Senior Principal Data Center Networking Engineer

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Principal Infrastructure Engineer in its Data Center Networking group in Jersey City, NJ. You will apply deep expertise in data center networking, routing, and automation to lead high-impact projects and modernize critical infrastructure across platforms.

You will mentor engineers, drive stability programs, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to design scalable, secure, and resilient network environments for mission-critical financial applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field or equivalent infrastructure training with 10+ years' experience.
• Experience in network architecture, design, and engineering in large enterprises.
• Deep data center networking technologies: Cisco, Arista, Juniper, Nexus, ACI, BGP, EVPN, VXLAN.
• Hands-on routing: BGP, OSPF, IS-IS.
• Switching concepts: VLANs, STP, VPC/MLAG, stacking.
• Practical experience with Cisco and Arista platforms (Nexus/Catalyst).
• Strong automation experience: Ansible, Terraform, Python, CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Arista CVP, AVD, Cisco NFM, Cisco Network as Code.
• Proven leadership in stability and resiliency programs (change management, incident response, RCA).
• Experience leading complex infrastructure projects.
• Strong documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and solves problems of high complexity in infrastructure engineering.
• Applies in-depth expertise to plan, review tasks across multiple large scope projects.
• Responsible for high impact projects requiring deep technical leadership.
• Partners to architect and implement changes to modernize platforms.
• Drives thought leadership within the product line.
• Consider upstream/downstream implications and mitigation actions.
• Mentors junior engineers and technologists.

Skills

Network architecture

Routing protocols

Automation tooling

Documentation

Arista CVP

AVD

NFM

Cisco Network as Code

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Cisco Nexus

Catalyst

Arista

Juniper

ACI

BGP

EVPN

VXLAN

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Principal Infrastructure Engineer in its Data Center Networking group in Jersey City, NJ. You will apply deep expertise in data center networking, routing, and automation to lead high-impact projects and modernize critical infrastructure across platforms.

You will mentor engineers, drive stability programs, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to design scalable, secure, and resilient network environments for mission-critical financial applications.