems Engineer needs to be an agile, team-focused individual with proven professionalism who is comfortable in a rapidly changing environment. The right person is highly organized, self-motivated, capable of working independently, and possesses exceptional communication and problem-solving skills.

Key Responsibilities
Include but are not limited to:
Network Operations & Support
• Administer, support, and maintain enterprise-wide network infrastructure across corporate and data center environments.
• Manage and troubleshoot Cisco switches, routers, wireless infrastructure.
• Implement, maintain, and optimize Palo Alto firewall policies, NAT rules, VPNs, security zones, and threat prevention services.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for complex network and connectivity issues.
• Monitor network performance, capacity, availability, and security using enterprise monitoring tools.
• Coordinate with service providers and carriers to provision, troubleshoot, and resolve circuit and connectivity issues.
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews for network-related events.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to provide support for critical production infrastructure.

Network Architecture & Engineering
• Collaborate with the Network Manager to develop and maintain network architecture standards and roadmaps.
• Design and implement highly available network solutions supporting hyperscale and enterprise data center operations.
• Develop standards for routing, switching, wireless networking, firewall management, VPNs, and network segmentation.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend enhancements to improve security, performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Create and maintain network diagrams, engineering standards, device templates, and operational procedures.
• Support network integration activities associated with new sites, infrastructure expansion initiatives, and portfolio growth.

Project Leadership & Coordination
• Serve as technical lead for network infrastructure projects from planning through implementation.
• Develop project plans, implementation schedules, testing procedures, and cutover strategies in conjunction with implementation partners.
• Coordinate work among internal teams, external vendors, carriers, and managed service providers.
• Track project milestones, risks, issues, and dependencies w