Senior Network Engineer

Finastra is currently seeking a Senior Network Engineer for our organization. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Network Engineering. This position is responsible for the modernization of network connectivity solutions that service customer technology and enterprise domains. The chosen candidate will work with internal IT teams, and strategic partners to design and deliver connectivity solutions that service Finastras global client and partner base.

This as a superb opportunity to make a positive impact within the fin-tech industry. Accordingly, the ideal candidate should be forward thinking, and detail-oriented with a strong desire to work with highly technical peers within a collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to low-level planning milestones. Responsible for the following tasks: bill of material compilation, quoting, proof of concept (design and delivery), pilot, and production rollout.
• Meticulous implementation planning requires detailed change request submittals and pre-post/implementation validation planning.
• Design and implement against the following technologies and platforms Akamai Web App Firewall, Cisco (Catalyst and Nexus) platforms, FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, Cisco ISE, F5 LTM, MPLS, and SD-WAN.
• Design and deliver against Finastra product needs within Microsoft Azure Cloud, specifically: Azure Load Balancer, Application Gateway, Virtual NAT (Network Address Translation), Service and Private Link, NSG (Network Security Group), Basic and Standard IP allocation, VNET (Virtual Network), VPN Gateway, VWAN (Virtual WAN hub), and ExpressRoute.
• Lead or contribute to modernization efforts to enable business outcomes. Use cases: Finastra client or 3rd Party Partner to Finastra connectivity needs (on-premises to on-premises, cloud to cloud, or on-premises to cloud).
• Lead design tasks: compile/present connectivity options for leadership and peer consumption using Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio.
• Create SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) that define operating parameters of newly created or existing connectivity and ancillary network solutions.
• Mentor peers within Network Operations and facilitate Operational Handoff meeting to socialize new design and enhancement details. Including Go-Live specifics design review, field Q&A sessions, and perform Operational Checklist tasks before solution handoff to NetOps.
• Leverage in depth network switching, routing, security hands on knowledge, working experience of routing protocols Static, OSPF, BGP, to deliver against business outcomes and operational excellence targets for uptime availability SLAs.
• Plan, design, and implement Spine-Leaf, EVPN-VXLAN architecture in Datacenters.
• Working knowledge of IPAM (IP address management) tools – Infoblox a plus.
• Proficient planning for circuit activations – Internet and MPLS, to include activation implementation tasks.
• Working knowledge on Wireless technologies, Wireless LAN Controller and Access points deployment, troubleshooting
• Implement new load-balancing elements – virtual appliance in Azure or hardware (on-premises). Create/modify front/back-end network elements to support application and service load-balancer needs.
• Plan, design, and deliver against SD-WAN (Software Defined Wide Area Network) roadmap targets. Utilize the configuration templates, Cisco vManage, centralized policies to design an optimal network.
• Work within an AGILE framework as Scrum Master or Team member.
• Submit Procurement Intake Requests per process for quoting network needs with vendors and partners.
• Jointly solution with Solutions Architecture team
• Role requires up to 10% business travel
• Occasional non-business hours support required driven by business requirements – project demand and Tier IV Ops Support.
• Expecting Flexible working hours – Primarily European hours which overlaps with India/Asia and North America.

Technical Skills

• Network Routing, Switching, Security, Datacenter technologies.
• Functional and working knowledge of internetworking IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) standards – Ethernet and IP routing protocols
• Applied working experience utilizing the OSI model to troubleshoot complex operational issues
• Microsoft Azure, cloud design and implementation
• Load-balancing design experience and troubleshooting.
• Foundational knowledge of DNS, DHCP (Domain Host Control Protocol), and TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
• Foundational knowledge of wireless and remote authentication constructs
• Automation skills – Python, Ansible/Terraform desired

Must Required Skills:5-8Yrs

• Azure Load balancers, VNET, Express route (2 to 3 years)
• SDWAN (2 to 3 years)
• BGP, OSPF (5+ years)
• NAT (6+ years)
• On prem network experience (5+ years)
• Cloud network exposure (2 to 3 years)
• MPLS, DIA (6+ years)
• Routing (5+)
• Switching (5+)
• OSI, TCP/IP (5+)
• Cisco Nexus, Catalyst, Datacenter technologies (4+)
• Enterprise network planning, design, implementation, troubleshooting (5+)
• AGILE and/or ITIL certified is a plus
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Customer focused with great interpersonal skills
• Highly adaptable and flexible; ability to delivery in a dynamic environment
• Self-starter and highly accountable
• Experienced using Microsoft Office products - Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Word.
• Data driven and results oriented

Below any one certification is mandatory

1. CCNA
2. CCNP – any specialization

Nice to Have:

• Cisco ISE
• Cisco vManage
• F5 LTM load balancer
• FortiManager
• FortiAnalyzer
• WAF
• Akamai

Good to have certifications:

1. Fortinet NSE (any levels 1-8)Role & responsibilities