Staff Engineer, Network Engineering

Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values - Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy - and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Reports to:

Crew Lead, Networking

Supervise: N/A

Design, implement, and automate enterprise network infrastructure across global offices, data centers, cloud, and WAN environments. Engineer resilient routing, switching, SD-WAN, wireless, and hybrid cloud connectivity using Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Meraki, and Microsoft Azure. Develop reusable Terraform modules, Ansible playbooks, Python tooling, and API integrations for network and security platforms. Build Git-based CI/CD workflows with code review, automated validation, approvals, deployment controls, and rollback capability.

Design and operate Palo Alto Networks firewalls and secure network architectures incorporating segmentation, micro-segmentation, identity, and network access controls. Provide L3 engineering support, lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis, and improve performance, resiliency, disaster recovery, and operational efficiency. Create and maintain reference architectures, HLDs, LLDs, engineering standards, runbooks, and technical documentation. Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, application teams, and vendors to deliver secure, scalable, and compliant network services.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, or a related discipline.
• CCNP, CCIE, or equivalent expert-level networking experience preferred.
• Microsoft Azure or Palo Alto Networks certification preferred.

• Enterprise Networking & Wireless:
  Cisco Nexus, Cisco IOS-XE, Cisco ACI, Meraki Wireless, routing and switching, campus and data center networking.
• Network Security & Segmentation:
  Palo Alto Networks NGFW, Panorama, Prisma Access, SCM, security and NAT policy, network segmentation, micro-segmentation, and Zero Trust architecture.
• Cloud Networking:
  Microsoft Azure networking, Virtual WAN, Express Route, hybrid connectivity, routing, Private Link, DNS, and cloud network security.
• Network Automation & Infrastructure as Code:
  Terraform, Ansible, Python, REST APIs, JSON/YAML, reusable modules and playbooks, platform-native automation, and orchestration.
• Source Control & Delivery:
  Git Hub or Git Lab, pull requests, CI/CD pipelines, automated validation, secrets handling, deployment governance, and rollback.
• Network Engineering & Operations:
  Architecture, design, implementation, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, disaster recovery, high availability, and resiliency.
• Technical Leadership & Governance: HLDs, LLDs, design standards, operational procedures, stakeholder management, vendor management, and cross-functional collaboration.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent technical documentation and architecture design skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Experience in global enterprise environments, preferably financial services or another regulated industry.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery, ITIL processes, and change governance.
• Willingness to travel approximately 10-25%.
• Work from the Office.

The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Total compensation may…