Network Engineer - AVP

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.

Job Description

Primary functions and essential responsibilities

• Lead the Architecture, design, implementation, and management of the companys network infrastructure, including data centers and disaster recovery environments.
• Optimize stability, availability, reliability, and performance of networking infrastructure.
• Develop and execute strategic plans for network architecture, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to achieve successful project delivery and mitigate risks.
• Provide expert-level troubleshooting and support for escalated network incidents.
• Define key metrics and reporting mechanisms to communicate network performance and project progress to executive management.
• Mentor and train staff on best practices and emerging technologies in network engineering.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for network configurations, procedures, and policies.
• Ensure compliance with various regulatory requirements and industry standards
• Expertise in building well architected frameworks utilizing industry standards such as NIST 800-53
• Expertise in design and architecture of self-healing networks
• Extensive experience around product and technology assessment/testing and Proof of concept evaluations with clearly defined success criteria and outcomes
• Excellent documentation skills around developing reference architectures, building HLD/LLD of current and future network design’s
• Excellent vendor management skills with proven track record of RFE management and driving feature enhancements that support changing scalability, performance and security landscape as the firm expands
• Expertise in packet level analysis to identify areas for improvement and future upgrades with a focus on attention to detail
  
  

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in Network Engineering & Architecture role leading large scale transformational projects
  
  

• Experience in Private equity/Financial industry
• Building and leading a team of highly skilled Network architects/Engineers
  
  

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Electronics, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or a related field. Masters degree preferred.
• Certifications: CCIE or equivalent experience. Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert or equivalent experience
  
  

• Routing: Expert proficiency in BGP and OSPF.
• Switching: Expert proficiency with Cisco ACI, Nexus, and Cisco IOS platforms.
• Firewalls: Proficient in Palo Alto firewall technologies.
• SD-WAN: Proficient in Prisma SD-WAN.
• Wireless: Experience with Meraki Wireless solutions.
• Data Center Architecture: Proven experience in designing and managing data center architecture.
• Disaster Recovery: Experience in setting up and managing disaster recovery environments at the network level.
• Azure Networking: Extensive experience in Azure networking deployment and operation.
• Compliance: Knowledge of various compliance requirements.
• Cisco ISE: Knowledge of user authentication, authorization, and identity management products and technologies
• Tooling: Expertise in Network monitoring solutions and self-healing networks
  
  

• Demonstrated excellence in both written and verbal communication.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Proven ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment.
• Capacity to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively.
• High attention to detail and strong documentation skills.
• Willingness to travel, with a 10-15% travel requirement.
• Familiarity with ITIL processes.
• Experience working with global teams.