Senior Network Engineer

Full Job Description

Who are we?

Oxa is enabling the transition to self-driving vehicles through an initial focus on the most commercially advanced sector; the autonomous shuttling of goods and people.We are home to some of the world’s leading experts on autonomous vehicles, creating solutions such as Oxa Driver, equipping vehicles with full self-driving functionality; Oxa MetaDriver, using Generative AI to accelerate and assure the safety of deployments; and Oxa Hub, a set of cloud-based offerings for autonomous fleet management. Our technology is being deployed across the UK and the U.S, and we’re partnering with a fast-growing ecosystem of operators, vehicle OEMs and equipment makers serving autonomous transportation globally as it advances.

Based in Oxford, and with offices in Canada and the U.S, Oxa was founded in 2014 and is  growing rapidly (350+ ‘Oxbots’ to date). Our purpose is to change the way the Earth moves, through an uncompromising focus on safety, efficiency and explainability of our AI approaches. The company has attracted $225 million from leading investors so far, with $140 million raised in the last Series C funding round in January 2023.

Your role:

Joining us as a Senior Network Engineer, you will form a pivotal role in the build, maintenance and operation for all aspects of our expanding, global corporate network infrastructure. As a cloud-first business, growing at scale, we are reliant upon our infrastructure to adapt and evolve to meet the needs of our staff, partners and customers.

Our Senior Network Engineer will be responsible for maintaining and operating the Global Corporate Network including WLAN, LAN and security appliances.

You will be the primary point of contact for the wireless network estate, leading enhancements and refresh programs while providing assurance for network quality and stability. You will use your expertise to diagnose complex faults, implement solutions and document enhancements.

Having a growth mindset is central to the role, you will have the ability to use network observability & configuration toolsets to ensure the network stays available, secure and consistent while implementing deployments at scale.

What you need to succeed:

• Demonstrable Experience of Supporting Enterprise Campus Network Technology 
• In-depth knowledge of Wifi standards, protocols, authentication mechanisms and security features
• Strong Understanding of TCP/IP and associated network protocols; dns, dhcp, ntp, snmp, radius, eap, ssh, tls
• Deployment, Management and Troubleshooting experience of multi-vendor, multi-protocol, high-availability environments including Fortinet and Cisco
• VPN and IPSec configuration and troubleshooting expertise.
• Experience of working with Network Operation Tooling including SIEM systems, ticket management and change control systems
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills 
• Diagnostics Mindset - familiarity with network traffic analysis tools

Extra kudos if you have:

• Practical experience with Netbox or other inventory management systems 
• Practical experience with Golang
• Google Cloud Platform experience 
• ISO27001 or other compliance related experience

We provide:

• Competitive salary, benchmarked against the market and reviewed annually
• Hybrid and/or flexible work arrangements
• An outstanding £3,000 flexible benefits including private medical insurance, critical illness coverage, life assurance, EAP, group income protection
• Competitive equity offering
• A salary exchange pension plan
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• A pet-friendly office environment
• Safe assigned spaces for team members with individual and diverse needs

Our Culture:

We promote an open and inclusive culture that empowers our Oxbots to bring their whole, authentic selves to work every day. Oxa is proud to be an inclusive organisation and, as such, we require all team members within our recruitment process to understand and deploy best practices focused on de-biasing the whole recruitment cycle.We also apply a neuro inclusive lens to our recruitment process and want each potential Oxbot to enjoy the best experience possible for them. Please share with us any individual needs or reasonable adjustments we may need to make in advance of commencing the interview process with us.

Learn more about our culture here .

Why become an Oxbot?

Our team of experts in computer science, AI, robotics and machine learning is world-class, and together they’re solving the most exciting and important technological challenges of our times.

But as well as smarts, Oxbots have heart. Our diverse, multi-cultural crew is guided by a shared vision to bring the myriad benefits of autonomy to our customers and partners. And in a company that celebrates uniqueness as much as skill and experience, they do it with energy, conviction and a healthy dose of excitement, too.

If you are bold, creative and hyper skilled, come and create the future of autonomy with us at Oxa.