Network Engineer

Work experience : 7 to 8 years

Job location: Pune / Hyderabad / Mumbai

ROLE PROFILE:

This role is within the Infrastructure and Cloud - Networks Products & Services . This group is responsible for the Architecture and Design Standards of the global network services and

network products and the architectural integration to scale application services on prem as part of a hybrid multi-cloud strategy.

This is a senior technical position for an engineering specialist in the Network Design and Engineering team focusing on elements such as DDI, Load balancing, NTP, proxy, firewall and security services to develop a strategy with LSEG business, product, architecture and design.

The role requires to combine elements of architecture, design, governance, and consultation to produce Network Service Architectures, Designs and Standards which align with business and architectural requirements.

With a validated technical background, the ideal candidate should follow industry standard development frameworks incorporating planning, designing, testing, implementing, operating, optimizing, and be able to effectively participate in multi-functional meetings, clearly articulate Network Service features and capabilities, translate business requirements into technical requirements, and ultimately, into outcomes that are fit for purpose and production-level use.

ROLE SUMMARY:

• Seniority level above 5-7 years of demonstrated ability in networking.

• Ability to architect, design, define standards, generate, and deploy blueprints of network designs.

• Proficient understanding of traffic patterns, packet captures and network protocols/applications (TCP/IP, HTTPS/SSL/TLS) and internet architectures.

• Proven knowledge and experience with Firewalls (Checkpoint, Palo Alto or Fortinet)

• Desirable knowledge and experience with proxies, packet capture devices, IDS/IPS and DDoS.

• Desirable knowledge and experience with DDI (Infoblox), Load balancers (F5 with iRules),

• Desirable knowledge and experience with RIRs (Regional Internet Registry) and DNS registrars.

• Desirable knowledge and experience with Cloudflare, Akamai, Infoblox BloxOne

• Automation with Python, Ansible, terraform, GitLab pipelines using DevOps practices.

• Knowledge and experience with cloud connectivity and cloud networking constructs for at least one cloud provider - Azure, AWS, GCP, Oracle

• Knowledge and experience with monitoring and observability protocols, tools, and applications.

• Handle numerous projects with contending priorities in a constantly evolving environment.

• Cultivate collaboration, advocate for documentation and knowledge sharing.

• Flexibility for compensated occasional work during weekends.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

• Focus on design, implementation and automate within Firewall space to support product base model delivery.

• Firewall upgrades and Firewall hardware migration between multi-vendor environments

• Proper understating on the environmental knowledge with DHCP/DNS/IPAM, Firewalls, Load balancers, Time protocol, proxy and Cloud applications.

• Assess, plan, design, and implementation of the infrastructure.

• Capacity planning and troubleshooting of the network applications products, infrastructure, and services.

• Monitoring and observability of the network applications products infrastructure.

• Source code management and development.

• Leverage testing environments using industry practices for pre-testing changes and proof of concept.

• On-call rotation shifts

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

• Solid validated knowledge and experience to deliver excellent technical results as outlined in the role summary.

• Strong character and cheerful personality for great interpersonal behaviour.

• Good negotiating and influencing skills supported by expressive oral and written communication.
• Excellent presentation skills and a solid attention to detail.
• Great collaboration skills with the ability to observe aspects from varying perspectives.
• Task and results oriented ability to handle multiple streams of contending work priorities and maintain a focus on results while thinking like a customer.
• Excellent critical thinker and problem-solving abilities and time/tasks management skills with a focus on goals and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to thoroughly deliver a proven and accurate root cause analysis.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science in IT field and/or equivalent certifications and experience
• Finance industry experience is a plus.