Senior Networking Systems Administrator

MaxLinear is seeking a Senior Networking Systems Administrator to join our team. In this role, you will focus on the following:

• Plan, design, implement, and support enterprise LAN/WAN/WLAN solutions, ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability (including IP and VoIP)
• Support and troubleshoot network issues across routing, switching, firewalls, secure access, and wireless
• Coordinate with vendors as needed for implementation and support
• Maintain accurate, clear, and up-to-date network documentation (diagrams, configurations, standards, and procedures)
• Partner closely with engineering and application teams to align network architecture with business needs
• Respond to alerts and reported issues; perform incident triage, escalate as needed, root-cause analysis, and drive issues to resolution within established support practices
• Analyze and solve complex network and security problems with minimal guidance
• Develop IT best practices to maximize availability of critical networking services and improve customer experience through automation of frequent or repetitive tasks
• Provide responsive, professional customer service to end users and stakeholders
• Manage project plans for network lifecycle initiatives (upgrades, expansions, standardization) and contribute to network architecture improvements
• Protect company IP through robust network security, access controls, backups, and disaster recovery planning for network infrastructure
• Implement timely patching and firmware upgrades (network devices, firewalls, and wireless infrastructure) to remediate vulnerabilities; accurately report and track security incidents
• Enforce network security policies and procedures by administering and monitoring security tooling; investigate and remediate potential security issues
• Administer and troubleshoot routers, firewalls, enterprise switching, and Wi Fi systems including authentication, guest access, and performance optimization
• Mentor other on networking best practices
• Participate in change management

• Strong foundation and hands-on experience with enterprise networking and security, including datacenter and campus switches, routers, firewalls, enterprise Wi Fi systems, private global networks, SD-WAN, and SASE
• Expertise specifically in Cisco switching/routing, Palo Alto firewalls, SD-WAN, QoS tagging/queuing, and ZScaler
• Experience administering and troubleshooting enterprise networks (routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, and wireless
• Experience supporting an engineering department in a design environment
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, communicate clearly (verbal and written), deliver excellent customer service, and provide practical, thorough technical solutions to complex problems
• BS in Computer Science, Information Systems or related + 5 years of experience

MaxLinear has a Total Compensation philosophy which includes base salary and annual discretionary bonus eligibility and many positions also include stock-based compensation.

MaxLinear's good faith estimate starting base salary range is:  $114,000to $168,000 Annually

We offer competitive benefits designed to support employee health, welfare, and retirement and some highlights are:  health care benefits, 401k savings plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and paid time off.

The actual starting base salary will be determined by the match to certain role-related criteria such as educational degree(s) or equivalent, relevant work experience, skillset needed for the role, and geographic location; this is not an all-inclusive list as some roles may require unique skills or experience.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on race, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

MaxLinear is a global, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world’s communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications.

We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world’s most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner.

MaxLinear began by developing the world’s first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard CMOS process technology. Others said we couldn’t achieve the extremely high-performance requirements using CMOS, but we proved them wrong and achieved enduring global market leadership with our designs. Since then, we’ve developed a full line of products that drive 4G and 5G infrastructure; enable data center, metro and long-haul optical interconnects; bring 10Gbit to the home; power the IoT revolution; and enable robust and reliable communication in harsh industrial environments. Over the years, we’ve expanded through organic growth and through several acquisitions that have perfectly complemented our existing portfolio and enabled us to deliver complete end-to-end solutions in our target markets. One such example was the acquisition of Intel’s Home Gateway Platform Division that added Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Broadband Gateway Processor SoC technology to our connected home portfolio creating a complete and scalable platform of connectivity and access solutions to fully address our customers’ needs.

Our headquarters are in Carlsbad, near San Diego, California. We also have major design centers in Irvine and San Jose, California; Valencia, Spain; Bangalore, India; Munich, Germany; Israel; and Singapore.

We have approximately 1,200 employees, a substantial majority of whom have engineering degrees and include masters and Ph.D. graduates from many of the premiere universities around the world. Our employees thrive on innovation, outstanding execution, outside-the-box thinking, nimbleness, and collaboration. Together, we form a high-energy business team that is focused on building the best and most innovative products on the market.