Senior Network Design Engineer

Who We Are

At Corebridge Financial we believe action is everything. Thats why every day we partner with financial professionals and institutions to make it possible for more people to take action in their financial lives for today and tomorrow.

We align to a set of Values that are the core pillars that define our culture and help bring our brand purpose to life:

• We are stronger as one: We collaborate across the enterprise scale what works and act decisively for our customers and partners.
• We deliver on commitments: We are accountable empower each other and go above and beyond for our stakeholders.
• We learn improve and innovate: We get better each day by challenging the status quo and equipping ourselves for the future.
• We are inclusive: We embrace different perspectives enabling our colleagues to make an impact and bring their whole selves to work.

Who Youll Work With

The Information Technology organization is the technological foundation of our business and works in collaboration with our partners from across the company. The team drives technology and digital transformation partners with business leaders to design and execute new strategies through IT and operations services and ensures the necessary IT risk management and security measures are in place and aligned with enterprise architecture standards and principles.

About The Role

The Senior Network Design Engineer is a key technical role within the Network Services organization responsible for designing engineering and planning the implementation of enterprise network solutions in a large-scale regulated financial-services environment. This hands-on role partners closely with architecture operations security cloud application managed services vendor and business teams to translate business application risk audit security compliance and operational needs into resilient scalable supportable and cost-effective network designs. The scope includes data center cloud connectivity WAN SD-WAN SD-LAN LAN Wi-Fi voice internet extranet DDI load balancing firewall integration VoIP observability automation and emerging network technologies. The engineer will also develop design packages reference architectures scopes of work implementation plans change-readiness materials risk reviews rollback assessments and operational handoff documentation to support successful delivery and long-term operational stability.

Responsibilities

Design Delivery & Governance

• Assess business application security compliance and operational requirements; identify practical network solutions; and prepare recommendations supported by feasibility risk cost benefit CapEx OpEx lifecycle and supportability analysis.
• Develop and execute design-to-deployment plans that meet scope schedule cost quality resiliency change-control implementation sequencing rollback compliance and operational-readiness requirements.
• Assess mitigate troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues using industry-standard tools and methods including packet analysis flow analysis telemetry configuration-drift reporting monitoring dashboards fault-domain isolation RCA practices and NetScout.
• Develop processes standards diagrams and documentation that support design execution operational readiness troubleshooting and knowledge transfer.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Provide technical leadership for network design and delivery by guiding engineering decisions coordinating implementation teams resolving technical blockers validating design assumptions and ensuring solutions aligning with enterprise architecture information security audit regulatory compliance service reliability vendor governance and business objectives.
• Build strong partnerships across the organization and with vendor partners collaborating with peers leaders managed services providers IT Security Technology Risk and cross-functional stakeholders to drive alignment and execution.
• Mentor team members build technical capability foster a collaborative team environment and communicate clearly through strong listening writing and verbal communication skills.
• Champion innovation lead change and support continuous improvement across network design delivery operations managed services capacity planning resiliency service reliability vendor performance cost optimization and operational controls.
• Manage multiple large complex and concurrent projects while applying agile delivery practices project management fundamentals attention to detail research skills and strong execution discipline.
• Lead small to mid-size technical delivery teams through design reviews implementation planning peer reviews change preparation testing cutover coordination operational acceptance and post-implementation validation.

Skills and Qualification:

