Network Engineer III

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 23-Jan-2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

About-Us

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.

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Job-Overview

Edward Jones is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Network Engineer III to join our Technology Division. This role focuses on architecting, implementing, and maintaining enterprise-scale network monitoring and observability solutions supporting over 15,000 branch offices, on-premises data centers, and cloud environments.

The ideal candidate will have expertise in network technologies including routing, switching, load balancing, and fabric-based architectures paired with a passion for building scalable, resilient, and intelligent monitoring systems. You'll work with tools such as LogicMonitor, NetBrain, NetScout, and Dynatrace to ensure real-time visibility, proactive alerting, and actionable insights across hybrid infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and implement network observability platforms for real-time monitoring, traffic analysis, and performance diagnostics.

• Develop and maintain centralized dashboards for unified visibility across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.

• Design and deploy intelligent alerting systems to enable proactive incident detection and resolution.

• Lead efforts to correlate network events across multiple tools and data sources to reduce noise and improve root cause analysis.

• Collaborate with infrastructure teams to ensure monitoring coverage for routing, switching, load balancers, and fabric-based networks.

• Provide technical leadership in the design and implementation of enhanced observability solutions.

• Mentor junior engineers on network monitoring best practices and the business impact of observability.

• Translate business and technical requirements into scalable monitoring architectures.

• Drive continuous improvement by identifying gaps in visibility and proposing enhancements to tooling and processes.

• Create and maintain documentation that outlines system dependencies, data flows, and observability touchpoints.

• Lead small-scale projects and contribute to larger initiatives with a focus on network health and performance.

Skills-Requirements

What Experience You'll Need:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• 5+ years of experience in network engineering or infrastructure monitoring.

• Strong understanding of network fundamentals, including:

• Routing protocols (e.g., BGP, OSPF)

• Layer 2/3 switching

• Load balancing technologies

• Fabric-based networking (e.g., EVPN, VXLAN)

• Expert-level proficiency in at least one of the following:

• SNMP and telemetry-based monitoring

• Application flow analysis

• Network topology mapping

• Alert and issue correlation

What Could Set You Apart:

• Experience with cloud-native monitoring tools and APIs

• Familiarity with network automation frameworks (e.g., Ansible, Python)

• Exposure to AIOps or machine learning-based alerting systems

• Certifications such as CCNP, JNCIP, or equivalent

Candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office four days per week effective June 1, 2026. Before June 1, 2026, candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with preference for Tuesday through Thursday.

Current INTERNAL home-based associates: While this role is posted as hybrid, if selected and accepted, you may retain your home-based status . Edward Jones intends in good faith to continue offering the role as home-based, though future business or regulatory needs may require on-site work.

Awards-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.

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EEO

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.

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 ( .