At Slingshot Aerospace, we're on a mission to make space safer and more secure for everyone. Our work directly impacts global security, disaster response, climate monitoring, and the critical infrastructure that connects our world. We're a team of builders, thinkers, and problem-solvers who believe that the next generation of space operations will be powered by better data and smarter software.
What You’ll Be LaunchingAs a Senior Network Engineer, you will design, implement, and secure Slingshot’s global networking infrastructure. This role owns enterprise networking and network security functions across corporate and mission-critical environments, including our remote workforce, office enterprise network, Global Sensor Network (GSN), and AWS environments.
This is a highly cross-functional role within the Technology organization, partnering across IT, Security, DevSecOps, Engineering, and business teams to ensure secure, resilient, and scalable connectivity across Slingshot’s operations.
Your Mission — Should You Choose to Accept It- Own the design, implementation, and operation of enterprise network architecture across on-premises, cloud, and distributed environments
- Lead Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) strategy and implementation using Zscaler, including ZIA and ZPA
- Design network policies, segmentation, and access controls to support secure business operations
- Manage and optimize secure remote access infrastructure, including MDM, host management, VPN alternatives, and distributed workforce connectivity
- Support the design, deployment, and hardening of networking for the Global Sensor Network (GSN)
- Partner with DevSecOps teams on AWS GovCloud networking architecture, including VPC design, routing, and secure connectivity
- Administer and secure DNS infrastructure, including internal and external resolution, filtering, and resilience
- Design and maintain secure office wired and wireless networks
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for network configurations and deployments
- Ensure compliance with CMMC Level 2, NIST 800-171, and other relevant regulatory frameworks
- Support domestic and international networking requirements, including data sovereignty and interoperability considerations
- Monitor, detect, and respond to network-based threats and incidents in coordination with security teams
- Continuously improve network performance, availability, reliability, and security posture
- Document network architecture, standards, and procedures
- Perform other duties as assigned
- 8+ years of experience in network engineering or a related field
- Strong expertise in enterprise networking, including routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, and DNS
- Hands-on experience with Zero Trust architectures and Zscaler, including ZIA and ZPA, strongly preferred
- Experience supporting cloud networking, particularly AWS; GovCloud experience preferred
- Experience with distributed and remote workforce networking solutions
- Knowledge of network security principles, threat detection, and incident response
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar
- Familiarity with CMMC, NIST 800-171, or similar compliance frameworks
- Understanding of global networking challenges, including international regulations and connectivity constraints
- Relevant certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, or CCIE required or strongly preferred
- Strong troubleshooting, communication, collaboration, and documentation skills
- Experience securing mission-critical or operational technology environments
- Experience supporting government, aerospace, defense, or national security customers
- Experience designing resilient global network architectures
- Experience partnering closely with DevSecOps, Security, and Engineering teams
- Experience operating in CMMC or other regulated environments
Location: Remote, US
Compensation: $130,000-$180,000
US-based Candidates: we are currently only able to hire residents of the following U.S. states: AL, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV We are unable to consider candidates residing in other U.S. states at this time.
Internationally-based Candidates: we are currently only able to hire residents of the following locations: United Kingdom. We are unable to consider candidates residing in other countries at this time.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion are key to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share a passion for creating a safer, more connected world. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also national origin, citizenship, sex, color, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic that is part of one’s identity. All of our employees’ points of view are key to our success, and we embrace individuality.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of experience in network engineering or a related field
- Strong expertise in enterprise networking, including routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, and DNS
- Hands-on experience with Zero Trust architectures and Zscaler, including ZIA and ZPA
- Experience supporting cloud networking, particularly AWS; GovCloud experience preferred
- Experience with distributed and remote workforce networking solutions
- Knowledge of network security principles, threat detection, and incident response
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar
- Familiarity with CMMC, NIST 800-171, or similar compliance frameworks
- Understanding of global networking challenges, including international regulations and connectivity constraints
- Relevant certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, or CCIE required or strongly preferred
- Strong troubleshooting, communication, collaboration, and documentation skills
Slingshot Aerospace Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive for key roles, especially in engineering and sales, supported by publicly posted ranges and role descriptions. Descriptions of compensation characterize base pay as fair to above average.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, with materials emphasizing robust medical, dental, and vision options. Plan quality is portrayed as strong and cost-effective.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible or unlimited PTO is prominently offered alongside a remote-first setup. Usage is generally seen as flexible, subject to team norms.
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What We Do
Slingshot Aerospace builds world-class space simulation and analytics solutions. We are driven by our vision of accelerating space sustainability to create a safer, more connected world. Space is increasingly complex due to the exponential growth of global launch activity, the proliferation of new data sources, and the ever-growing body of new satellites and debris. Organizations are making mission-critical decisions in this high-risk environment and they need the right information at the right time. Slingshot Aerospace empowers government and commercial space organizations to better design, manage, and safeguard their assets, as well as mitigate risks, to ensure safe and reliable operations for all space-faring users. We are achieving this by bringing the space domain into the digital environment and fusing together data from different sources to provide a full, dynamic orbital picture. In doing so, Slingshot Aerospace customers can make decisions at the speed of relevance and achieve clarity in complex environments.
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