Network Engineer

Point72; New York (NY); On-site; USD 185,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully-paid health care benefits

Generous parental and family leave policies

Tuition assistance

401(k) savings program with employer match

Job summary

Point72 is looking for a Network Engineer to join its Technology team in New York. This role involves building and operating high-performance network platforms that support critical business applications and trading systems.

Ideal candidates should possess over 5 years of network engineering experience, strong skills in routing and switching, and expertise in automation tools like Python and Ansible. Point72 offers a competitive salary range of $185,000-$220,000 plus benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on network engineering experience in enterprise or financial services environments.
• Deep expertise in routing and switching and strong command of core protocols including BGP, OSPF, VLANs, STP, and EVPN/VXLAN.
• Experience with network automation and scripting using Python, Ansible, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate high-performance network platforms.
• Design and deploy scalable network architectures.
• Automate network provisioning and configuration.

Skills

Network engineering

Routing and switching

Network security

Network automation

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Cisco

Arista

Palo Alto Networks

Python

Ansible

Job description

A Career with Point72's Technology Team

As Point72 reimagines the future of investing, our Technology team is constantly evolving our firm’s IT infrastructure and engineering capabilities, positioning us at the forefront of a rapidly evolving technology landscape. We’re a team of experts who experiment and work to discover new ways to harness open-source solutions, modern cloud architectures, and sophisticated Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, while embracing enterprise agile methodologies. Our commitment to building and innovating in the AI space provides the framework intended to drive smarter decision making and enhance how we build and operate our platforms and applications.

As a member of Point72’s Technology team, we encourage and support your professional development from day one—helping you advance your technical skills, contribute innovative ideas, and satisfy your own intellectual curiosity—all while delivering real business impact for our multi-billion-dollar global business.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Build and operate high-performance network platforms that support low-latency trading systems and critical business applications
• Design and deploy scalable campus, data center, and wide-area network architectures to meet growth and availability targets
• Implement and manage network security controls, firewall policies, and segmentation to protect sensitive systems and data, strengthening our defensive posture
• Automate network provisioning, configuration, and validation using scripting and infrastructure-as-code techniques to reduce manual work and accelerate deployments
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex network incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and drive post-incident improvements to increase reliability and reduce recurrence
• Partner with application, security, and operations teams to optimize network performance for latency-sensitive and high-throughput workloads
• Lead network upgrade, capacity planning, and vendor coordination projects from design through testing and cutover to deliver measurable improvements
• Maintain and improve network documentation, runbooks, and change control artifacts to ensure reproducible, auditable operations
• Mentor and coach engineers early in their careers, share knowledge across the team, and contribute to an environment of continuous improvement

WHAT'S REQUIRED

• Bachelor’sdegreeincomputerscience,informationtechnology,arelatedfield,orequivalentpracticalexperience
• 5+yearsofhands-onnetworkengineeringexperienceinenterpriseorfinancialservicesenvironments
• Provenexperiencedesigning,deploying,andoperatingdatacenterandcampusnetworks,withdeepexpertiseinroutingandswitchingandstrongcommandofcoreprotocolsincludingBGP,OSPF,VLANs,STP,andEVPN/VXLAN,includinghands-onexperiencedesigningVXLAN-basedLayer2/Layer3datacenterfabricsandunderlay/overlayarchitectures
• Hands-onexperienceconfiguring,managing,andtroubleshootingenterprisenetworkingplatformssuchasCiscoandArista,alongwithimplementingandsupportingnext-generationfirewallsolutionsincludingPaloAltoNetworks
• ExperiencewithnetworkautomationandscriptingusingPython,Ansible,orsimilartools,withaclearunderstandingofinfrastructure-as-codeprinciples
• Proficiencywithnetworkmonitoring,packetcapture,andobservabilitytoolstodiagnoseandresolveperformance,reliability,andavailabilityissues
• Stronganalytical,troubleshooting,andincidentresponseskills,withtheabilitytoremaineffectiveinhigh-pressuresituationsanddrivetimelyresolution
• Provenabilitytocollaborateacrosstechnicalandbusinessteams,withawillingnesstoparticipateinascheduledon-callrotation
• Excellentwrittenandverbalcommunicationskills
• Commitmenttothehighestethicalstandards

WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE

We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:

• Fully-paid health care benefits
• Generous parental and family leave policies
• Volunteer opportunities
• Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of color and the LGBT+ community
• Mental and physical wellness programs
• Tuition assistance
• A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more

ABOUT POINT72

Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen. Building on more than 30 years of investing experience, Point72 seeks to deliver superior returns for its investors through fundamental and systematic investing strategies across asset classes and geographies. We aim to attract and retain the industry's brightest talent by cultivating an investor-led culture and committing to our people's long-term growth. For more information, visit https://point72.com/.

The annual base salary range for this role is $185,000-$220,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.