Senior Network Engineer

Voleon is a technology company that applies state-of-the-art AI and machine learning techniques to real-world problems in finance. For more than a decade, we have led our industry and worked at the frontier of applying AI/ML to investment management. We have become a multibillion-dollar asset manager, and we have ambitious goals for the future.
As a Senior Network Engineer, you’ll architect, build, and evolve the connective fabric that powers every part of the firm. From routing and switching at the core to secure edge access and cloud connectivity, you’ll design, deploy, and maintain resilient infrastructure that scales with a fast-growing, research-driven organization. You’ll be a senior member of NetOps - an adaptable, high-trust team that partners daily with a dynamic team of software, research, and systems engineers to turn ambitious ideas into reliable, observable, and secure reality. Your impact will be obvious in uptime gained, latency reduced, incidents prevented, and the velocity you unlock for the business. This role is meant to make a difference; you will maintain the backbone of a rapidly growing technology enterprise.
Your Team
We look for brilliant people with a passion for solving problems through innovation and engineering fundamentals. You’ll work in a collaborative environment that encourages creative thinking and efficient implementation. We embrace experimentation. You’ll work alongside experienced engineers recruited from leading technology companies and universities. You and your team will collaborate closely with top machine learning researchers.
Your colleagues will include internationally recognized experts in artificial intelligence and machine learning research as well as highly experienced finance and technology professionals. The people who shape our company come from other backgrounds, including concert music performances, humanitarian aid, opera singing, sports writing, and BMX racing. You will be part of a team that loves to succeed together.
In addition to our enriching and collegial working environment, we offer highly competitive compensation and benefits packages, technology talks by our experts, a beautiful modern office, daily catered lunches, and more.

Responsibilities

• Refine/Define topology of corporate and production network
• Build out highly available and scalable network infrastructure
• Utilize Automation/IAC tools to create reproducible and audited configurations
• Enhance network monitoring infrastructure 
• Participate in an on-call rotation (after building context on our systems and operations)

Requirements

• At least five years of professional networking experience with increasing responsibility and scope of work
• Strong background in enterprise switching (Juniper preferred) and high-speed networks supporting distributed storage solutions. Hands-on expertise with next-generation firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, or equivalent)
• Deep understanding of TCP/IP and networking protocols such as VLANs, MSTP, OSPF, BGP, LAG, mLAG, virtual chassis, IPSec
• Expertise in modern network security solutions (Zero Trust, SASE, IAM, NAC) to ensure seamless and secure integrations
• Proficiency in using automation tools for reproducible network configurations
• Hands-on experience with hardware setup, including racking, stacking, and cabling networking hardware
• Proficient with Linux OS 
• Eagerness to collaborate with diverse teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience scripting with Python or other interpreted language
• Experience with Cloud networking
• Experience with Configuration Management and Source Control
• Experience designing or operating networks in low-latency, high-performance computing (HPC) or financial trading environments

Compensation
The base salary range for this position is $170,000 to $205,000 in the location(s) of this posting. Individual salaries are determined through a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography. Base salary does not include other forms of total compensation such as bonus compensation and other benefits. Our benefits package includes medical, dental and vision coverage, life and AD&D insurance, 20 days of paid time off, 9 sick days, and a 401(k) plan with a company match.
“Friends of Voleon” Candidate Referral Program
If you have a great candidate in mind for this role and would like to have the potential to earn $15,000 if your referred candidate is successfully hired and employed by The Voleon Group, please use this form to submit your referral. For more details regarding eligibility, terms and conditions please make sure to review the Voleon Referral Bonus Program. Equal Opportunity Employer
The Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
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