Senior Design Engineer

Job Description

TITLE: Senior Design Engineer

DEPARTMENT: Network Services Global Engineering - Data

REPORTING TO: Senior Director of NS Global Engineering

OFFICE LOCATION: Newark, NY

ROLE TYPE: Full-time

IPC is a global fintech company that puts people at the center of innovation. With a strong global footprint, we empower financial institutions and capital markets with advanced cloud-based trading communications and managed connectivity solutions.

Through our portfolio of communications and connectivity solutions, we focus on solving business challenges and adapting to regulatory changes in the fast-paced global financial markets. This enables our clients to maintain consistent market access, a strong competitive advantage, and enhance operational efficiency.

Join a team that is dedicated to delivering groundbreaking products and making a significant impact on our clients' success.

­­­ Role Overview:

The Senior Design Engineer is an experienced network engineering professional responsible for designing, implementing, and improving IPC’s core and edge networking environments. This role combines hands-on network design, technical problem-solving, standards development, and operational support to deliver scalable, resilient, and secure network services globally.

Working across Product Management, Engineering, and Operations teams, this individual will contribute to the ongoing development of IPC’s networking infrastructure by resolving complex technical challenges, supporting new service development, delivering infrastructure expansion projects, and evaluating relevant technologies.

Key responsibilities include:

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• Develop and maintain network design standards, engineering guidelines, and configuration templates for IPC’s global network infrastructure.
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• Design and enhance network solutions supporting IPC’s data services, voice services, data centers, and internal management networks.
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• Develop deep knowledge in existing designs, platforms and technologies to be able to function as a Subject Matter Expert for assigned areas.
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• Partner with Product Management and other Engineering teams to develop and improve new and existing products and services.
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• Conduct proof-of-concept testing, technology evaluations, and vendor certification activities for new hardware and software platforms.
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• Provide technical guidance for complex operational issues, lifecycle engineering initiatives, customer requirements and infrastructure expansion projects.
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• Contribute to network planning activities, including capacity management, POP deployments, and core infrastructure upgrades.
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• Evaluate relevant technologies and recommend solutions that align with defined business and customer requirements.
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• Create technical documentation, operational procedures, and training materials to support service deployment and operational readiness.
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• Share technical knowledge and provide guidance to Operations and Engineering colleagues.
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• Serve as a senior technical resource for network design, implementation, and troubleshooting.
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How You Will Make an Impact:

As Senior Design Engineer, you will contribute to the design and continued improvement of IPC’s global network infrastructure. Your technical expertise will support the scalability, reliability, and performance of the services our clients depend on every day.

Success in this role will be measured through:

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• Delivery of scalable network designs that meet defined business and technical requirements.
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• Successful implementation and operational adoption of new technologies and services.
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• Measurable improvements in network resiliency, performance, and operational efficiency.
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• Effective contribution to network capacity planning and infrastructure delivery.
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• Reduction of technical risk through consistent engineering standards and practices.
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• Effective collaboration with Product, Operations, and Engineering teams to deliver agreed objectives.
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• Quality, accuracy, and usability of technical documentation, training, and knowledge sharing.
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Essential Skills and Experience to be Successful in this Role:

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• 10+ years of network engineering experience, including substantial experience with IP routing and Metro Ethernet environments.
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• Experience designing and supporting complex enterprise or service-provider networks using NAT, VPNs, firewalls, and hybrid cloud connectivity.
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• Advanced knowledge of Layer 3 networking, including IP routing, IP multicast, MPLS, BGP VPNs, network design, and troubleshooting.
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• Advanced knowledge of Layer 2 networking, including Metro Ethernet, Ethernet over MPLS, and VPLS technologies.
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• Advanced experience with routing protocols, including BGP, OSPF, and IS-IS.
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• Strong understanding of IP addressing (Public and Private) for Unicast and Multicast applications.
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• Strong knowledge of Quality-of-Service technologies, including Policing/Shaping, WRED, DSCP and MPLS CoS.
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• Experience with Cisco routing and switching platforms, including ASR, ISR, Catalyst, Nexus and equivalent technologies.
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• Experience with Nokia Service Router platforms, including the 7750-SR, 7210-SAS, and 7705-SAR families.
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• Experience with advanced networking element in AWS (e.g. Transit GW, Direct Connect, Internet Gateway, Network LB, etc)
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• Strong network solution design and implementation experience.
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• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
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• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
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• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects while maintaining a high standard of quality.
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• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
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Desired Skills and Experience:

