Senior Network Engineer

About the role

Aerones is looking for an experienced Senior Network Engineer to keep its offices, production sites, cloud systems and field teams reliably and securely connected. You will design and run the network infrastructure, keep field teams online via LTE/5G and Starlink, secure the network boundaries with IT Security and use AI tools to troubleshoot and document faster. The network spans the Riga office to robots on wind farms worldwide.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain network infrastructure across offices, production sites, cloud environments and field operations.
• Configure and manage MikroTik, Ubiquiti, Teltonika or similar equipment, covering LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi, VPN, routing, switching, firewalls, VLANs, DNS and DHCP.
• Plan network architecture with segmentation, redundancy, failover, secure remote access and site-to-site connectivity, using OSPF or BGP where needed.
• Support LTE/5G routers, Starlink, VPN access and bonding for field teams, and troubleshoot remotely.
• Monitor availability, performance and security with Grafana, Prometheus and SNMP, and drive incidents to root cause and long-term fixes.
• Maintain firewall rules, VPN configurations and access policies with IT Security.
• Build and support hybrid connectivity between local infrastructure, Google Cloud and other hosted environments.
• Use AI tools to analyse logs, review configurations and write documentation; keep the network documented with diagrams, IP plans, device inventory, backups and change control.

Required profile

• Strong hands-on experience implementing, administering and troubleshooting networks in business or industrial environments.
• Good knowledge of network security, including segmentation, least-privilege access, firewall policies and secure remote access.
• Practical experience with network monitoring, alerting and logging, and tracing issues from the ISP to the endpoint.
• Experience supporting hybrid environments combining office networks, local servers, cloud infrastructure and remote sites.
• Hands-on experience with AI tools in everyday work, such as log analysis, incident summaries and documentation.
• An ownership mindset, good documentation habits and professional English for international teams, vendors and field crews.

Required skills

• Solid knowledge of TCP/IP, routing and switching, including VLANs, subnetting, NAT and OSPF or BGP.
• Experience managing routers, switches, firewalls, access points, LTE/5G routers and VPN gateways.
• Nice to have: MikroTik, Ubiquiti or Teltonika experience; CCNA, CCNP or equivalent certification; Google Cloud, AWS or Azure cloud networking; scripting or automation with Python, Bash, Ansible or network APIs.

What we offer

• Salary of EUR 3,000 to 5,000 gross per month.
• Health insurance after the probation period and extra Health Recovery Days.
• Paid study leave and learning support.
• Life-event benefits and team events.