Network Operations Engineer – Cisco Nexus & SD-WAN

Gotham Technology Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Gotham Technology Group in New York City is seeking a Network Operations Engineer to lead day-to-day management and improvement of a multi-site network infrastructure.

The role collaborates with Information Security, Systems, and Helpdesk teams while leveraging Cisco Nexus, Catalyst, ISE, Meraki, and SolarWinds for monitoring and optimization.

This in-office position requires 7–8 years of hands-on Cisco experience, strong documentation skills, and a proactive, team-oriented mindset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT or a related discipline with 7–8 years of hands-on Cisco/network infrastructure experience.
• Deep knowledge of network architecture, routing and switching protocols, ACLs, 802.1x, VoIP, VXLAN.
• Experience with network management and ITSM platforms such as ServiceNow or JIRA.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical and independent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate across IT teams and document systems clearly.
• Excellent communication and time-management in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain the firm's network infrastructure to ensure security, reliability, and alignment with industry best practices.
• Collaborate with team leads across IT to identify opportunities to streamline current support and provisioning processes.
• Create and maintain clear, accurate documentation for new and existing network systems, and foster knowledge-sharing across IT teams to strengthen cross-training and overall team capability.
• Partner closely with the Information Security team on all network-related security initiatives.
• Cisco Nexus and Catalyst switching/routing.
• BGP-based EVPN / Cisco NDFC.
• BGP-based internet edge.
• SD-WAN.
• Cisco/Meraki Wi-Fi

Skills

Cisco Nexus

Cisco Catalyst

Cisco ISE

Meraki Wi‑Fi

BGP / EVPN

SD-WAN

VXLAN

VoIP

802.1x

Network architecture

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related

Tools

SolarWinds

ServiceNow

JIRA

Cisco DCNM/NDFC

Job description

Gotham Technology Group in New York City is seeking a Network Operations Engineer to lead day-to-day management and improvement of a multi-site network infrastructure.

The role collaborates with Information Security, Systems, and Helpdesk teams while leveraging Cisco Nexus, Catalyst, ISE, Meraki, and SolarWinds for monitoring and optimization.

This in-office position requires 7–8 years of hands-on Cisco experience, strong documentation skills, and a proactive, team-oriented mindset.