Sr. 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 Senior Network Engineer designs, builds, implements, automates, and supports complex network solutions that enable secure, scalable, and highly available enterprise systems. This role provides advanced technical expertise across LAN, WAN, data center, cloud, and security domains, and acts as a technical leader on high-impact projects.

The Senior Network Engineer contributes to network strategy and architectural direction, leads complex implementations, and serves as a subject matter expert supporting cross-functional engineering and product teams.

Essential Functions

• Designs, configures, tests, and maintains complex LAN, WAN, data center, and cloud networking solutions.
• Leads technical design and implementation for medium to large network initiatives, including upgrades, migrations, and new service deployments.
• Translates architectural standards and strategic direction into executable technical designs and operational solutions.
• Leads the diagnosis and resolution of complex and escalated network incidents across multiple platforms and technologies.
• Performs advanced troubleshooting to isolate hardware, software, firmware, application, and network-related issues.
• Conducts root cause analysis and implements corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Contributes to the evolution of the network platform by identifying improvement opportunities and recommending modern technologies, automation, and design patterns.
• Participates in architecture reviews and provides technical input into network standards, tooling, and operational processes.
• Implements automation and configuration management practices to improve reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Works closely with Cloud, Platform, Security, SRE, Application Engineering, and Product teams to deliver integrated infrastructure solutions.
• Serves as a trusted technical partner for engineering teams requiring network expertise.
• Participates in high-visibility, cross-functional projects from design through implementation.
• Maintains and supports enterprise LAN / WAN, firewall, load balancing, and web hosting environments.
• Participates in 24x7 on-call rotations and provides escalation support as needed.
• Creates and maintains accurate technical documentation, diagrams, and operational runbooks.
• Implements network security controls and policies in alignment with enterprise security standards.
• Participates in firewall governance processes, including rule reviews and approvals.
• Supports the company’s commitment to protecting system and data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
• Provides technical guidance and informal mentorship to junior engineers.
• Shares best practices, troubleshooting techniques, and operational knowledge within the team.
• Maintains industry knowledge through ongoing training and professional development.

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

The base pay scale for this position in :

Phoenix, AZ / Chicago, IL in USD per year is : $106,000 - $130,000.

San Francisco, CA in USD per year is : $128,000 - $156,000.

Additionally, candidates are eligible for a discretionary incentive plan and benefits.

This pay scale is subject to change and is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific candidate, which is always dependent on legitimate factors considered at the time of job offer. Early Warning Services takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining a competitive salary offer, including, but not limited to, the job scope, market rates and geographic location of a position, candidate’s education, experience, training, and specialized skills or certification(s) in relation to the job requirements and compared with internal equity (peers). The business actively supports and reviews wage equity to ensure that pay decisions are not based on gender, race, national origin, or any other protected classes.

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Early Warning Services, LLC (“Early Warning”) considers for employment, hires, retains and promotes qualified candidates on the basis of ability, potential, and valid qualifications without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other bases such as medical condition, marital status or any other factor that is irrelevant to the performance of our employees.