Senior Network Engineer

About the Company:

Netspend Corporation is a global, vertically-integrated financial services and technology company dedicated to the delivery of innovative financial empowerment solutions to consumers worldwide. Netspend's financial products and services span prepaid, debit, cross-border payments, and loyalty solutions for consumers and enterprise partners.

Netspend provides prepaid and debit account solutions that connect customers with secure, convenient access to global payment networks so they can manage their money and make everyday purchases. With a nationwide U.S. retail network, customers can purchase and reload Netspend products at 130,000 reload points and over 100,000 distributing locations.

Since our founding in 1999 by industry pioneers, Netspend products have processed billions of dollars in transaction volume and served millions of customers worldwide. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas with employees worldwide.

Role Overview

As a Senior Network Engineer, you will be responsible for the architecture, deployment, and optimization of our global, high-availability network infrastructure across data centers and AWS cloud environments. Your role involves expert-level knowledge in managing complex enterprise routing and switching, designing and maintaining enterprise Wireless Infrastructure (Cisco Meraki), configuring enterprise-grade firewalls (e.g., Palo Alto), and integrating hybrid cloud solutions. You will bridge the gap between high-level business goals and technical execution, ensuring our network is cost-optimized, secure by design, and resilient.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 7+ years of experience in Network Engineering

• Expert-level knowledge in designing and maintaining scalable, high-availability network solutions across global data centers and AWS cloud environments.

• Advanced knowledge of AWS networking architecture: VPC, Subnetting, Transit Gateway (TGW), AWS Direct Connect (DX), Route 53 Resolver, Client/Site-to-Site VPN, and VPC Endpoints/PrivateLink.

• Solid understanding of the AWS Well-Architected Framework, multi-account strategies (AWS Organizations, Control Tower), and IAM governance.

• Proven ability to manage communication and coordination with external vendors and partners for timely resolution of network service issues.

• Proficiency in managing complex enterprise routing and switching

• Proven experience in designing, deploying, and optimizing enterprise Wireless Technologies.

• Hands on experience on handing Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

• In-depth knowledge of AWS Networking components, including VPCs, Transit Gateways, Direct Connect, and Client VPNs, for hybrid cloud integration.

• Hands-on experience configuring and maintaining enterprise-grade firewalls (e.g., Palo Alto, Fortinet etc.).

• Familiarity with data center technologies such as VXLAN, EVPN, or Cisco ACI.

• Strong competency in proactive network health monitoring, troubleshooting complex Layer 2 and Layer 3 issues, and leading Root Cause Analysis (RCA).

• Ability to manage physical hardware lifecycle (racking, stacking, and cabling) and oversee server room environmental monitoring, power distribution (PDU), and UPS systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Network Architecture: Design and maintain scalable, high-availability network solutions across global data centers and AWS cloud environments.

• Advanced knowledge of AWS networking architecture: VPC, Subnetting, Transit Gateway (TGW), AWS Direct Connect (DX), Route 53 Resolver, Client/Site-to-Site VPN, and VPC Endpoints/PrivateLink.

• Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code. Working knowledge of building and managing CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or AWS CodeSuite). Familiarity with container networking and orchestration (Amazon EKS / ECS, Kubernetes networking concepts, CNI, Ingress).

• Routing & Switching: Manage complex enterprise environments utilizing BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP.

• Wireless Infrastructure: Design, deploy, and optimize enterprise Wi-Fi using Cisco Meraki, ensuring seamless roaming, high density, and secure guest/corporate access.

• Hybrid Cloud Integration: Design and manage AWS Networking components, including VPCs, Transit Gateways, Direct Connect, and Client VPNs.

• Security & Firewalls: Configure and maintain enterprise-grade firewalls (e.g., Palo Alto, Fortinet, or Cisco Firepower) to protect critical assets.

• Data Center & Server Room Management:

  • Manage physical hardware lifecycle (racking, stacking, and cabling).

  • Oversee server room environmental monitoring, power distribution (PDU), and UPS systems.

  • Maintain data center technologies such as VXLAN, EVPN, or Cisco ACI.

• Performance Monitoring: Proactively monitor network health, troubleshoot complex Layer 2 and Layer 3 issues, and lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) efforts.

• Cisco Identity Services Engine

Mandatory Certifications (Anyone)

• SISE - Implementing and Configuring Cisco Identity Services Engine

• DCACI - Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure

• PCNSE - Network Security Administrator

• AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty

Preferred Certifications

• CCNP/CCIE - Cisco Certified Network Professional or Similar

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate / Professional