Senior Network Design Engineer

Corebridge Financial, Inc.; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 151,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Corebridge Financial is seeking a Senior Network Design Engineer to design, engineer, and plan enterprise network solutions in a large-scale, regulated financial-services environment.

You will collaborate with architecture, security, cloud, and operations teams to translate business and risk needs into scalable network designs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Network Engineering, or equivalent enterprise network experience.
• CCNP/CCIE or Aruba/Arista/Juniper cloud networking credentials preferred.
• 10+ years designing, engineering, deploying, or supporting enterprise networks.
• 5+ years as senior network design engineer or technical lead.
• Experience in financial services or regulated environments preferred.
• Hands-on with SD‑WAN, SD‑LAN, Cisco ACI, Arista spine‑leaf, Cloud Vision, segmentation, and data center connectivity patterns.
• Ability to design resilient data center fabrics with high availability.
• Experience deploying Aruba/Meraki SD‑WAN, VOIP and NAC integration.
• Network automation and observability using Python, NetScout, scripting, and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design, Delivery & Governance: assess requirements and prepare feasible design recommendations with cost/benefit analysis.
• Develop and execute design-to-deployment plans meeting scope, schedule, quality and compliance.
• Assess, troubleshoot, and resolve complex network issues using industry tools and methods.
• Develop processes, diagrams, and documentation for operation readiness and knowledge transfer.
• Provide technical leadership and coordinate cross-team delivery and governance.
• Partner with vendors and cross-functional teams to drive alignment and execution.
• Mentor team members and foster a collaborative engineering culture.
• Lead multi-project delivery with agile practices and strong execution discipline.
• Oversee design reviews, testing, cutover planning, and post-implementation validation.

Skills

10+ years exp

Cisco ACI

Arista spine-leaf

SD-WAN/SD-LAN

Network automation

Python scripting

Cloud networking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

NetBrain

NetScout

OpenText Network Automation

AppViewX

Cloud Vision

Job description

Who We Are

At Corebridge Financial, we believe action is everything. That’s why every day we partner with financial professionals and institutions to make it possible for more people to take action in their financial lives, for today and tomorrow. We align to a set of Values that are the core pillars that define our culture and help bring our brand purpose to life: We are stronger as one: We collaborate across the enterprise, scale what works and act decisively for our customers and partners. We deliver on commitments: We are accountable, empower each other and go above and beyond for our stakeholders. We learn, improve and innovate: We get better each day by challenging the status quo and equipping ourselves for the future. We are inclusive: We embrace different perspectives, enabling our colleagues to make an impact and bring their whole selves to work.

Who You’ll Work With

The Information Technology organization is the technological foundation of our business and works in collaboration with our partners from across the company. The team drives technology and digital transformation, partners with business leaders to design and execute new strategies through IT and operations services and ensures the necessary IT risk management and security measures are in place and aligned with enterprise architecture standards and principles.

About The Role

The Senior Network Design Engineer is a key technical role within the Network Services organization, responsible for designing, engineering, and planning the implementation of enterprise network solutions in a large-scale, regulated financial-services environment. This hands‑on role partners closely with architecture, operations, security, cloud, application, managed services, vendor, and business teams to translate business, application, risk, audit, security, compliance, and operational needs into resilient, scalable, supportable, and cost‑effective network designs. The scope includes data center, cloud connectivity, WAN, SD‑WAN, SD‑LAN, LAN, Wi‑Fi, voice, internet, extranet, DDI, load balancing, firewall integration, VoIP, observability, automation, and emerging network technologies. The engineer will also develop design packages, reference architectures, scopes of work, implementation plans, change‑readiness materials, risk reviews, rollback assessments, and operational handoff documentation to support successful delivery and long‑term operational stability.

Responsibilities

Design, Delivery & Governance: Assess business, application, security, compliance, and operational requirements; identify practical network solutions; and prepare recommendations supported by feasibility, risk, cost, benefit, CapEx, OpEx, lifecycle, and supportability analysis.

Develop and execute design‑to‑deployment plans that meet scope, schedule, cost, quality, resiliency, change‑control, implementation sequencing, rollback, compliance, and operational‑readiness requirements.

Assess, mitigate, troubleshoot, and resolve complex network issues using industry‑standard tools and methods, including packet analysis, flow analysis, telemetry, configuration‑drift reporting, monitoring dashboards, fault‑domain isolation, RCA practices, and NetScout.

Develop processes, standards, diagrams, and documentation that support design execution, operational readiness, troubleshooting, and knowledge transfer.

Leadership & Collaboration: Provide technical leadership for network design and delivery by guiding engineering decisions, coordinating implementation teams, resolving technical blockers, validating design assumptions, and ensuring solutions aligning with enterprise architecture, information security, audit, regulatory compliance, service reliability, vendor governance, and business objectives.

Build strong partnerships across the organization and with vendor partners, collaborating with peers, leaders, managed services providers, IT Security, Technology Risk, and cross‑functional stakeholders to drive alignment and execution.

Mentor team members, build technical capability, foster a collaborative team environment, and communicate clearly through strong listening, writing, and verbal communication skills.

Champion innovation lead change, and support continuous improvement across network design, delivery, operations, managed services, capacity planning, resiliency, service reliability, vendor performance, cost optimization, and operational controls.

Manage multiple large, complex, and concurrent projects while applying agile delivery practices, project management fundamentals, attention to detail, research skills, and strong execution discipline.

