Senior Network & Infrastructure Engineer

Before the detail, here's the challenge you'd help us solve.

We build the embodied intelligence that moves real vehicles safely, and the ecosystem a billion machines will run on in the future. Very few people in AI can say this. Every role here, whatever the team, plugs into that.

Here’s what this particular role covers.

The Role

As Wayve grows across continents, we're seeking a Senior Network & Infrastructure Engineer to take ownership of our Israel site’s infrastructure and network operations. This is not a siloed role—it's a highly collaborative position where you'll serve as the key technical owner for network and site infrastructure, working closely with:

• Our central networking team in London
• IT support engineers in the US, UK and Japan
• Global cloud infrastructure teams

As the first infrastructure-focused hire in Israel, you’ll help establish the foundation of Wayve’s local IT and infrastructure presence. While the role is primarily centred on infrastructure and networking, it will also involve light hands-on IT support for the Herzliya office as the local team grows.

You’ll thrive here if you enjoy solving complex infrastructure challenges, and helping scale systems to support AI development and autonomous vehicle testing around the world.

Network Operations & Site Infrastructure

• Design, deploy, and maintain wired and wireless networks, VPNs, VLANs, and firewall policies at the Israel site.
• Serve as local owner of networking and infrastructure—resolving outages, optimizing performance, and supporting new deployments.
• Provide local operational support for the Israel site, helping extend global infrastructure standards and acting as the first point of contact for site-level infrastructure needs.
• Work hand-in-hand with London-based network engineers to uphold configuration consistency, observability, and security.

Cross-Team Collaboration

• Act as the first line of engineering-level support for infra and networking queries raised by on-site and remote teams.
• Collaborate with cloud infrastructure teams to ensure seamless hybrid connectivity between on-prem and cloud environments.
• Build trusted relationships with local teams by being approachable, communicative, and focused on resolving issues quickly and effectively.
• Engage with technical and non-technical teams alike, ensuring clear communication and empathy in every interaction.
• Act as a bridge between local site needs and global infrastructure goals, contributing to a consistent, scalable technical footprint.

Automation & Tooling

• Support automation of network configurations and site setup using Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform and Ansible.
• Contribute to documentation, scripts, and internal tooling to make infra operations repeatable and reliable.

Security & Standards

• Implement and maintain secure access controls, certificate management, and encryption practices aligned with Wayve’s InfoSec guidelines.
• Ensure local networking and infrastructure follow global security and compliance standards.

Scalability & Growth

• Contribute to the global expansion of Wayve’s infrastructure footprint, providing input on new sites, vendor engagement, and site readiness.
• Support high-bandwidth environments for data offload and development workflows used by AI and autonomy teams.

Core Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience in infrastructure, networking, or DevOps roles.
• Strong command of networking protocols (TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS), routing/switching, and enterprise networking platforms (e.g., Juniper, Cisco, MikroTik).
• Hands-on Linux systems administration experience.
• Scripting ability in Bash and/or Python for automation and tooling.
• Experience operating in hybrid on-prem and cloud environments; Azure experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with IT security best practices, including VPNs, endpoint controls, and certificate management.
• Proven experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).

Problem Solving & Ownership

• Enjoys puzzle-solving and building efficient, scalable systems.
• Takes initiative and operates independently in a high-trust, low-oversight environment.
• Able to manage and prioritize tasks across stakeholders and sites.

Teamwork & Communication

• Comfortable working across time zones and cultures, especially global collaboration.
• Clear communicator who can document and explain technical concepts to engineers and non-engineers alike.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to fleet-based operations, data offloading infrastructure, or AI development environments.
• Certifications like Juniper JNCIA or equivalent are a plus.

This is a full-time role based in our office in Herzliya. At Wayve we want the best of all worlds so we operate a hybrid working policy that combines time together in our offices and workshops to fuel innovation, culture, relationships and learning, and time spent working from home.

A quick, honest note before you apply.

Wayve is not a mature, fully-structured place with the playbook already written. Much of how we work is still being written, and if you join, you’ll help write it. That suits people who want real ownership more than people who need a settled structure from day one.

If that sounds like the kind of problem you want to spend your time on, we’d really like to hear from you.