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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Network Operations Engineer - **Company:** NASDAQ - **Location:** Philadelphia, PA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Algorithmic Trading, Border Gateway Protocol, Cyber Security, Domain Name System (DNS), Networking Hardware, Internet Protocol, Linux System Administration, Multicasting, Network Architecture, Networking Basics, Packet Analyzer, Network Administration, Ansible, Simple Network Management Protocols, Software Configuration Management, TCP/IP, Computer Networking Systems, Computer Network Operations, Gitlab, OpenText, Network Support, Bitbucket, Software Version Control - **Published:** July 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ec0abd2be43f4169 ## About the Role * Bachelor's Degree in IT related field * CCNA, CCNP, Network+ or equivalent experience * Very organized and detail oriented, with high degree of accuracy and follow-up * Excellent written and verbal communication skills * Self-motivated, reliable team player * Must possess desire to learn new technologies * Strong understanding of network concepts, TCP/IP stack and common Internet protocols * Ability to work in collaborative high-pressure environment * Development and audit network system policies and procedures ## Description We're looking for a Sr. Network Operations and Automation Engineer to join our team, reporting to Sr. Manager, Systems and Network Administration. This team is responsible for providing excellent, 24/5 first level network support. The team is also responsible for proactively monitoring and responding to alerts and requests in order to provide maximum uptime for Nasdaq's mission critical exchange systems. The team is a driven, passionate, high energy and highly motivated group with diverse skill sets. The work environment is fast paced and employees are expected to take on tasks independently. It is critical that the employee have potential and drive to grow their craft. The team is responsible to ensure the network remains in compliance with best practices, meets internal design criteria and complies with internal Information Security and Internal Audit specified guidelines. New ideas and improvement to existing processes and procedures to maximize efficiency and productivity are encouraged., * As a Sr. Network Operations and Automation Engineer your focus will be on supporting, building and maintaining Nasdaq's networks. * Incident response to network alarms via OpenText Operations Bridge Manager (OBM) * Execute first-level network infrastructure projects and operational tasks including configuration changes, maintenance activities, and deployment support as assigned. * Utilize Ansible for network updates * Work closely with all Operations and Engineering teams to make sure network systems are available and working properly. * Implement and maintain standardized configurations. * Establish knowledge base, document standard config templates and standard operating procedures. * Capturing and analyzing network sniffer data, perform DNS Updates * Answer the Netops phone line and respond to support tickets * Perform failure testing and monitoring validation of new Network devices. * Interfacing and providing feedback to network monitoring tools group * Maintain required spare hardware inventory at proper code revision levels * Open hardware and software support cases with various hardware vendors * Conduct periodic weekend system checks as part of a rotating team schedule What You'll Bring * Familiarity with Automation Frameworks - Ansible * Utilized Version control repository management software - Gitlab & Bitbucket * Previous Noc and Trading systems environment support * Familiar with Multicast, BGP and SNMP Protocols. * Linux Administration * Familiar with basic AI tools ## Related Videos - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Modern DevOps for IoT Devices and More](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1805-wearedevelopers-live-modern-devops-for-iot-devices-and-more) - [An Applied Introduction to eBPF with Go](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1075-an-applied-introduction-to-ebpf-with-go) - [Dev & Test in the Cloud? 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