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Opportunity Overview

The HQ Network team is responsible for the design, implementation, lifecycle management, and operational support of Edward Jones' critical network infrastructure. Our team provides highly available, high-performing network services that support clients, Financial Advisors, and home office personnel across campus, data center, and hybrid cloud environments.
We are seeking an experienced Engineer who can provide technical leadership, drive platform modernization efforts, and contribute to the stability, scalability, and automation of our network backbone infrastructure.
What You’ll Do:

• 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.

Position Requirements What Experience You'll Need

• 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.

What Could Set You Apart

• Experience developing infrastructure automation using Python, PowerShell, or similar scripting languages.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or related automation frameworks.
• Experience integrating network platforms with automation and orchestration solutions.
• Knowledge of APIs and automation frameworks used for network management and provisioning.
• Experience with hybrid cloud networking and network virtualization technologies.
• Experience implementing observability, monitoring, and network telemetry solutions.

Position Requirements What Experience You'll Need

• 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.

What Could Set You Apart

• Experience developing infrastructure automation using Python, PowerShell, or similar scripting languages.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or related automation frameworks.
• Experience integrating network platforms with automation and orchestration solutions.
• Knowledge of APIs and automation frameworks used for network management and provisioning.
• Experience with hybrid cloud networking and network virtualization technologies.
• Experience implementing observability, monitoring, and network telemetry solutions.

Candidates that live within a commutable distancefrom our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locationsare expected to work in the office four days per week.

Company Description

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report .
¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.

Awards and Accolades

At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.
Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones

Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Salary Information

Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page .

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