Network Solutions Engineer II

New Era Technology • Whippany, NJ

12h

About The Position

Join New Era Technology, where People First is at the heart of everything we do. With a global team of over 4,500 professionals, we’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, empowered, and inspired to grow. Our mission is to securely connect people, places, and information with end-to-end technology solutions at scale.

At New Era, you’ll join a team-oriented culture that prioritizes your personal and professional development. Work alongside industry-certified experts, access continuous training, and enjoy competitive benefits. Driven by values like Community, Integrity, Agility, and Commitment, we nurture our people to deliver exceptional customer service.

If you want to make an impact in a supportive, growth-oriented environment, New Era is the place for you. Apply today and help us shape the future of work—together.
SUMMARY:
New Era Client is looking for a Mid-to-Senior level Network Engineer to perform network engineering duties for a major financial firm.

Requirements

• Proven detailed experience in designing mid-to-large-scale network solutions
• Capable of bringing together expert knowledge from across the organization and consolidating into a cohesive end-to-end solution
• Strong communication and presentation skills for conveying complex solutions effectively.
• Experience collaborating within virtual teams in a complex network environment
• Comprehensive technical knowledge of major network infrastructure components utilized within a major international trading and financial services environment (including data networks, firewalls, and load balancers).
• In Depth knowledge of routing protocols like EIGRP, OSPF and BGP
• Practical experience with Cisco products like Cisco ACI, Nexus platforms, Firepower/ASA.
• Expertise in F5 BIG-IP load balancers and virtualization platforms (VMware/AWS).
• Familiarity with Fortinet, Juniper, Checkpoint, and Cisco ASA firewalls.
• Excellent analytical skills and problem-solving capabilities.
• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent
• Mid (5+ Years in role)

Nice To Haves

• Cisco - CCIE/CCNP (R&S/security) certified preferred
• FortiGate – FCNSA
• F5 – CTS-LTM, CTS-GTM
• Python, Ansible, shell scripting
• Change management
• ITIL process awareness – change, incident, and problem management

Responsibilities

• Serve within the Connectivity Delivery Center to ensure efficient project delivery in the Core Networks domain
• Collaborate with Project Managers to create Low level design for the project by following engineering standards.
• Solutions Engineer is responsible for ensuring that any designs produced are in line with the current network architecture and infrastructure strategy documentation and are fit for purpose.
• Be responsible & manage end-to-end delivery of assigned project tasks
• Work with global teams to achieve desired outcomes.
• Contribute to risk management and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and mandatory policies.
• Address audit findings and issue assurances thoroughly.
• Take full ownership of ensuring that complex and critical infrastructure component strategies align with business needs and budget constraints.
• Contribute to the definition of infrastructure strategy and policy.
• Support the Leadership / Network Engineering in aligning network infrastructure initiatives with the strategic roadmap.
• Working with designers, Project Service Architects and Architecture, Governance & Standards for input and to understand and influence changes in architectures policies and strategy.
• Candidate will work with Barclays internal stakeholders and with external vendors to achieve his project objectives.
• Timely update and whenever necessary timely escalation of issues to right stakeholders.
• Accurate estimation of workload and timelines for delivery.
• Apply strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, exercising sound judgment to enhance project outcomes and prevent delays.
• Ensure all activities are conducted in full compliance with regulatory requirements, the Enterprise-Wide Risk Management Framework, and financial firm policies and standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level