Role
The Senior Network Engineer role is based within the Americas Hosted Data Centre department in Somerset, NJ.  The Senior Network Engineer will be responsible for supporting and maintaining ION's regional and global infrastructure.  
The salary range is $140,000 - $160,000 + annual performance bonus. Salary is negotiable depending on experience and skills.What's Exciting About This opportunity?You’ll have ownership of your role and projectsYou are not siloed into one areaExposure to lots of varied, complex technologies and great opportunity to learn. You will be a true hands-on generalist that builds a broad and deep skill set.Promotable, dynamic career track with opportunity to get involved in more complex project workResponsibilitiesDeploy network infrastructure following established design standardsPerform general maintenance on routers, switches and firewallsTroubleshoot issues in a complex Internet/Extranet environmentInteract professionally with customers and vendors to determine design requirements.Provide Level 1 through Level 4 network supportParticipate in on-call rotationProvide occasional 1st level server support such as racking and disc swapsOccasional travel to remote Fidessa Data Centres in the NJ Area.International Travel to Canada, Mexico, Chile and Brazil (2 weeks a year)Shift PatternTwo Shifts Available: Monday - Friday 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM AND 10:30 AM - 7 PM Saturday work as required (approx 2X a month for a few hours) with additional production payOccasional on-call rotation with additional on-call payRequired Experience and Competencies6+ years of network engineering experience in an enterprise environmentProficient configuring Juniper routers, switches and firewalls via command line interface.Experience configuring with Cisco routers/switches and Arista switchesEnterprise experience with firewalls such as Checkpoint, Juniper SRX, Palo AltoIn-Depth knowledge of routing protocols: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, PIM, RIPIn-Depth knowledge of Layer2 protocols: STP, 802.1q, VPC, LACPMust have knowledge of traffic engineering and QoSProficient with configuring and troubleshooting VPNsProficient with network packet capture and analysisProficient with creating network diagrams with MS VisioA thorough understanding of TCP/IPExperience working with Network Monitoring Systems e.g. PRTG, NagiosClear, accurate and concise written and verbal communication skillsStrong analytical skills with good attention to detailGood time management and planning skillsOrganised and able to use initiative to prioritise work and able to adapt to changing workload prioritiesTakes ownership of delegated tasks and sees things through to completionEnthusiastic and highly motivatedCalmness under pressure and ability to remain focussed on serviceAbility to create and maintain strong working relationshipsMust have an automobile and be able to drive to New Jersey data centersDesired Experience and CompetenciesBi-lingual in English/Spanish is a plusExperience with network automation a plusExperience with automation: Ansible, Python, etc a plusFintech, finance, banking experience is a huge plusAbout ION
We’re a diverse group of visionary innovators who provide trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics, and strategic consulting to corporations, central banks, financial institutions, and governments. More than 40% of the world’s largest companies use our solutions. Founded in 1999, we’ve achieved tremendous growth by bringing together some of the best and most successful financial technology companies in the world.
Over 2,000 of the world’s leading corporations, including 50% of the Fortune 500 and 30% of the world’s central banks, trust ION solutions to manage their cash, in-house banking, commodity supply chain, trading and risk.
Over 800 of the world’s leading banks and broker-dealers use our electronic trading platforms to operate the world’s financial market infrastructure.
With over 10,000+ employees and offices in more than 40 cities around the globe, ION is a rapidly expanding and dynamic group.
At ION, we offer careers that provide many opportunities: To invent. To design. To collaborate. To build. To transform businesses and empower people around the world to do more, faster and better than before. Imagine what you can do and experience. This is where you can do your best work.
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