Principal Network Engineer at Fidelity Investments

Job Description:

The Network Core and Site Engineering (NCSE) team is responsible for the architecture, engineering, deployment, and support of the Fidelity network across the globe under a two squad model. Campus LAN/WAN squad supporting U.S. regional campuses and Investor centers, international campuses and WAN backbone and Data Center squad supporting Data center network fabric (overlay and underlay), Data center interconnects, co-location network infrastructure supporting connectivity to the cloud service providers.

The Principal Network Engineer on the Network Core and Site Engineering team is responsible for the design, engineering, and implementation of Fidelity Investments’ datacenter and co-location core network routing and switching with a focus on stability, automation, and innovation. Engineer and operate the VXLAN overlay and underlay network environments traversing multiple platforms, supporting Enterprise Infrastructure teams on projects including engineering and implementing new and upgrading existing network hardware, code certification as well as keeping the network secure through tactical change management. Additional duties include operational support and participation in on-call rotation.

The Expertise You Have and The Skills You Bring

• Experienced in engineering and supporting large scale enterprise infrastructure technologies for compute infrastructure connectivity over EVPN-VXLAN overlay networks.

• Expert knowledge configuring and supporting HPE and Cisco networking platforms.

• Network Engineering and Troubleshooting skills:

  • Routing Protocols: BGP, OSPF, VRF, VPNs

  • Switched Protocols: PVST, RPVST, HSRP/VRRP

  • Monitoring Protocols: SNMP, Syslog, Telemetry

• Datacenter design and support experience:

  • Overlay technologies – VXLAN

  • EVPN-BGP

• Experience with EVPN-VXLAN configuration and troubleshooting.

• Documentation of complex technologies and topologies using Visio.

• Knowledge of common network services (DNS/DHCP/HTTP/SSH)

• Infrastructure automation experience and familiarity of scripting languages (bash/python/ansible) and interacting with Rest APIs

• Implement code upgrade/hot fixes from vendors.

• Provide technical support and assistance troubleshooting during on-call period and for impacting issues.

• Familiarity with network observability and monitoring systems

• Focused Curiosity, Initiative, Logical Mindset, Inquisitive, Communication (listening, speaking, writing, presentation), Time Management, Results driven, Tactical Planning

• Computer Science/Network Engineering Bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of related experience

• Cisco CCNA/CCNP/CCIE or other network engineer certifications preferred

Certifications:

Company Overview

Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients’ money.

Join Us

At Fidelity, you’ll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples’ lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, we have been recognized by our employees as a top 10 Best Place to Work in 2024. And you don’t need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity—we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you’ve always imagined.

Fidelity’s hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Working onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office.

At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation, detailed in this document, and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.

We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations@fmr.com.