Senior Network Engineer - Enterprise Backbone & Automation

Edward Jones; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & prescription

Dental & vision

401k retirement plan

Paid holidays & vacation

Volunteer day

Job summary

Edward Jones is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to drive platform modernization and ensure scalable, secure network delivery across campus, data center, and hybrid cloud environments. You will lead major deployments, mentor engineers, and partner with architecture, security, and operations teams.

You will design, implement, and automate core platforms using Nexus, NSX, AVI, F5, and Infoblox, while solving complex outages and contributing to architecture standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred and/or equivalent related work experience.
• 7+ years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise network infrastructure.
• Strong experience with data center networking technologies, including routing, switching, and network architecture principles.
• Experience supporting Cisco Nexus 9000 or similar enterprise data center switching platforms.
• Experience with software-defined networking technologies, preferably VMware NSX.
• Experience supporting application delivery and load balancing platforms, including F5 LTM/GTM (GSLB) and/or NSX Advanced Load Balancer (AVI).
• Experience with DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management (DDI) platforms, preferably Infoblox.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects and drive infrastructure improvements across complex enterprise environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, evaluate, test, and implement solutions across the team's core technology platforms, including Cisco Nexus, VMware NSX, AVI Load Balancing, F5 GSLB/LTM, and Infoblox DDI.
• Lead major infrastructure deployments, upgrades, migrations, and lifecycle management initiatives.
• Ensure network services meet operational requirements for availability, scalability, performance, security, monitoring, automation, and supportability.
• Develop and maintain automation solutions to improve operational efficiency, reduce risk, and standardize infrastructure management.
• Partner with architecture, engineering, security, and operations teams to develop resilient and scalable network solutions.
• Troubleshoot and lead resolution efforts for complex network and application delivery issues.
• Serve as a technical escalation point for critical incidents and platform-related challenges.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and architectural standards.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across network infrastructure initiatives.
• Collaborate with vendors to evaluate new technologies, address operational issues, and influence product roadmaps where applicable.
• Provide recommendations to leadership regarding technology strategy, platform lifecycle planning, and operational improvements.

Skills

Enterprise design

Cisco Nexus

VMware NSX

F5 LTM

AVI Load Balancer

Infoblox DDI

DNS/DHCP/IPAM

Network automation

Troubleshooting

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Equivalent work experience

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell

Job description

Edward Jones is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to drive platform modernization and ensure scalable, secure network delivery across campus, data center, and hybrid cloud environments. You will lead major deployments, mentor engineers, and partner with architecture, security, and operations teams.

You will design, implement, and automate core platforms using Nexus, NSX, AVI, F5, and Infoblox, while solving complex outages and contributing to architecture standards.