Lead small to mid‑size technical delivery teams through design reviews, implementation planning, peer reviews, change preparation, testing, cutover coordination, operational acceptance, and post‑implementation validation.

Skills and Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Network Engineering, or equivalent enterprise network experience.
• Advanced networking certifications, such as CCNP, CCIE, Aruba, Arista, Juniper, cloud networking, or equivalent credentials, are preferred.
• 10+ years of experience designing, engineering, deploying, or supporting enterprise and global network solutions across data center connectivity, complex enterprise routing and switching, SD‑WAN, SD‑LAN, LAN, Wi‑Fi, VOIP, DDI, NAC, internet, extranet, firewall integration, and load‑balancing environments.
• 5+ years of experience as a senior network design engineer, lead network engineer, solution engineer, or technical lead responsible for design execution, engineering decisions, implementation readiness, technical governance, and cross‑team delivery of complex network infrastructure.
• Financial‑services or other regulated‑industry experience is highly preferred.
• Hands‑on expertise in software‑defined networking, enterprise network fabrics, policy‑based networking, template‑driven configuration, and modern platforms such as Cisco ACI, Arista spine‑leaf architectures, Cloud Vision, segmentation, routing integration, high availability, and scalable data center connectivity patterns.
• Design and deploy resilient data center network fabrics using Cisco ACI, Arista spine‑leaf architectures, Cloud Vision, segmentation, routing integration, high availability, and scalable data center connectivity patterns.
• Design and deliver branch and remote‑site network solutions with Aruba Branch Suite capabilities for SD‑WAN, LAN, wireless, and CP NAC; Meraki Branch Suite capabilities for SD‑WAN, LAN, and wireless; and supporting services such as VOIP, internet, VPN, and operational telemetry.
• Leverage network automation and operational tooling to improve configuration compliance, deployment repeatability, validation, and observability using Python, NetBrain, NetScout, OpenText Network Automation, AppViewX, Spectrum, Cloud Vision, Aruba Central, scripting, API‑based workflows, and templates.
• Integrate application delivery and network security capabilities, including F5 LTM/GTM, AppViewX, Palo Alto firewalls, WAF, DDoS protection, NAC/ClearPass, Netskope, related cloud proxy platforms, ZTNA concepts, and regulated‑enterprise security controls.

Compensation

The anticipated salary range for this position is $151,000 to $176,000 at the commencement of employment for the Jersey City, NJ area. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered will ultimately be dependent on multiple factors, which may include the candidate’s geographic location, skills, experience and other qualifications. In addition, the position is eligible for a discretionary bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan. Corebridge also offers a range of competitive benefits as part of the total compensation package, as detailed below.

Work Location

This position is based in Corebridge Financial’s Houston, TX office and is subject to our hybrid working policy, which gives colleagues the benefits of working both in an office and remotely. Estimated Travel May include up to 25%.

Why Corebridge?

At Corebridge Financial, we prioritize the health, well‑being, and work‑life balance of our employees. Our comprehensive benefits and wellness program is designed to support employees both personally and professionally, ensuring that they have the resources and flexibility needed to thrive.

Benefit Offerings

• Health and Wellness: We offer a range of medical, dental and vision insurance plans, as well as mental health support and wellness initiatives to promote overall well‑being.
• Retirement Savings: We offer retirement benefits options, which vary by location. In the U.S., our competitive 401(k) Plan offers a generous dollar‑for‑dollar Company matching contribution of up to 6% of eligible pay and a Company contribution equal to 3% of eligible pay (subject to annual IRS limits and Plan terms). These Company contributions vest immediately.
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counseling services and resources are available to all employees.
• Matching charitable donations: Corebridge matches donations to tax‑exempt organizations 1:1, up to $5,000.
• Volunteer Time Off: Employees may use up to 16 volunteer hours annually to support activities that enhance and serve communities where employees live and work.
• Paid Time Off: Eligible employees start off with at least 24 Paid Time Off (PTO) days so they can take time off for themselves and their families when they need it.
• Eligibility for and participation in employer‑sponsored benefit plans and Company programs will be subject to applicable law, governing Plan document(s) and Company policy.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Corebridge Financial, is committed to being an equal opportunity employer and we comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment laws. All applicants will be considered for employment based on job‑related qualifications and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

The Company is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

At Corebridge Financial, we believe that diversity and inclusion are critical to building a creative workplace that leads to innovation, growth, and profitability. Through a wide variety of programs and initiatives, we invest in each employee, seeking to ensure that our colleagues are respected as individuals and valued for their unique perspectives.

Corebridge Financial is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants and employees, including any accommodations needed on the basis of physical or mental disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to complete any part of the application or hiring process, please send an email to [e-mail]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case‑by‑case basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

Functional Area

IT - Information Technology

Estimated Travel

Up to 25%

Relocation Provided

No

Acknowledgement

AIG Technologies, Inc.

Thank You

Thank you for your interest in careers at Corebridge Financial and for creating a user account on our Careers site. This page will allow you to check the status of your application(s), update your contact information, and receive important updates and materials related to your application(s). Corebridge Financial makes it possible for more people to take action in their financial lives. Corebridge is one of the largest providers of retirement solutions and insurance products in the United States. We proudly partner with financial professionals and institutions to help individuals plan, save for and achieve secure financial futures. For more information, visit www.corebridgefinancial.com. Thank you for your interest in joining our team.