Network Engineer

Since the 1940s, Citco has provided specialist financial services to alternative investment funds, investors, multinationals, and private clients worldwide. With over 6,000 employees in 45 countries, we pioneer innovative solutions that meet our clients' evolving needs and deliver exceptional service. About The Position We're looking for a skilled Network Engineer to join Citco's global IT infrastructure team based in Charlotte, NC. This role focuses on supporting and maintaining our worldwide network infrastructure, combining traditional networking expertise with modern cloud technologies. As a Network Engineer, you will play a key role in maintaining and expanding our Global Enterprise Network spanning Office Networks, Datacenter, and Hybrid Cloud environments — ensuring high availability and performance across our worldwide operations. You will work alongside a collaborative global IT team, contributing to both day‑to‑day operations and longer‑term infrastructure initiatives. Responsibilities Network Operations & Management Lead Tier 1 technical support for global network infrastructure Maintain and optimize WAN/LAN infrastructure across data centers and remote offices Execute network maintenance activities including critical updates, software upgrades, and security patches Implement and manage SD‑WAN solutions across office locations Support external client connectivity requirements Ensure all LAN and WAN traffic remains encrypted in accordance with network security standards Technical Leadership Contribute to network architecture decisions and improvements, including topology design, deployment, and support of all network infrastructure hardware Support cloud connectivity design to public cloud providers across multi‑cloud architectures Collaborate with global IT teams on infrastructure initiatives and projects Provide troubleshooting support across technology domains Ensure compliance with established procedures and security policies Operational Support Participate in on‑call rotation (1‑week duration / 8–10 week intervals) Adapt to flexible working hours when required Travel for critical infrastructure projects several times annually Qualifications 3+ years of enterprise networking experience Bachelor's Degree or College Diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science, Network Engineering, or a related field CCNA certification required Experience in the financial services sector preferred Must Have Skills Network Infrastructure Cisco enterprise routing platforms (routers & switches) Nexus/Catalyst/Meraki switching OSPF multi‑area implementation BGP (iBGP/eBGP) configuration STP, VLANs, LACP, vPC, VSS Security & Access Palo Alto firewalls & Panorama management IPsec/VPN solutions Cisco AnyConnect & GlobalProtect NAC/802.1x implementation Network segmentation and perimeter access controls WAN & Performance VeloCloud SD‑WAN QoS implementation Metro Ethernet/MPLS F5 BIG‑IP load balancing Network redundancy design Protocols & Analysis TCP/IP protocol suite Packet analysis and network debugging Performance optimization Scripting & Automation Python Ansible PowerShell Nice to Have Skills CCNP certification Cloud networking experience across multi‑cloud architectures Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience SolarWinds network monitoring Infrastructure automation tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) CI/CD pipeline experience Our Benefits Your wellbeing is of paramount importance to us, and central to our success. We provide a range of benefits, training and education support, and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve success in your career while balancing personal needs. Ask us about specific benefits in your location. At Citco, we take pride in fostering an inclusive culture by prioritizing the hiring of people from diverse backgrounds. Our culture is a source of pride and strength, fostering innovation, mutual respect, and collaboration. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. If you require any accommodations to make our recruitment process more accessible for you, please let your recruiter know. As an equal opportunity employer, Citco adheres to making all employment and personnel decisions without discriminating based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, physical disability, mental disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, national or ethnic origin, or any other protected status. We believe that an inclusive workforce not only enriches our company but also drives us towards greater success. Please note that this job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Our employees may perform other job‑related duties as needed to meet the ongoing needs of our organization. #J-18808-Ljbffr The Citco Group Limited