▷ [Immediate Start] Principal Network Engineer

Applies business requirements and knowledge of software development lifecycles to design and produce complex software products or customer solutions aligned to the strategy of Group TechnologyRole Responsibilities Key Accountabilities - Leads projects priorities deadlines and outcomes - Utilises deep knowledge of site reliability software engineering programming languages tooling frameworks infrastructure and systems for each task - Leads designs of software components systems and features to improve the availability scalability latency and efficiency of LSEGs services - Leads sustainable incident response and production improvements for LSEG - Provides mentorship and advice to other team members on leading availability and performance of critical services building automation to prevent problem recurrence and building automated responses for non-exceptional service conditions - Mentors and trains other team members on design techniques and coding standards and cultivate innovation and collaboration - Writes and reviews highly optimised and accurate code for LSEG products and solutions and provides feedback and suggested improvements to team members - Partners with architects to decompose a solution for technology systems and products - Is regarded as the point of contact in their domain by showing significant depth of knowledge and expertise in technology and develops knowledge other domains to act on linkages and dependencies - Proactively continues to build and apply relevant domain knowledge that may relate to workflows data pipelines business policies configurations and constraints - Supports essential processes while ensuring high quality standards are metQualifications Experience - Degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or Electronics Electrical Engineering or equivalent - Significant experience in software development in one or more programming languages Job advert content Position SummaryAs the High-Skills Network Technical Lead your main responsibility will be to ensure the ongoing support and reliability of all components within the LSEG ecosystem including platforms networks applications and services In this role you will provide 4th-line support to the Network Products and Services functions ensuring the operational stability and adaptability of the LSEG global network Your key focus will be on creating and maintaining software automation that improves the reliability and availability of digital platforms and their software delivery pipelines Role ResponsibilitiesYou will play a meaningful role in designing building and maintaining systems software and applications across various domains Your goal is to achieve the highest quality outcomes Independently youll make technical design and amendment decisions leading the workload effectively By analysing data and understanding business requirements youll translate them into technical requirements ensuring alignment with infrastructure and network capacity needs Youll complete relevant reporting documentation ensuring it adheres to both internal and external standards Collaborating closely with other business areas youll schedule and coordinate capacity and network upgrades meeting service level objectives When vital youll lead upgrades coordinating efforts with internal teams and third parties Building accurate documentation and monitoring system performance are essential to contribute optimally to business activities and continuous improvement Youll support the deployment of emergent engineering patterns across development teams Contributing to creating solutions youll coordinate design work within the infrastructure and network domain Preferred Skills and Experience A bachelors degree or equivalent experience in an IT-related field is essential Previous roles in architecture or engineering are valuable Significant experience in technology-focused positions is crucial Extensive knowledge of routing and switching protocols with a preference for CCIE certification is highly desirable Proven years of experience in network products and services ideally working with Cisco Juniper and Arista technologies while actively pursuing further accreditation is important Expertise spanning LAN WAN HSRP NAT MPLS VPN GRE BGP and OSPF is vital Knowledge of multicast concepts including IGMP RP and PIM is beneficial Familiarity with low-latency technologies commonly deployed in the financial sector is advantageous Excellent knowledge of network Packet analysis and Packet Capture tools gives to operational efficiency Experience with Data Centre Networking including Software-Defined Networking SDN Cisco ACI VxLAN and related technologies is valuable Understanding cloud environments and possessing knowledge of network security including standard processes is beneficial Familiarity with load balancing technologies TCP IP and multicast in internet environments is important Proficiency in required Service Management processes ideally with ITIL knowledge is advantageous Exposure to the financial sector and its associated technologies is valuable Proficiency in Python and Ansible allows for streamlined tasks Strong spoken and written English language skills combined with client management abilities supply to successful collaborationLSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider Our purpose is driving financial stability empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built Our values of Integrity Partnership Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do every day They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25 000 people across 65 countries However we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth Together we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support including healthcare retirement planning paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyones race religion colour national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age marital status veteran status pregnancy or disability or any other basis protected under applicable law Conforming with applicable law we can reasonably accommodate 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