Senior Network and Infrastructure Engineer
AST SpaceMobile · Lanham, Maryland, United States
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 87 days AST SpaceMobile's roles stay open a median of 87 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of AST SpaceMobile's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at AST SpaceMobile
- high 231 stale, 6 reposted of 231 open
- Hiring momentum
- 268 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-29
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from AST SpaceMobile's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for AST SpaceMobile.
About this role
The Senior Network and Infrastructure Engineer will be responsible for building, maintaining, and optimizing the physical network and compute layer in on-premises environments. This includes deploying and managing physical servers, designing enterprise network infrastructure using Cisco technologies, and ensuring the reliability and performance of datacenter operations. The role also involves collaborating with various teams to support high-availability workloads and maintaining documentation for processes and configurations.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of AST SpaceMobile as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or higher)
- A minimum of 7+ years in datacenter operations, physical compute engineering, or server hardware roles
- Expert-level experience with Cisco networking technologies (CCNP or higher preferred)
- Proven experience with AWS networking and cloud-native networking architectures
- Strong hands-on experience with racking/stacking servers, cabling, hardware diagnostics, and physical maintenance
- Knowledge of enterprise server platforms (Cisco, Dell, HPE, Supermicro)
Nice to have
- Experience with virtualization platforms (VMware, Proxmox, KVM) or bare-metal orchestration tools (MAAS, Tinkerbell)
- Experience with hardware monitoring, observability, or datacenter telemetry systems
- Knowledge of datacenter best practices including power planning, cooling optimization, and structured cable management
Worth weighing
- This is an in-person role requiring proximity to Lanham, MD and Tysons, VA.
- No salary or specific benefits listed in the posting.
- The role involves physical demands, including lifting equipment and working in varying temperature environments.
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Listed by AST SpaceMobile on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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