Senior Network Engineer

Dimensional Fund Advisors•Charlotte, TX

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Dimensional is a global investment firm guided by deep convictions about the power of capital markets. We are a leader in applying advanced financial science to equity and fixed income investment strategies. By employing a rigorous and systematic investment approach, we seek to capture what the market offers in all its dimensions. For more than 30 years, we have translated research into real-world investment solutions for clients. Our clients include financial advisory firms, pension funds, retirement plans, college savings plans, insurance companies, endowments and foundations, and sovereign wealth funds. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, with offices around the world, Dimensional manages over $650 billion globally. Who We’re Looking For Dimensional’s Technology team operates with rigor and pragmatism. We’re looking for a Senior Network Engineer to join our Platform Operations and Network Engineering team. This is a senior individual contributor role for an engineer who: Is comfortable operating a global production network Understands how modern network automation should work Is motivated to help the organization evolve toward more automated, reliable operations Our environment today is largely operations-driven. This role will be instrumental in helping us mature our automation capabilities over time while continuing to support a high-availability production network. What You Might Work On: You’ll work across both network operations and automation-driven improvement initiatives. Network Infrastructure Engineering & Operations include: Support and help evolve Dimensional’s global network infrastructure, including: Routing, switching, campus and data center networks WAN and SD-WAN connectivity Remote access and VPN Enterprise wireless Next-generation firewalls (Palo Alto) Load balancing / ADC platforms (F5 and similar) Cisco-based telephony and voice network infrastructure Troubleshoot complex network issues across multiple domains and geographies Work with carriers and service providers to resolve faults and support upgrades Participate in a 24/7 production environment and shared on-call rotation Contribute to incident response, root cause analysis, and long-term reliability improvements Network Automation & Modernization: Help identify opportunities to reduce manual operational work through automation Contribute to building and improving network automation tooling and workflows Work with Infrastructure as Code concepts and Git-based workflows for network changes Help the team adopt Network as Code and Operations as Code practices over time Support development of automation for: Device provisioning and lifecycle management Configuration management and drift detection Network configuration validation and compliance checks Platform & Cross-Team Collaboration: Support networking for hybrid infrastructure environments, including on-premises systems and public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP) Work with platform teams supporting virtualized and containerized environments (NSX-T, OKD / OpenShift / Kubernetes) Partner with security teams on segmentation, firewall policy, and access design Provide guidance to other teams on network services and operational best practices Operational Excellence: Improve monitoring, observability, and network health visibility Build and maintain runbooks, documentation, and knowledge base articles Help improve operational safety, repeatability, and scalability

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
7+ years of hands-on network engineering experience in enterprise environments
Strong experience operating 24/7 production network infrastructure
Solid background with Cisco routing and switching (BGP, OSPF, VLANs, STP, etc.)
Experience supporting enterprise wireless networks
Experience with next-generation firewalls (Palo Alto preferred)
Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
Excellent communication skills and ability to work across technical teams
Using Python and network APIs to manage devices or workflows
Experience with tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or similar
Familiarity with Git-based workflows for infrastructure changes
Experience implementing validation, compliance, or drift detection through automation

Nice To Haves

CCNP (Enterprise/Security/Data Center) or equivalent experience; DevNet is a plus
Experience with SD-WAN platforms
Experience with F5 load balancing
Experience with NSX-T
Experience with OKD / OpenShift / Kubernetes networking
Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP networking
Experience with Cisco ISE, MPLS, remote access VPN, or enterprise voice environments
Experience in the financial services industry is a plus

Responsibilities

Support and help evolve Dimensional’s global network infrastructure, including: Routing, switching, campus and data center networks WAN and SD-WAN connectivity Remote access and VPN Enterprise wireless Next-generation firewalls (Palo Alto) Load balancing / ADC platforms (F5 and similar) Cisco-based telephony and voice network infrastructure
Troubleshoot complex network issues across multiple domains and geographies
Work with carriers and service providers to resolve faults and support upgrades
Participate in a 24/7 production environment and shared on-call rotation
Contribute to incident response, root cause analysis, and long-term reliability improvements
Help identify opportunities to reduce manual operational work through automation
Contribute to building and improving network automation tooling and workflows
Work with Infrastructure as Code concepts and Git-based workflows for network changes
Help the team adopt Network as Code and Operations as Code practices over time
Support development of automation for: Device provisioning and lifecycle management Configuration management and drift detection Network configuration validation and compliance checks
Support networking for hybrid infrastructure environments, including on-premises systems and public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP)
Work with platform teams supporting virtualized and containerized environments (NSX-T, OKD / OpenShift / Kubernetes)
Partner with security teams on segmentation, firewall policy, and access design
Provide guidance to other teams on network services and operational best practices
Improve monitoring, observability, and network health visibility
Build and maintain runbooks, documentation, and knowledge base articles
Help improve operational safety, repeatability, and scalability

Benefits

Dimensional offers a variety of programs to help take care of you, your family, and your career, including comprehensive benefits, educational initiatives, and special celebrations of our history, culture, and growth.

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