Network Engineer

An extraordinarily talented group of individuals work together every day to drive TNS’ success. We provide mission-critical connectivity solutions to the global financial markets, enabling firms to access exchanges, market data, and counterparties with high availability and operational excellence.

About the role

We are seeking a Network Engineer to join our Financial Markets Network Engineering team. This role supports real-time trading and market data connectivity across highly available global networks. The position provides strong exposure to routing, switching, multicast, automation, and packet-level troubleshooting in production trading environments.

Responsibilities

• Support add/move/change (MAC) activities across production financial-markets networks
• Configure and troubleshoot Layer-2 and Layer-3 network services
• Assist with BGP, OSPF, and IS-IS routing changes and troubleshooting
• Support NAT configuration and fault isolation (static and dynamic NAT)
• Assist with IP multicast (IGMP, PIM) used for market data distribution
• Perform packet capture and traffic analysis (tcpdump, Wireshark or equivalent)
• Assist with Layer-1 troubleshooting including physical connectivity and latency-sensitive paths
• Follow disciplined change, documentation, and operational processes
• Work with senior engineers on automation-enabled configuration and validation

NetDevOps & Automation

• Exposure to network-as-code practices using structured data (JSON/YAML)
• Assist with templated configuration and automation workflows (e.g., Jinja2, Ansible)
• Follow Git-based version control and peer-review workflows for network changes

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience supporting global IP networks
• Hands-on experience with Cisco, Juniper, and Arista platforms
• Strong Layer-2 knowledge (VLANs, trunking, STP, LACP)
• Strong Layer-3 fundamentals (BGP basics, OSPF/IS-IS concepts)
• NAT fundamentals and troubleshooting experience
• Multicast fundamentals (IGMP, PIM)
• Packet capture and analysis skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Qualifications

• CCNA or CCNP
• NCIA or JNCIP

Pay

For this role, we anticipate paying $90,000-$100,000 annually. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage
• Life insurance
• Paid holidays and vacations
• 401K plan with company match