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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Network Core Specialist - **Company:** Squarepoint Capital - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $120,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Border Gateway Protocol, VoIP, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Hot Standby Router Protocol, Internet Group Management Protocols, Python (Programming Language), Multicasting, Network Architecture, Network Diagnostics, Routing, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Ansible, Prometheus, Virtual Local Area Networks, Virtual Router Redundancy Protocols, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, System Availability, Grafana, Reliability of Systems, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Git, Information Technology, Performance Monitor, Fortinet, Hardware Infrastructure, Kibana, Cisco - **Published:** August 7, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/df3edd0b-4db2-4052-934b-afaf6b001b38 ## About the Role * Degree in Network engineering, Computer Science, or related Information Technology discipline * CCNP certification or higher (CCIE preferred) * Minimum 7 years of experience in network engineering and project delivery, with a strong track record of successful project execution. * Deep knowledge of routing and switching protocols * Routing: OSPF, BGP, EVPN * Multicast: PIM, RP, MSDP, IGMP, SSM * Switching: STP, PC/vPC/MLAG, CDP/LLDP, QoS, HSRP/VRRP, VLAN/VxLAN * Monitoring: LANZ, Sflow, Kibana, Prometheus * Security: AAA (RadiTACACS), control planes, device hardening * Experience with Arista / Cisco * Datacenter/office network infrastructure buildout experienc * Experience with network diagnostic and performance tools - netcat, tcptrace, wireshark, etc. * Proficient with Cisco's Unified Communication, Collaboration products and Voice technologies * In depth knowledge in cybersecurity solutions: Palo Alto, Fortinet * Experience with cloud-based solutions: AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure * Strong scripting and automation experience - Git, Python and Ansible preferred. * Experience with monitoring/orchestration tools as Prometheus, CVP, Elastic and Grafana. ## Description Squarepoint is looking for a highly skilled and detail-oriented Network Core Specialist to architect, develop, optimize and secure scalable networks for Datacenter, Campus and Cloud infrastructures. 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