Senior Network Engineer - Frontline Execution Engineering

Our client is a Global Financial Services Firm. They are seeking at Senior Network Engineer - Frontline Execution Engineering- Salt Lake City.

Foundational Infrastructure is responsible for the firms mission critical production platforms including:

Core data center platforms including network and storage

Private and Public Cloud computing platform

Entitlements platform

Security and critical infrastructure services

Linux and Windows engineering

Distributed scheduling

An Individual in this role will be part of a diverse global network reliability engineering team responsible for Implementation, Deployment, Operations and Product Life Cycle management of network infrastructure, including both internal campus/trading network and external facing client and Internet connectivity.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

An individual in this role will be part of network reliability engineering team responsible for Implementation, Deployment, Operation and Product Life Cycle management of network infrastructure, including both internal campus/trading network and external facing client and Internet connectivity, according to the global network policies and best practices

Work with global network team on providing level 3 escalation for troubleshooting incidents.

Own the delivery of a variety of concurrent network projects in varying scale from small to very large

Provide subject matter expertise when collaborating on cross platform projects with teams responsible for Voice, Video, Market Data, Compute, Storage, Information Security and Data Centre.

Maintain accurate network diagrams, inventory and documentation for network infrastructure.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Extensive knowledge of networking technologies, topologies, and protocols. (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF & RIP, SNMP, Multicast, STP, HSRP, switching technologies, VLANs, Firewalls, Carrier Circuits, E1, SDH, Ethernet)

Extensive technical experience using many of the following

Cisco Routers & Switches, Nexus, ASR, ISR product lines, Cisco IOS, NX-OS, Juniper and Netscreen firewalls, GRE/IPSec

Extensive hands-on experience in implementing, operating and troubleshooting large IP-based Data networks (LAN/WAN/MAN), preferably with some exposure to the Financial Sector.

Knowledge and experience working with network management tools such as configuration management, network health check tools, log collectors

Highly self-motivated and ability to work independently in a global team environment.

Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills

Good communication, presentation and interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working in finance industry and multi-national company

Experience with automating Network functions is a plus.

Expereince with at least one programming language. Python, Jave, SQL, Perl, beyond basic scripting is a plus.