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Network Engineer Java
Job Location:
Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
8 September 2026 (13 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
6 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Our client is a global financial services firm located in Jersey City. They are seeking a VP Network Engineer to join the team.
1. Hands-on JAVA developer familiar with SDLC and other internal ecosystems to accelerate the network Infrastructure as Code and automation strategy
2. Execute on network software automation and network device lifecycle management projects.
3. Integrate vendor solutions such as Cisco NSO (Network Services Orchestrator) to manage the provisioning configuration and life cycle of network devices.
4. Integrate vendor solutions such as Forward Networks to Client the topology of the Firms network and integrate the topology into network automation testing and troubleshooting tooling.
5. Design and implement firewall policy provisioning and management automation solutions by using network topology and security policy information.
6. Build network automation platforms around high availability and load balancing layer 4 and layer 7 solutions such as Citrix Netscaler Client (Application Delivery Controller) and continually evaluate the marketplace for competing solutions.
7. Interact with the Firms Technology Risk organization gather requirements and ensure that all Network Software Engineering platforms conform to Technology Risk guidelines and policies.
8. Ensure that all platforms are built in accordance with the Firms SDLC (software development life cycle) practices and tooling and in accordance with industry-standard design practices such as RESTful web services. Account for the resiliency scalability and high throughput of platforms by using Open Source technologies such as Elasticsearch (search engine) Apache Kafka (messaging bus) mongodb.
9. Ensure that all platforms take into account the Firms Cloud Computing strategy and are able to interact with external Cloud providers such as AWS (Amazon Web Services) and GCP (Google Cloud Platform).
10. Interact with other platform provider teams at the Firm and ensure that the Network Software platforms seamlessly integrate with other Firm platforms.
Responsibilities:
HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL
Developing new solutions for internal clients. Working with internal clients to understand their requirements. Translating client requirements into technology solutions. Communicating the important technical and commercial attributes of solutions to clients in ways the client can understand
Introduction communication and development of strategic networking technologies to provide additional scalability and functionality.
Take an active role in the product lifecycle; new technology introduction through to demise
Owning the delivery of a variety of concurrent projects in varying scale from small to very large
Provide subject matter expertise when collaborating on cross platform projects with teams responsible for Voice Video Market Data Compute Storage Information Security and Data Centre.
Provide technical escalation for complex problems
Working with networking product vendors and telecoms service providers with regards to all of the above
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Understanding of network engineering and implementing networking technologies within a large Enterprise preferably with some exposure to the Financial Sector.
Understanding of WAN/LAN topologies and protocols networking technologies. (Ethernet TCP/IP BGP OSPF PIM SNMP MPLS)
Understanding of data center design principles products and protocols
Appreciation of Network Security architectures models and methodologies Authentication schemes Encryption techniques and standards
Basic experience using any of the following: Cisco Routers Switches Nexus ASR ISR product lines Layer4-7 switching / High Availability (Citrix Netscaler preferred) Cisco IOS IOS-XE NX-OS IOS-XR Juniper JunOS Arista EOS
Good analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Understanding of network management internetworking design and implementation of networks
Good communication presentation and interpersonal skills
Good project management skills (large network deployments and cross-discipline project deliverables)
Appreciation of neighboring technologies: Market Data Voice Virtualization Computing and Multimedia
Preferred Qualifications
Desirable software scripting and development experience e.g. Automation & accessing web based services via APIs
Desirable - experience of application performance optimization and troubleshooting through packet level analysis
Required Experience:
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