OVERVIEW:

Two Barrels is hiring a Sr. Network Data Center Engineer for $150,000/year. You will be a traditional company employee. This is a full time 40 hour/week position with company benefits.
If you live and breathe networking, virtualization, and high-availability systems, this Senior Network Data Center Engineer role is your playground. You’ll architect and maintain a rock-solid network infrastructure that powers Proxmox virtualization, Ceph/SAN storage, and containerized environments—all while keeping security airtight and performance at its peak. From designing VLANs and firewalls to optimizing routing protocols and load balancers, you’ll be the mastermind behind a resilient, scalable, and high-speed data center. Whether it’s mitigating DDoS attacks, troubleshooting latency bottlenecks, or fine-tuning VPNs and HA networks, you’re the go-to expert ensuring everything runs seamlessly. If you’re ready to push the limits of network engineering and keep mission-critical systems online 24/7, we’d love to have you on board!

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with Proxmox or other hypervisors (VMware, KVM, Xen, Hyper-V)
• 5+ years of network engineering, data center operations, or cloud infrastructure
• Experience with Ceph or SAN-based storage solutions (iSCSI, NFS, ZFS)
• Experience with containers and networking
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a keen eye for detail
• Ability to work on projects solo or with a team
• Love for learning and improving code
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Understanding of Ceph storage architecture (OSDs, MONs, MDS, RADOS, etc.).
• Experience in iSCSI/NFS/ZFS SAN setups and performance tuning
• Ability to troubleshoot HTTP performance, CDN integration, and caching issues for high-traffic hosting sites.
• Experience in configuring bridged, NAT, and VXLAN networking within Proxmox or other hypervisors.
• Proficiency in Ansible, Terraform, or SaltStack for network and infrastructure automation.
• Experience in DevOps, software or other technical departments
• Extensive experience with BGP and data centers
• Experience with OpenSource platforms for networking

• Develop and design robust and scalable software solutions
• Take ownership of projects from conception to deployment, ensuring timely delivery and meeting the specified requirements
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including IT, product management, and other software teams, to ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices to bring innovative solutions to the table
• Design, implement, and maintain a robust network architecture that supports Proxmox virtualization, Ceph/SAN storage, and container networking.
• Manage firewalls (iptables, pfSense, UFW, etc.) to secure access to virtualized environments and hosting services
• Configure and optimize VLANs, subnets, and routing to ensure isolated and secure network segments for virtual machines, storage, and frontend applications
• Configure and maintain VPNs, BGP, OSPF, or other routing protocols to ensure proper network redundancy and failover.
• Set up and maintain bridged, NAT, and VXLAN networking in Proxmox for efficient VM communication.
• Implement high-availability (HA) networking for Hypervisor networks and Ceph/SAN clusters
• Deploy and maintain Ceph storage clusters or SAN infrastructure for high-performance, redundant storage
• Troubleshoot latency issues, IOPS bottlenecks, and disk failure recovery.
• Optimize load balancers (HAProxy, Nginx, or Traefik) for handling hosting traffic efficiently.
• Secure WordPress hosting with DDoS mitigation techniques, rate limiting, and WAF (e.g., Cloudflare, ModSecurity).
• Implement network monitoring tools (Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK) for real-time tracking of traffic, storage, and VM performance.