Senior Network Engineer/Finance/Weehawken, NJ Local Remote

About the role

This is a senior individual contributor role with direct impact. You will own the design, deployment, and day-to-day operation of the network infrastructure powering a fintech data platform used by thousands of customers.

Responsibilities

• Monitor network health, capacity, and performance; respond to incidents and drive post-mortems to resolution
• Partner with software engineering to support REST API and WebSocket infrastructure with the low-latency network it requires
• Evaluate and onboard colocation services, cross-connects, and carrier circuits
• Document network topology, runbooks, and change management procedures
• Participate in an on-call rotation and respond to P1 incidents affecting data delivery
• Drive capacity planning and lead hardware refresh cycles for network equipment

Requirements

• 15+ years of hands-on network engineering experience, including at least 5 years in a colocation or data center environment
• Proven experience with firewall platforms and VPN technologies
• Solid understanding of IP addressing, subnetting, and network segmentation best practices
• Experience troubleshooting complex network issues under pressure with strong packet-capture and analysis skills
• Comfortable in a fast-moving startup environment with limited process overhead

Qualifications

• Experience in fintech, market data, or latency-sensitive trading environments
• Familiarity with colocation providers and cross-connect workflows
• Knowledge of network automation tooling (Ansible, Terraform, NAPALM, or similar)
• Relevant certifications: CCNP, JNCIP, or equivalent
• Experience supporting WebSocket or streaming API infrastructure at scale

Skills

• Hands-on network engineering experience
• Firewall platforms and VPN technologies
• IP addressing, subnetting, and network segmentation
• Troubleshooting complex network issues
• Colocation providers and cross-connect workflows
• Network automation tooling
• Fintech, market data, or latency-sensitive trading environments
• WebSocket or streaming API infrastructure

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Vacation Time
• Stock Options