Network Engineer IV - Backbone

Job Overview

Position

Schedule:

Full-Time

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 25-Feb-2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

The Network Services Backbone team is responsible for the delivery of highly available and high performing campus and data center networks, in support of Edward Jones clients, Financial Advisors, and home-office personnel. This includes operational and maintenance activities, as well as research, design and implementation responsibilities.

We are seeking a talented, experienced, and innovative engineer who can adapt and deliver results in this challenging and rapidly changing environment.

Here are a few of the

Key Responsibilities:

• Working with BGP, TCP/IP, MPLS, QoS, EPVN, VXLAN, Firewalls, and WAN technologies.
• Providing support with Cloud IaaS with MS Azure.
• Cloud automation, including experience with Python, and Terraform.
• Knowledge and experience in other areas of Digital Technology (security, computing, operating systems, application infrastructure and development, etc.) will help you adapt to the business acumen of the area.
• Immerse yourself with Edward Jones's digital transformation environment by following Agile and Scrum best practices.
• Investigate complex network related issues to resolution.
• Analyze requirements and develop and deploy technical solutions according to business objectives.
• Analyze requirements, determine feasibility, costs, benefits, etc., and subsequently develop and present a business case / recommendation.
• Align Digital Technology and Firm objectives, and provide strategic direction and technical leadership.
• Mentor and build the technical skills of others, and foster a strong and collaborative team environment.

Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account.

Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program.

Hiring Minimum: $99,200

Hiring Maximum: $168,900

What Experience You'll Need:

• Bachelor's degree preferred and/or related work experience
• 10+ years of experience working with enterprise network solutions (HW and SW defined networks, routing, switching, firewall, application load balancing, wireless, DNS, monitoring, and packet analysis)

• Experience with IaC preferred.
• Experience with Fortinet firewalls preferred

Candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office four days per week effective June 1, 2026. Before June 1, 2026, candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with preference for Tuesday through Thursday.

Current INTERNAL home-based associates: While this role is posted as hybrid,
if selected and accepted, you may retain your home-based status
. Edward Jones intends in good faith to continue offering the role as home-based, though future business or regulatory needs may require on-site work.

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500 company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.

Behind everything we do is our purpose:
We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.

People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.

Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.