Job Details

Network Engineer
New York City, NY (Hybrid 4 Days Onsite)
12+ Months
Video Interview

CANDIDATES NEED TO BE COMING OUT OF A "Low Latency" TRADING ENVIRONMENT AND HAVE RECENT EXPERIENCE WITH THE CLOUD/AWS PREFERRED. CANDIDATES MUST HAVE "LOW LATENCY" OUTLINED ON THEIR RESUME AND HAVE RECENT EXPERIENCE WORKING IN CAPITAL MARKETS, INVESTMENT BANKING, HEDGE FUNDS OR FINANCIAL SERVICES.

We need: senior Network engineer with extensive experience working with Cisco, Nexus 9K, AWS and Zscaler AND LOW LATENCY EXPERIENCE. Candidates must have certifications (The more the better) Candidates need to be onsite in Midtown NYC 4 days a week.

Key Skills: Zscaler, Cisco Nexus 9k, Palo Alto (Bonus: VXLAN)
Financial services experience preferred but not required.

SUMMARY OF FUNCTION/POSITION:

• This role presents an exciting opportunity to help design, resource and build a new, robust best-in-class network infrastructure for [CLIENT], the successful candidate will be able to combine their industry experience with a vision for further developments in a fast-paced environment.

• Maintaining data, voice or video network hardware and systems; investigates and resolves network and hardware matters of significance; research, analyzes, isolates, and resolves errors; assesses and updates older networks as needed and in accordance with specified plans.
• Effectively deal with tickets and incidents passed on from the service desk.
• Provides technical support on data, voice, or video networks for internal and/or external customers; answers technical questions; recommends and implements approved course of action. Provides technical leadership for data or voice network problem escalation and resolution.
• Design, deploy and manage a corporate enterprise and executive office environment that is growing at an unprecedented pace.
• Architect points of presence for peering and internet connectivity in data centers across the world
• Manage and develop key supplier & vendor relationships
• Provide escalation path for fault resolution, talking directly to end users, suppliers, and other teams within the organization
• Proactive & reactive network monitoring and management, fault resolution, capacity planning, security, patching, maintenance.
• Working on a mix of projects to include, but not limited to Data Center, Branch Offices, video, and telephony - producing high quality documentation for network designs and processes.
• Deliver simple, scalable solutions and processes that improve the users experience.

• A minimum of 5 years' experience of supporting a global network, delivering complete end to end connectivity
• Proven ability to organise & prioritise multiple tasks daily
• Strong analytical abilities with a good level of investigative skills
• Service oriented, accurate, effective, and able to work unsupervised even under pressure
• Responsive and adaptable in a dynamic, collaborative work environment.

• Experience of working in a financial background is preferred but not necessary

• CCNP Preferred, Minimum CCNA
• Support, management, and implementation of Next-Gen Firewalls
• Wireless (Meraki preferred)
• Site to Site VPNs on various devices (Inc IOS)
• Thorough knowledge of various routing protocols: BGP, OSPF & EIGRP
• Cisco Nexus 9000
• Cisco Client & 802.1x
• Zscaler - ZIA / ZPA
• Multicast
• Cloud Networking (AWS preferred)
• Familiar with Cisco product range

• Palo Alto
• VXLAN
• SDWAN
• Cisco DNAC & SDA
• Cisco Call Manager/Collaboration
• Automation (Python/Ansible/Terraform)
• SSL Decryption

• Self-motivated individual that can work with minimal supervision
• Able to deal effectively with external suppliers and providers.
• Able to communicate effectively with end users, management and other teams
• Take ownership of issues and follow through with them until resolution
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Teamwork and interpersonal skills
• A willingness to learn and keep up to date with technologies