Network Operations & Deployment Engineer 📍 Sunnyvale, CA (Onsite) ✈ Up to 10% Domestic & International Travel 🏢 Polar Field Services, Inc. supporting the TaaraConnect Program 📈 Employee-Owned Company (ESOP) Help Build and Operate the Future of Global Connectivity Polar Field Services (PFS) is seeking a highly motivated Network Operations & Deployment Engineer to support the TaaraConnect program, an innovative Free Space Optical Communications (FSOC) network delivering high-speed wireless connectivity around the world. This role is ideal for an experienced network operations, telecommunications, or systems engineering professional who enjoys a combination of network troubleshooting, automation, cloud infrastructure, incident response, and occasional field deployment work supporting cutting-edge communications technology. What You'll Do • Monitor and support large-scale wireless backhaul networks operating worldwide. • Detect, triage, troubleshoot, and resolve network incidents in a 24x7 operations environment. • Support routing, switching, VPNs, network monitoring, and remote infrastructure management. • Build and maintain monitoring, observability, and alerting systems using industry-standard tools. • Analyze logs, telemetry, and operational data to improve network performance and reliability. • Develop automation using Python, shell scripting, APIs, and cloud-based services. • Build and support Linux virtual machines and services within Google Cloud Platform (GCP). • Create and maintain runbooks, knowledge articles, and incident documentation. • Participate in on-call rotations and serve as an escalation point for critical events. • Assist deployment teams with network integration, site turn-up, troubleshooting, and customer implementations when needed. What We're Looking For Required Qualifications ✔ Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or equivalent professional experience. ✔ 5+ years of network operations, network administration, telecommunications engineering, or related experience supporting production environments. ✔ Strong Linux administration experience, including command-line troubleshooting, scripting, and log analysis. ✔ Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Grafana, Prometheus, Zabbix, or similar tools. ✔ Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking, routing and switching, VPNs, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, and related protocols. ✔ Experience working in cloud environments, preferably Google Cloud Platform. ✔ Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and incident management skills. ✔ Ability to work onsite in Sunnyvale and participate in shift schedules, after-hours support, and on-call rotations. ✔ Valid U.S. passport and authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship. Preferred Qualifications ➕ CCNA, CCNP, JNCIA, JNCIS, or similar networking certifications. ➕ Experience with automation, version control, and configuration management. ➕ SQL database experience. ➕ Experience with optical transport, microwave, RF, or Free Space Optical Communications technologies. ➕ Experience with Jira, ServiceNow, or other incident management platforms. Why Join Polar Field Services? • Employee-owned company (ESOP) • Work with innovative communications technology • Exposure to cloud infrastructure, networking, automation, and telecommunications technologies • Small, highly collaborative engineering teams • Opportunity to make a direct impact on network reliability and global connectivity If you're a self-starter who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and helping operate next-generation communications networks, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and help power the future of wireless communications.