Lead Cisco Engineer Job at Top Prospect Group, Fairfield County, CT

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  • Top Prospect Group
  • Fairfield County, CT

Job Description

Position Summary

The Senior / Lead Cisco Network Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, and support of highly available, low‑latency network infrastructure supporting trading, market data, risk, and back‑office systems. This role operates in a mission‑critical financial services environment, where network stability, performance, and security directly impact trading outcomes.

The engineer serves as a technical leader and escalation point, driving network architecture decisions, mentoring junior engineers, and partnering closely with trading, systems, security, and application teams.

Key Responsibilities

Network Architecture & Engineering

Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise and low‑latency Cisco network architectures

Lead LAN/WAN, data center, and campus network design initiatives

Engineer solutions for high availability, redundancy, and fault tolerance

Support latency‑sensitive trading and market data environments

Cisco Technologies (Core Focus)

Routing & Switching: Cisco IOS / IOS‑XE, NX‑OS

Protocols: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, HSRP/VRRP, STP

Data Center Networking: Cisco Nexus (5K/7K/9K), vPC

Firewalls & Security: Cisco ASA, Firepower, ACLs, VPNs

Load balancing and traffic engineering (where applicable)

Trading & Financial Systems Support

Support real‑time trading platforms, FIX gateways, and market data feeds

Troubleshoot packet loss, jitter, and latency issues under time‑critical conditions

Partner with application and systems teams to resolve end‑to‑end performance issues

Participate in on‑call rotations and rapid incident response during market hours

Network Security & Compliance

Implement and enforce network security standards and segmentation

Support regulatory and audit requirements (SEC, FINRA, SOC, SOX)

Manage firewall rules, VPN connectivity, and secure remote access

Collaborate with InfoSec teams on threat mitigation and incident response

Automation & Operational Excellence

Automate network provisioning and configuration using Python, Ansible, or similar tools

Develop standard configurations, templates, and runbooks

Improve monitoring, alerting, and proactive detection of network issues

Drive continuous improvement and technical debt reduction

Leadership & Collaboration

Act as senior escalation point for complex network issues

Mentor junior and mid‑level network engineers

Provide architectural guidance and technical leadership

Communicate clearly with traders, engineers, and leadership

Required Qualifications

7+ years experience in enterprise networking, with strong Cisco focus

Deep expertise in:Cisco routing and switching

BGP, OSPF, VLANs, TCP/IP

Cisco Nexus and data center networking

Experience supporting 24x7 production environments

Strong troubleshooting skills under pressure

Excellent documentation and communication skills

Preferred / Nice‑to‑Have

Experience in financial services, trading, hedge funds, or broker‑dealer environments

Low‑latency network design experience

Knowledge of multicast (PIM, IGMP) for market data

Network automation and DevNet experience

Cloud networking exposure (AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute)

Certifications: CCNP, CCIE

Job Tags

Remote work

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