Sr. Network Engineer and Data Center

TIAA Network Engineering is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer to join the Data Center and Core Network Engineering team. This position will use machine learning, traditional network engineering, automation and best practices to solve enterprise problems and advance our mission. This key contributor to our team will be directly responsible for design, development, deployment and automation for network solutions within TIAA network infrastructure. He will lead deployment of cutting-edge technology and methodologies while establishing strong partnerships with Network Architecture, Application Owners and stakeholders within Network Security and Cybersecurity team and will be responsible for standards oversight with our Managed Service Providers within Network Engineering.

Key Responsibilities And Duties

• Design, deploy and support Global Network Infrastructures utilizing industry best practices.
• Contribute to the development of various automations with various network hardware to include but not limited to Cisco Data Center and User Access service offerings, F5 Load Balancers, Palo Alto Firewalls, NGNIX Application Deployment Orchestration tools
• Engage in complex production impacting technical issues and work to troubleshoot and restore service and root cause analysis
• Collaboration with Business Information Security Officers (BISOs) on protocol risk
• Lead overall technical implementation for large and complex Network Programs
• Develop documentation and capacity plans
• Deliver technical briefings, Solution Design sessions and Proofs-of-Concepts to all levels of stakeholders
• Research and evaluate infrastructure strategies, hardware/software, security and networking products
• Advise management of options, risk vs. cost, benefits and other impacts of infrastructure solutions
• Set and document technical standards for network infrastructure, security baselines, policies and procedures
• Work with outsource vendor to drive sound architectures, engineering designs, and configuration templates
• Ability to share an on-call rotation with your Engineering Team and be an escalation contact for service incidents

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Required

Work Experience

• 3+ Years Required; 5+ Years Preferred

Physical Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

Career Level

7IC

Required Skills:

• 3+ years’ of experience in supporting, monitoring, configuring, and implementing enterprise networks with diverse solutions from multiple vendors on a large enterprise and global scale.
• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, translating into creditable, high quality and resilient designs based upon the organization’s roadmaps and standards
• Demonstrated proficiency in routing protocols (such as BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) and network protocols (such as IPv4, IPv6, NAT, Multicast, Spanning Tree, QoS)
• Experience in Routing and switching hardware platforms architecture, forwarding and data planes
• Software Defined Networks such as Cisco ACI Leaf and Spine Architecture

Preferred Skills:

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field OR equivalent experience
• Industry Certifications such as CCNP, CCIE R&S, CCIE Datacenter, CCDE, CISSP, GSEC, GIAC or AWS Networking Specialist are desirable.
• Experience with network automation platforms (ex. Ansible, Python)
• Experience with Data Center network design and engineering, including multi-site architecture, spine/leaf configuration, VDCs, and edge routing.
• Experience with cloud integrations (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience designing and implementing Software Defined Wide Area Network (SDWAN) technologies and various WAN topologies including MPLS, VPLS/EVC, DIA, DWDM, and Point to Point configurations.
• Experience designing and implementing Software Defined Networking Access (SDA) technologies and Cisco DNA Center to manage SDA environments.
• Experience configuring and maintaining Cisco Wireless LAN Controller technologies and Wireless Access Points, including 802.11a, b, g, n, ac and ax standards, 2.4 and 5Ghz frequencies, and wireless optimization configurations for optimized client servicing, roaming and location services.
• Experience configuring, deploying and maintaining Enterprise Segmentation systems, Preferred Groups/EPGs, including 802.1x and NAC using technologies such as Cisco ISE, with expertise in configuring discovery, profiling, and enforcement policies as well as monitoring of active policies for effectiveness.
• Experience with use of AI for analysis and operational improvements

Related Skills

Application Programming Interface (API) Development/Integration, Automation, Communication, Consultative Communication, Containerization, DevOps, Enterprise Application Integration, Influence, Organizational Savviness, Problem Solving, Prototyping, Relationship Management, Scalability/Reliability, Software Development Life Cycle, Systems Design/Analysis

Anticipated Posting End Date:

2026-03-18

Base Pay Range: $96,000/yr - $127,000/yr

Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans).

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Preferred Skills:

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field OR equivalent experience
• Industry Certifications such as CCNP, CCIE R&S, CCIE Datacenter, CCDE, CISSP, GSEC, GIAC or AWS Networking Specialist are desirable.
• Experience with network automation platforms (ex. Ansible, Python)
• Experience with Data Center network design and engineering, including multi-site architecture, spine/leaf configuration, VDCs, and edge routing.
• Experience with cloud integrations (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience designing and implementing Software Defined Wide Area Network (SDWAN) technologies and various WAN topologies including MPLS, VPLS/EVC, DIA, DWDM, and Point to Point configurations.
• Experience designing and implementing Software Defined Networking Access (SDA) technologies and Cisco DNA Center to manage SDA environments.
• Experience configuring and maintaining Cisco Wireless LAN Controller technologies and Wireless Access Points, including 802.11a, b, g, n, ac and ax standards, 2.4 and 5Ghz frequencies, and wireless optimization configurations for optimized client servicing, roaming and location services.
• Experience configuring, deploying and maintaining Enterprise Segmentation systems, Preferred Groups/EPGs, including 802.1x and NAC using technologies such as Cisco ISE, with expertise in configuring discovery, profiling, and enforcement policies as well as monitoring of active policies for effectiveness.
• Experience with use of AI for analysis and operational improvements