Senior Network Engineer - Etrading

The Team

Our client is actively seeking experienced candidates to join there global team that supports Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) network infrastructure. As a financial services technology vendor that delivers mission critical services to our clients, You will be a vital leader and member of the Network team. This team plays an integral role in the business, keeping our revenue generating SaaS environment well architected and running smoothly..

Salary: $155,000 - $170,000

About You

The Senor Network Engineer will be responsible for ensuring that the network infrastructure is well architected and runs smoothly. Success in this role will require strong experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining networks, It requires robust and innovative approaches in, problem solving, technical leadership, excellent communication (written and verbal, formal and informal), flexibility, accountability and a self-motivated working style with attention to detail. Your experience and knowledge will be instrumental in helping to build, manage and maintain a highly resilient network. You will also be called upon to help be the technical representative for your team during major incident and troubleshooting of network-related issues.

Job requirements

• 7–9 years of hands-on network engineering experience.
• 5–7 years of network operation experience including troubleshooting and incident handling
• 5–7 years of experience in network design and implementation
• 5–7 years of Extensive experience with Cisco switches, routers and firewalls
• Advanced networking knowledge of EIGRP/OSPF/BGP routing, L2 switching (Port-channel, vPC), and Firewalls
• Detailed understanding of network security, including Firewalls, VPNs,
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, and / or equivalent work experience
• Excellent troubleshooting skills

Key Responsibilities

• Work on a controlled change management environment.
• Provides network operations support in a 24/7 operating environment.
• Manage the full end-to-end technology life cycle within the network space
• Work as part of a global network team monitoring and troubleshooting low latency network environments across several continents
• Maintain and validate quality network service by establishing and enforcing managed hosting standards, metrics and best practices
• Support internal and external customer requests
• Plan, design, and work with Vendors to build, install and configure new network capabilities to meet the needs of the business
• Manage projects. Including the ability to effectively and accurately document requirements and develop clear execution plans
• The ability to plan and script complex changes within the network infrastructure. This involves a lot of weekend and off-hour work.
• Patching & upgrade management of networking devices
• Participates in change control committee, providing input into all changes/additions to network to ensure minimal disruption to production system.
• Identify and delegate ways to create efficiencies in supporting clients, internal communications, and process development and refinement.
• Forecasts potential issues within technical solutions and provides proactive remediation options for consideration.
• Resolves any scheduled maintenance or major outage issues escalated from direct reports.

Additional Requirements

• Experience with automation tools such as Ansible would be an advantage
• CNP/CCIE certified or equivalent
• RHCE, CompTIA certified or equivalent experience is desirable

If you meet the required qualifications and are interested in this role, please apply today.