Network; DevOps Engineer

At Early Warning, we've powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with cutting-edge solutions like Zelle, Paze, and so much more. As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses.

Positions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment.

Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.

The Staff Network Engineer formulates the technical strategy and long-term roadmap that shape the evolution of the enterprise network platform. This individual architects, designs, builds, automates, and documents complex network solutions that support corporate infrastructure, cloud initiatives, cybersecurity posture, and business-critical applications.

As the technical leader for the Network Engineering discipline, this role leads high-impact, cross-functional initiatives, drives innovation in network architecture, and ensures the resilience, scalability, and security of the company's global network environment.

• Develops an enterprise network architecture strategy that addresses large, open-ended problems using forward-thinking approaches consistent with company technology and security strategy.
• Creates technical strategy for broad or complex requirements that extend beyond the Network Engineering team, solving multi-domain, enterprise-wide infrastructure challenges.
• Leads all aspects of network architecture, design, prototyping, and implementation across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Contributes to the strategic direction of the Network Engineering and broader Infrastructure/Platform functions.
• Identifies, evaluates, and introduces emerging network technologies, automation frameworks, and architectural patterns to modernize operations and improve reliability.
• Defines standards, governance models, and best practices for network design, configuration management, automation, observability, and security.
• Provides advanced technical expertise and leadership in building robust implementation plans for major network initiatives; ensures execution through completion.
• Leads complex migrations, large-scale upgrades, cloud integrations, and architectural transformations.
• Serves as highest-tier escalation owner for major incidents, providing expert troubleshooting and root cause analysis across multi-layered infrastructure.
• Builds strong cross-functional relationships with Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, Cybersecurity, SRE, Application Engineering, and Product teams.
• Acts as a trusted advisor to leadership and partner teams regarding network strategy, security posture, and technology direction.
• Represents Network Engineering in enterprise architecture discussions and steering committees.
• Supports the company's commitment to risk management by ensuring network architectures enforce strict confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data.
• Chairs or contributes to firewall governance, segmentation strategy, and security protocol definition.
• Ensures compliance with internal policies, regulatory standards, and industry best practices.
• Mentorssenior and junior engineers, providing guidance on techniques, tooling, design patterns, and operational excellence.
• Establishes training standards and contributes to the professional development of the broader engineering organization.

• Architects multi-layer L1-L7 traffic management strategies using F5 modules (LTM, ASM, APM, DNS) in hybrid cloud and on-prem environments.
• Leads the creation of enterprise automation solutions using AS3, BigIQ, Ansible, and Git-based pipelines.
• Designs standards for iRule development, advanced MTLS and certificate management, and global F5 lifecycle management.
• Performs expert packet-level diagnostics and optimization using TCPDump, Wireshark, and advanced…