Network Infrastructure Engineer Job at Barclays (Whippany)

Network Infrastructure Engineer

Barclays

Location:
United States , Whippany

Category:
IT - Administration

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

170000.00 - 230000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Embark on a transformative journey as a Network Infrastructure Engineer - VP. At Barclays, our vision is clear — to redefine the future of banking and craft innovative solutions. In this role, you will shape and deliver the global network platforms that enable millions of customers and colleagues to connect and collaborate. You will define engineering strategy, lead multi-faceted cross‑domain projects end to end, and elevate engineering standards to provide resilient, compliant, and scalable services across data center, core, campus, branch, and edge environments. Production Network Engineering sits within the Network Product Design & Engineering organization and is responsible for the design, build, and operation of strategic network infrastructure platforms and the connectivity products and services that run on them. In this role, you will collaborate closely with architecture, security, operations, and product teams to drive modernization, embed automation and DevOps practices, and strengthen operational integrity through predictable delivery and continuous improvement.

Job Responsibility:

Build Engineering: Development, delivery, and maintenance of high-quality infrastructure solutions to fulfil business requirements ensuring measurable reliability, performance, availability, and ease of use.
Incident Management: Monitoring of IT infrastructure and system performance to measure, identify, address, and resolve any potential issues, vulnerabilities, or outages.
Automation: Development and implementation of automated tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention, utilising software scripting/coding disciplines.
Security: Implementation of a secure configuration and measures to protect infrastructure against cyber-attacks, vulnerabilities, and other security threats.
Teamwork: Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, architects, and other engineers to define IT Infrastructure requirements, devise solutions, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.
Learning: Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations, and actively contribute to the organization's technology communities.

Requirements:

Deep hands-on expertise across enterprise networking fundamentals (routing and switching) and platforms spanning core, edge, data centre, campus, branch, WAN, and wireless domains
Proven ability to lead complex network projects end to end (design, build, governance, and in life ownership) across technologies such as MPLS/EVPN, SD WAN, wireless, internet edge, and DDI
Considerable engineering ownership mindset, including service health, reliability improvements, technical debt reduction, and disciplined documentation and standards
Experience driving automation and DevOps practices (Infrastructure as Code, configuration validation, CI/CD patterns) to reduce risk and improve delivery speed and quality
Ample change, risk, and control governance capability, including leading high risk change and acting as a senior escalation point during critical incidents with deep dive root cause analysis

Nice to have:

Knowledge of IoT protocols: MQTT, Zigbee, BACnet, CoAP – including vertical mesh networking and RF signal optimization across concrete/steel floors.
Experience partnering closely with architecture, security, operations, and product management to align roadmaps, requirements, and delivery sequencing
Experience coaching and mentoring engineers through technical leadership and standards adoption
Considerable problem-solving orientation with a focus on continuous improvement and measurable outcomes

What we offer:

medical, dental and vision coverage
401(k)
life insurance
other paid leave for qualifying circumstances
incentive award
competitive holiday allowance
private medical care
pension contribution

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 21, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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