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The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions. Responsibilities • Manage and expand network interconnections, network co-location sites and tunnel mining sites • Maintain the uptime and performance of the tunnel boring machines and tunnels • Improve network performance based upon system performance metrics • Assist in updating system configuration and firmware • Assist in negotiating technical aspects of supplier and service provider contracts Basic Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience • 4+ years of professional hands on experience operating a service provider network • Operational experience in a Linux production environment • Experience with Python and/or bash scripting • Must be able to work evening/swing shifts and in harsh industrial environments Preferred Skills and Experience • Bachelor’s degree in a technical or engineering discipline • Connectivity (Ethernet, WDM, IPv4 and IPv6) • Switching (MPLS, QinQ) • Routing (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS) • Subscriber Management (BNG, RADIUS/AAA, QoS, BSS/OSS integration) • Network security and Anti-DDoS measures • Internet services (DNS, DHCP, NTP, etc.) • Experience with hands-on work in bringing up network infrastructure • Experience creating documentation and procedures • Ability to run projects independently • Experience working on wireless networks • Cisco, Juniper or other industry certifications Culture We're a team of dedicated, smart, and scrappy people. Our employees are passionate about our mission and determined to innovate at every opportunity. Benefits We offer employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, paid vacation, and a competitive amount of equity for all permanent employees. The Boring Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with The Boring Company is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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Manage and expand network interconnections, network co-location sites and tunnel mining sites
Maintain the uptime and performance of the tunnel boring machines and tunnels
Improve network performance based upon system performance metrics
Assist in updating system configuration and firmware
Assist in negotiating technical aspects of supplier and service provider contracts
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
4+ years of professional hands on experience operating a service provider network
Operational experience in a Linux production environment
Experience with Python and/or bash scripting
Must be able to work evening/swing shifts and in harsh industrial environments
Bachelor’s degree in a technical or engineering discipline
Connectivity (Ethernet, WDM, IPv4 and IPv6)
Switching (MPLS, QinQ)
Routing (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS)
Subscriber Management (BNG, RADIUS/AAA, QoS, BSS/OSS integration)
Network security and Anti-DDoS measures
Internet services (DNS, DHCP, NTP, etc.)
Experience with hands-on work in bringing up network infrastructure
Experience creating documentation and procedures
Ability to run projects independently
Experience working on wireless networks
Cisco, Juniper or other industry certifications
We're a team of dedicated, smart, and scrappy people. Our employees are passionate about our mission and determined to innovate at every opportunity.

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401(K)