Company Overview
We are visionary innovators providing mission-critical trading and workflow automation software to financial institutions, corporations, central banks, and governments. By combining our passion for automation with deep industry expertise, we create solutions that enhance decision-making, simplify complex processes, and empower people to achieve more, faster, and better. Our commitment to R&D drives the future of automation, enabling our customers’ business transformation, and we foster a collaborative culture of continuous improvement for shared success.
Shape Global Financial Networks as a Senior Network Engineer at ION!
Based in Somerset, NJ, within our Americas Hosted Data Centre, you’ll be a key player in supporting and maintaining ION’s regional and global infrastructure. This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership, gain diverse experience across complex technologies, and build a broad and deep skillset with a dynamic career track.
Your Responsibilities:
- Deploy network infrastructure according to design standards.
- Perform general maintenance on routers, switches, and firewalls.
- Troubleshoot complex Internet/Extranet environment issues.
- Professionally interact with customers and vendors for design requirements.
- Provide Level 1-4 network support.
- Participate in an on-call rotation.
- Provide occasional Level 1 server support (racking, disc swaps).
- Travel occasionally to NJ data centers and internationally (Canada, Mexico, Chile, Brazil – approx. 2 weeks/year).
Shift Options: Monday – Friday 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM OR 10:30 AM – 7 PM; Saturday work as needed (approx. 2x/month) with extra pay; Occasional on-call with additional pay.
What You’ll Need:
- 6+ years of enterprise network engineering experience.
- Expert in configuring Juniper routers, switches, and firewalls (CLI).
- Experience with Cisco and Arista switches.
- Enterprise firewall experience (Checkpoint, Juniper SRX, Palo Alto).
- Deep knowledge of routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, PIM, RIP) and Layer 2 protocols (STP, 802.1q, VPC, LACP).
- Knowledge of traffic engineering and QoS.
- Proficient in configuring and troubleshooting VPNs.
- Proficient with network packet capture and analysis.
- Proficient in creating network diagrams with MS Visio.
- Thorough understanding of TCP/IP.
- Experience with Network Monitoring Systems (e.g., PRTG, Nagios).
- Clear written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Good time management and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize.
- Proactive with a strong sense of ownership.
- Calm under pressure and service-focused.
- Ability to build strong working relationships.
- Must have a car and be able to drive to NJ data centers.
Bonus Points:
- Bilingual in English/Spanish.
- Experience with network automation (Ansible, Python, etc.).
- Fintech, finance, or banking experience.
About ION:
ION is a global leader in trading and workflow automation software, analytics, and consulting for financial institutions, corporations, central banks, and governments. Join our diverse team of innovators and make a significant impact in the financial technology industry.
Learn more at iongroup.com.