Network Automation Engineer
Jersey City, NJ
ION Markets – Operations /
Full-time /
On-site
The Role:
We are looking for a Network Automation Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in network engineering and be passionate about building automation solutions that support ultra-low latency trading platforms. You’ll help us automate network provisioning, monitoring, and incident response in a dynamic and highly regulated capital markets environment.
Dash Financial Technologies is a leading technology provider for the capital markets, delivering sophisticated trading technologies, analytics, and execution solutions. Our infrastructure supports mission-critical, low-latency trading environments that demand precision, scale, and reliability. We are actively modernizing our networking stack with automation to ensure consistent performance and streamlined operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Automation Strategy & Development:
- Design, build, and maintain automation scripts and frameworks (primarily in Python and Ansible) to manage and scale network infrastructure.
- Automate device configurations, network provisioning, and operational workflows for routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices for repeatable and auditable change management.
- Network Operations Support:
- Collaborate with network engineers to support day-to-day operations, troubleshoot network incidents, and apply automation to reduce manual intervention.
- Contribute to the stability and performance tuning of low-latency, high-throughput networks that underpin trading infrastructure.
- Monitoring & Observability:
- Develop automated health checks, alerts, and dashboards using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or custom Python utilities.
- Integrate observability into network automation solutions to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks quickly.
- Documentation & Collaboration:
- Maintain clear, version-controlled documentation of automation processes and network topology.
- Work cross-functionally with DevOps, Security, and Trading Infrastructure teams.
- Compliance & Security:
- Ensure that all automation efforts comply with industry regulations and internal security standards, especially those relevant to capital markets.
- Create audit-ready logs and reports to support regulatory and security reviews.
Required Skills, Experience and Qualifications:
- 3–5 years of hands-on experience in network engineering with a focus on enterprise or financial trading environments.
- Proficiency in Python scripting and Ansible playbook development.
- Familiarity with network protocols such as BGP, OSPF, multicast, and low-latency configurations.
- Experience with enterprise-grade networking hardware (Cisco, Arista, Juniper).
- Strong understanding of automation frameworks and version control (Git, CI/CD pipelines).
Preferred Skills:
- Experience working in capital markets or low-latency financial trading infrastructure.
- Exposure to SDN platforms and network APIs (e.g., NETCONF, RESTCONF, gNMI).
- Knowledge of compliance standards such as SEC/FINRA and security frameworks like ISO 27001.
- Familiarity with Linux systems and network performance analysis tools (e.g., tcpdump, Wireshark).
About us:
We’re a diverse group of visionary innovators who provide trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics, and strategic consulting to corporations, central banks, financial institutions, and governments. Founded in 1999, we’ve achieved tremendous growth by bringing together some of the best and most successful financial technology companies in the world.
• Over 2,000 of the world’s leading corporations, including 50% of the Fortune 500 and 30% of the world’s central banks, trust ION solutions to manage their cash, in-house banking, commodity supply chain, trading and risk.
• Over 800 of the world’s leading banks and broker-dealers use our electronic trading platforms to operate the world’s financial market infrastructure.
ION is a rapidly expanding and dynamic group with 13,000 employees and offices in more than 40 cities around the globe,
Our ever-expanding global footprint, cutting edge products, and over 40,000 customers worldwide provide an unparalleled career experience for those who share our vision.
ION is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive environment for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We respect the varied identities, abilities, cultures, and traditions of the individuals who comprise our organization and recognize the value that different backgrounds and points of view bring to our business.
ION adheres to an equal employment opportunity policy that prohibits discriminatory practices or harassment against applicants or employees based on any legally impermissible factor.
