Network Engineer
Virtual US
TradeStation is an online brokerage firm seeking to level the playing field for self-directed investors and traders, empowering them to claim their individual financial edge. At TradeStation, we're continuously pushing the boundaries of what's possible, encouraging out-of-the-box thinking and relentless search for innovation. We offer a collaborative and flexible work environment, competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits and a generous PTO policy.
POSITION SUMMARY: We are looking for Network Engineers that have a passion to plan, design and build network topologies, tools and automation in the areas of Routing, Switching, Multicast and SDN. As a Network Engineer you will be responsible for the planning, design and implementation of network solutions for the business and operations with a very strong emphasis on automation. You will work alongside other Network Engineers, System Engineers and Software Developers. This fast-paced environment will provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate your passion for large scale networks and network automation.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Plan, design, deploy, maintain and support network and firewall infrastructure services
- Work with the operations team to create effective monitoring, alerting, reporting, automation and capacity planning for network infrastructure
- Ensure network and firewall performance, availability, reliability, integrity and security.
- Automate processes and implementations
- Gather technical requirements to ensure project success
- Create documentation of the physical and logical design
- Create implementation and testing plans
- Work with 3rd parties to implement projects and maintenance items within datacenters
- Train staff to implement and administer solutions
- Perform root cause analysis of major network and firewall infrastructure issues and develop strategies for preventative and permanent solutions.
- Work within a team environment
- Perform network infrastructure operations, maintenance, support and project duties as required during non-business hours.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
- Advanced knowledge of the following network services:
- Dynamic routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, VRF)
- IPv4 and IPv6 protocols
- Multicast protocols
- Layer 2 protocols (STP, vPC, MLAG)
- Network Address Translations (NAT)
- Experience designing, implementing and troubleshooting cloud environments (AWS, Azure)
- Experience with operating and maintaining firewall solutions (preferably Palo Alto)
- Experience with EVPN and VXLAN
- Experience with enterprise wireless solutions
- Solid understanding of packet analysis and traffic flow troubleshooting
- Experience with automation solutions (Ansible, Chef, Puppet) applied to network devices
- Experience with network diagnostic, monitoring and analysis tools (e.g. SolarWinds network tools)
- Experience with Datacenter management solutions (Netbox, Infoblox, etc.)
- Knowledge of Python scripting
- Excellent communication and project management skills
- Excellent documentation skills
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
- 7+ years’ experience working in an enterprise, mission critical and low latency Cisco or Arista network environments
- Bachelor’s degree in related IT or engineering field
CERTIFICATIONS PREFERRED:
- One or more of the following Certifications:
- CCNP Cloud
- CCNP Routing and Switching
- CCNP Data Center
- CCDP
- CCIE
- AWS Solutions Architect
- Microsoft Azure Architect
- Palo Alto PCNSE or equivalent
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