FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for over 200,000 investment professionals worldwide, providing instant access to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions.
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Network engineers at FactSet have a wide variety of responsibilities across the enterprise’s entire infrastructure. The role primarily consists of designing, implementing, automating, troubleshooting and maintaining FactSet’s various network systems, including but not limited to our LAN, WAN, SAN, Wireless, GTM/LTM, DNS, Cloud Networking, and Market data environments.
This broad range of technologies, coupled with the nature of the position, often result in an engineer being required to quickly [re]acclimate themselves with a technology, become a subject matter expert in that domain, fix the problem/implement a solution and then move on to the next initiative. For those who have the skills and work ethics to thrive in our environment, the position poses a challenging but rewarding and exciting opportunity for engineers to deliver top-tier service to our internal and external clients.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, Implement and maintain network systems to provide services that successfully integrate into our clients, market data vendors and FactSet’s internal networks
- Monitor and analyze network performance, identify and troubleshoot issues, and recommend solutions to improve network performance and reliability
- Develop and maintain network documentation, including network diagrams, configuration files, and operational procedures
- Work closely with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to integrate new technologies and applications into FactSet’s network infrastructure
- Provide technical support to both internal and external stakeholders/clients and assist in resolving network-related problems in timely and efficient manner
- Train and mentor Junior Network Engineers
- Participate in weekend on-call rotation and provide after-hours support when required
Minimum Requirements:
- Minimum of 5+ years’ experience in Network Engineering Role
- Participate in weekend on-call rotation and provide after-hours support when required
- Critical and in-depth understanding of network protocols, technologies and tools.
- Routing protocols (BGP, EIGRP, OSPF)
- LAN switching (VLAN, STP, MLAG)
- TCP/IP
- Multicast
- VXLAN/EVPN/CloudVision
- Wireshark, Coralogix, gNMI
- Participate in weekend on-call rotation and provide after-hours support when required
Critical Skills:
- In-depth knowledge and expertise of application/network Load Balancers
- Experience with network equipment from major vendors such as Cisco, Arista and Juniper.
- Broader understanding of Cloud Computing technologies like AWS and Azure.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to effectively troubleshoot and isolate technical issues in a timely manner
Desirable / Additional skills
- Competence in the following technologies: Financial industry experience and/or a background in a large enterprise network Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining large multicast network is a plus Competency in programming languages and/or scripting Network operating systems (IOS, IOS-XE, EOS, F5/tmsh) NSX, Infoblox, Linux
- Understanding of modern datacenter stack
- Understanding of public cloud, Private cloud and Hybrid Network Architectures
- Experience with designing, implementing and maintaining networks
- Any experience in building / leading / Mentoring a team is a definite plus
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple projects, and meet deadlines
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Education and Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology or relevant Industry certifications, such as CCNP, or CCIE, are desired
The budgeted salary range for this position in the states of Connecticut and New York is $110,000 - 135,000.00
Company Overview:
FactSet (NYSE:FDS | NASDAQ:FDS) helps the financial community to see more, think bigger, and work better. Our digital platform and enterprise solutions deliver financial data, analytics, and open technology to more than 8,200 global clients, including over 200,000 individual users. Clients across the buy-side and sell-side, as well as wealth managers, private equity firms, and corporations, achieve more every day with our comprehensive and connected content, flexible next-generation workflow solutions, and client-centric specialized support. As a member of the S&P 500, we are committed to sustainable growth and have been recognized among the Best Places to Work in 2023 by Glassdoor as a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award winner. Learn more at www.factset.com and follow us on X and LinkedIn.
At FactSet, we celebrate difference of thought, experience, and perspective. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. FactSet participates in E-Verify
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in a Network Engineering role
- Availability to participate in weekend on-call rotations and provide after-hours support
- In-depth understanding of network protocols, technologies, and tools
- Experience with BGP, EIGRP, and OSPF routing protocols
- Experience with LAN switching, including VLAN, STP, and MLAG
- Knowledge of TCP/IP and multicast
- Experience with VXLAN, EVPN, and CloudVision
- Experience with Wireshark, Coralogix, and gNMI
- In-depth knowledge of application and network load balancers
- Experience with Cisco, Arista, and Juniper network equipment
- Understanding of AWS and Azure cloud computing technologies
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a relevant field
- Competence with network operating systems including IOS, IOS-XE, EOS, and F5/tmsh
- Experience with NSX, Infoblox, and Linux
- Programming or scripting experience
- Financial industry experience or large enterprise network experience
- Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining large multicast networks
- Understanding of modern data center stacks and hybrid network architectures
- Team-building, leadership, or mentoring experience
- CCNP or CCIE certification
Factset Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Factset and has not been reviewed or approved by Factset.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental/vision in some descriptions, and life and disability insurance. Company-wide wellness days and region-specific add-ons (e.g., Vitality PMI, Bupa dental, Health Shield cashback) further reinforce a strong health-and-wellbeing offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement savings support is consistently included as part of the core package through retirement savings plans. The presence of these programs is framed as a meaningful component of total rewards beyond base salary.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase program is highlighted as a standard part of the total rewards package. This provides a pathway to share ownership alongside cash compensation.
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What We Do
FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for tens of thousands of investment professionals around the world, providing instant access to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions. For 40 years, through market changes and technological progress, our focus has always been to provide exceptional client service. From more than 60 offices in 23 countries, we’re all working together toward the goal of creating value for our clients, and we’re proud that 95% of asset managers who use FactSet continue to use FactSet, year after year. As big as we grow, as far as we reach, and as successful as we become, we stay connected to our clients and to each other.