• Bachelors degree in information technology Computer Science Engineering Network Engineering or equivalent enterprise network experience. Advanced networking certifications such as CCNP CCIE Aruba Arista Juniper cloud networking or equivalent credentials are preferred.
• 10 years of experience designing engineering deploying or supporting enterprise and global network solutions across data center connectivity complex enterprise routing and switching SD-WAN SD-LAN LAN Wi-Fi VOIP DDI NAC internet extranet firewall integration and load-balancing environments.
• 5 years of experience as a senior network design engineer lead network engineer solution engineer or technical lead responsible for design execution engineering decisions implementation readiness technical governance and cross-team delivery of complex network infrastructure.
• Financial-services or other regulated-industry experience is highly preferred.
• Hands-on expertise in software-defined networking enterprise network fabrics policy-based networking template-driven configuration and modern platforms such as Cisco ACI Arista Aruba Meraki Juniper Alkira Equinix and Megaport.
• Strong enterprise networking fundamentals across routing switching BGP DDI (DNS/DHCP/IPAM) segmentation high availability resiliency patterns ZTNA and wireless-first office environments.
• Design and deploy resilient data center network fabrics using Cisco ACI Arista spine-leaf architectures Cloud Vision segmentation routing integration high availability and scalable data center connectivity patterns.
• Design and deliver branch and remote-site network solutions with Aruba Branch Suite capabilities for SD-WAN LAN wireless and CP NAC; Meraki Branch Suite capabilities for SD-WAN LAN and wireless; and supporting services such as VOIP internet VPN and operational telemetry.
• Leverage network automation and operational tooling to improve configuration compliance deployment repeatability validation and observability using Python NetBrain NetScout OpenText Network Automation AppViewX Spectrum Cloud Vision Aruba Central scripting API-based workflows and templates.
• Integrate application delivery and network security capabilities including F5 LTM/GTM AppViewX Palo Alto firewalls WAF DDoS protection NAC/ClearPass Netskope related cloud proxy platforms ZTNA concepts and regulated-enterprise security controls

Compensation:

The anticipated salary range for this position is $151000 to $176000 at the commencement of employment for the Jersey City NJ area. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered will ultimately be dependent on multiple factors which may include the candidates geographic location skills experience and other qualifications.

In addition the position is eligible for a discretionary bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan.

Corebridge also offers a range of competitive benefits as part of the total compensation package as detailed below.

Work Location

This position is based in Corebridge Financials Houston TX office and is subject to our hybrid working policy which gives colleagues the benefits of working both in an office and remotely.

Estimated Travel

May include up to 25%.

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Why Corebridge

At Corebridge Financial we prioritize the health well-being and work-life balance of our employees. Our comprehensive benefits and wellness program is designed to support employees both personally and professionally ensuring that they have the resources and flexibility needed to thrive.

Benefit Offerings Include:

• Health and Wellness: We offer a range of medical dental and vision insurance plans as well as mental health support and wellness initiatives to promote overall well-being.
• Retirement Savings: We offer retirement benefits options which vary by location. In the U.S. our competitive 401(k) Plan offers a generous dollar-for-dollar Company matching contribution of up to 6% of eligible pay and a Company contribution equal to 3% of eligible pay (subject to annual IRS limits and Plan terms). These Company contributions vest immediately.
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counseling services and resources are available to all employees.
• Matching charitable donations: Corebridge matches donations to tax-exempt organizations 1:1 up to $5000.
• Volunteer Time Off: Employees may use up to 16 volunteer hours annually to support activities that enhance and serve communities where employees live and work.
• Paid Time Off: Eligible employees start off with at least 24 Paid Time Off (PTO) days so they can take time off for themselves and their families when they need it.

Eligibility for and participation in employer-sponsored benefit plans and Company programs will be subject to applicable law governing Plan document(s) and Company policy.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Corebridge Financial is committed to being an equal opportunity employer and we comply with all applicable federal state and local fair employment laws. All applicants will be considered for employment based on job-related qualifications and without regard to race color religion sex gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin disability neurodivergence age veteran status or any other protected characteristic. The Company is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. At Corebridge Financial we believe that diversity and inclusion are critical to building a creative workplace that leads to innovation growth and profitability. Through a wide variety of programs and initiatives we invest in each employee seeking to ensure that our colleagues are respected as individuals and valued for their unique perspectives.

Corebridge Financial is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants and employees including any accommodations needed on the basis of physical or mental disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to complete any part of the application or hiring process please send an email to . Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable federal state and local law.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

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