--- title: 'Network Engineer - Ireland at IEX Group' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/network-engineer-ireland-iex-group-dublin-yt9jz3zb07r9' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-14' --- # Network Engineer - Ireland at IEX Group - **Company:** IEX Group - **Location:** Dublin, Ireland - **Posted:** 2026-10-05 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-14 - **Apply:** https://iex.io/careers/apply?gh_jid=8141528 ## Job description About IEX: IEX is an exchange operator and technology company dedicated to innovating for performance in capital markets. Founded in 2012, IEX launched a new kind of securities exchange in 2016 that combines a transparent business model and unique architecture designed to protect investors. Today, IEX applies its proprietary technology and experience to drive performance across asset classes, serve investors, and advocate for transparent and competitive markets. About the Role: IEX is seeking a Network Engineer to join our growing team in Dublin, Ireland. In this role, you will help operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and enhance the network infrastructure supporting IEX’s evolving business, including the continued expansion of our trading platforms and the launch of our options exchange. This is a hands-on role well suited for a network engineer with strong networking fundamentals who enjoys troubleshooting, improving network reliability, and working closely with infrastructure teams. While experience supporting financial markets, exchanges, or low-latency environments is valuable, it is not required. We are looking for someone with a strong technical foundation who can learn our environment and grow with the team. The Dublin team will also provide important operational coverage during the European morning, helping ensure our infrastructure is ready and operating effectively ahead of the U.S. trading day. This position supports IEX and will be performed in Ireland. The successful candidate will be employed in Ireland by Rippling, acting as IEX’s employer of record and administering local payroll, benefits, tax, and employment compliance. What You’ll Do: - Operate, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot resilient, high-performance network infrastructure. - Configure and maintain switches, routers, and firewalls from vendors such as Arista, Cisco, Juniper, and Fortinet. - Support network deployments, upgrades, capacity planning, and performance improvements. - Troubleshoot connectivity, routing, packet loss, and network performance issues. - Use scripting and automation tools such as Python, Ansible, or similar technologies to improve network operations. - Work closely with Network Engineers, Data Center Engineers, SREs, vendors, and other teams to resolve issues and maintain reliable infrastructure. - Provide operational coverage during the European morning to support IEX’s U.S. infrastructure and trading operations. Your Background: - 5+ years of hands-on network engineering or network operations experience. - Strong understanding of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VRFs, STP, and routing and switching fundamentals. - Experience configuring and troubleshooting switches, routers, firewalls, and production network environments. - Experience with network monitoring, troubleshooting, upgrades, and performance tuning. - Exposure to Python, Ansible, or other network automation tools. - Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to take ownership of operational issues. - Experience with multicast, low-latency/high-performance networks, cloud infrastructure, or financial markets technology is a plus, but not required. Experience at an exchange, proprietary trading firm, or other electronic trading environment is not required. Our job titles may span more than one career level. The starting annual base pay is between €80,000 and €110,000 for this Dublin, Ireland-based position. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The annual base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role is eligible for bonus and equity. IEX is committed to providing an inclusive and respectful workplace and to providing equal employment opportunities. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates and do not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected under Irish equality legislation, including gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race, or membership of the Traveller community. IEX is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to discuss how we can support you. [IEX GDPR Applicant Privacy Notice](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/696f8ac812dcabe749e3aa8c/6ac024f4c19e717a43da4f2c_IEX%20Applicant%20Privacy%20Disclosure_Ireland%209.21.26.pdf) ## About IEX Group ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: IEX Group is a high-performance U.S. stock exchange operator and technology company dedicated to innovating for market integrity and investor protection. - **Entity Type**: Private (operates a registered national securities exchange) - **Headquarters**: New York, NY, USA (3 World Trade Center, 58th floor) - **Founded**: 2012 (based on public history; IEX exchange launched in 2016) - **Founders**: Brad Katsuyama (CEO), Ronan Ryan (COO), Rob Park (CTO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Financial services – stock exchange and trading technology; expanding into options exchange. - **Target customers**: Institutional brokers, asset managers, retail brokers, and liquidity providers (B2B capital markets). - **Mission/purpose**: "Think Big, Do Good" – level the playing field, protect investors, and improve market integrity through transparent, innovative trading solutions. ## Products & Services - **IEX Exchange**: A U.S. stock exchange offering equitable, high-performance trading with unique features like the D-Limit (discretionary limit) order type. Top 3 in quote presence among 16 U.S. exchanges (Russell 3000). Notional value traded using D-Limit exceeded $8.6 trillion since inception. - **IEX Options (coming soon)**: A new options exchange designed to arm liquidity providers with risk management technology and reduce adverse selection. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company) - **Key Metric**: $8.6 trillion notional value traded on IEX Exchange using D-Limit since inception; daily traded volume data disclosed quarterly. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: IEX has strong relationships with brokers and investors across the financial industry. Board and advisory committees include diverse industry stakeholders. - **Growth Signals**: Expanding into options exchange; maintaining top-3 quote presence; continuous innovation in order types and market structure. ## Competitive Advantages - **Transparent, broker-neutral exchange model** – no conflict of interest from proprietary trading or data monetization. - **Proprietary technology** – D-Limit and other innovative order types reduce information leakage and improve execution quality. - **Proven track record** – $8.6 trillion notional traded on D-Limit demonstrates adoption by sophisticated market participants. - **Culture of high performance** – attracts top engineering, product, and finance talent. ## Strategic Focus - **Options launch** – entering the options market with a differentiated, technology-first offering. - **Continued innovation** in market structure and order types to benefit all participants. - **Talent growth** – building teams across engineering, data infrastructure, security, finance, and product. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: "Think Big, Do Good" – emphasis on innovation, growth mindset, resilience, and teamwork. Celebrated for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. - **Hybrid work**: Flexible environment – teams decide how and where to work (home, road, office). - **Office**: NYC headquarters with stunning views, in-office gym (weights, Peloton, showers), and lunch-and-learns. - **Benefits**: - 100% employer-paid medical, dental, vision premiums for employees, spouses, and dependents. - 16 weeks paid parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers. - Unlimited PTO with a flexible vacation policy. - $5,000 annual learning stipend + $1,000 non-profit donation match. - Competitive compensation packs (equity, bonus, 401k with company match). - One Medical membership covered. - **Internal mobility**: Encouraged to learn across departments; internship and early career programs available. - **Open roles** (as of search): Software Engineer for Test, Market Operations Specialist (Options), Commercial Counsel, Senior Data Infrastructure Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, FP&A Associate, Senior Network Engineer, Senior Systems Reliability Engineer, Risk Management Associate. ## Sources 1. [iex.io – Home](https://www.iex.io/) 2. [iex.io – About Us](https://www.iex.io/about) 3. [iex.io – Careers](https://www.iex.io/careers) 4. [iex.io – Benefits Guide](https://www.iex.io/article/iex-benefits-package) 5. 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