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• Experience supporting global service-provider, carrier, or financial-services networking environments.
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• Experience supporting low-latency financial-market connectivity solutions, exchange market-data feeds, or financial extranets.
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• Experience supporting financial-services voice technologies such as trader voice, private wires, hoot-and-holler systems, and voice-recording solutions.
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• Experience with other Public Cloud environments (Azure, GCP) and integration with Private Networks.
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• Experience with implementing and troubleshooting IPSEC VPNs
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• Experience with complex Internet routing designs (e.g. BGP multi-home)
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• Experience with Fortinet firewalls and management solutions, including FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, and FortiAuthenticator.
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• Experience with Arista multilayer switching platforms.
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• Experience with deployment of virtual network appliances.
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• Working knowledge of Proxy and Load Balancing technologies and operations.
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• Working knowledge of SD-WAN and SDN technologies
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• Working knowledge of voice networking technologies, including SIP, RTP, SBCs, and audio bridge solutions.
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• Working knowledge of optical and Layer 1 networking technologies, including DWDM and optical transport systems.
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• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
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• Relevant industry certification such as CCNP, CCSP, or equivalent; CCIE is advantageous.
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• Experience preparing technical recommendations for new products, services, or infrastructure improvements.
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• Experience working across both network design/architecture and operational support environments.
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What’s in It for You?

At IPC, your compensation is only part of the package. We are committed to investing in a range of programs and initiatives to improve the overall experience of our employees.

In addition to a collaborative, high-performing team environment, we’re pleased to offer benefits including:

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• Competitive Base Salaries
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• Medical, Dental and Vision
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• 100% Employer Paid Short/Long Term Disability, AD&D and Life Insurance Coverage
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• Limited & HealthCare Flexible Spending Accounts
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• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
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• Health Savings Accounts with Employer Contributions
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• Pet Insurance
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• Legal Insurance
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• Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity and Accident Coverage
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• Commuter Benefits
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• Medicare Services Education program
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• Financial Wellness Account Fiduciary and Training
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• Identity Theft Insurance
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• 401(k) and Roth plan with matching contributions
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• Flexible PTO, Sick Pay and Public Holidays
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• Additional Time off for Charity Work and Volunteering
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• Tuition Reimbursement
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• Certification Bonus Program
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• Access to “IPC University” our Internal E-Learning Platform
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• Structured Onboarding Training and Peer Mentor Support
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• Parental Leave Policy
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• Free Mental Health Wellness Programs, Tools, Coaching and Free therapy sessions
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• Employee Referral Scheme
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Further information about your benefits will be provided during your onboarding process.

Additional Information:

At IPC, we believe that hybrid working creates an inclusive, flexible environment where employees can perform at their best, and teams can collaborate, innovate, and celebrate successes together. We spend around 60% of our time in the office and around 40% of our time working remotely. Some employees may be required to work from the office or client sites more than 60% of the time, if required by their role and/or client needs.

Your precise work schedule will be determined by you and your Line Manager before commencement of employment with IPC.

You can explore more about our culture, offerings and commitment on and

IPC’s Work Culture:

The IPC work culture is one that fosters inclusion, prioritizes innovation, and maximizes potential. We are a global ecosystem, full of diverse people that together made IPC what it is today.

Our strength as an organization is the sum of our different backgrounds, perspectives, skills and geographies; supported by an ironclad commitment to constructive dialogue and open-mindedness.

We live and breathe our commitment to innovation by embracing bold ideas, seizing new opportunities, and striving for excellence. Our people have continued to deliver ground-breaking solutions to our clients for over 50 years.