Markets & Customer Connectivity Design Engineer

As well as a confirmed technical background, the ideal candidate will be able to follow industry standard design, development and engineering frameworks incorporating planning, design, implementation, engineering, testing, operation and optimization. Be able to effectively participate in multi-functional meetings, clearly articulate infrastructure features and capabilities, translate business requirements into technical requirements into outcomes that are fit for purpose and use.

The role requires an individual experienced in the technical analysis, definition, design, construction, testing, installation and modification of accurately engineered network and information systems to meet agreed business needs. An individual that analyzes and evaluates alternative solutions, and serves as domain authorities between the business and IT organization. Ensuring network architecture supports the execution of critical business applications. Implements the balance between business and technology, provides consultancy into the project teams and defines the design and engineering governance function, signing off governance architecture / design against well-defined standards.

DAY TO DAY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This Network Design Engineer will be responsible for network design and engineering and be involved in the development, engineering and testing of network solutions, hardware or software life cycle management. This often involves close collaboration with vendors and multi-functional technical teams. The role involves agile methods of working and technical or squad leadership for new network solutions and the introduction of new network features across the LSEG hybrid infrastructure estate.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Deep and broad experience of delivering enterprise scale infrastructure in a similar role

Responsible for analysis, functional design and engineering, and problem solving for software defined Infrastructure products.

In-depth vendor and hands on technical knowledge across a wide range of Infrastructure cloud and network) technologies and associated protocols

Strong hands-on experience with Cisco IOS, Cisco NXOS, IOS-XR, Cisco hardware, Juniper Hardware and JUNIOS software, Accedian Network Interface Nodes, Ixia test generator, IP Routing and Switching. Additionally, the candidate will have MPLS experience, working knowledge of IP Firewalls, IP Load balancers and IP Multicast

Strong working knowledge and experience with: TCP/IP, Cisco IOS, Cisco NXOS, IOS-XR, Juniper JUNIOS, LAN/WAN, Service Provider/Extranet networks, Ethernet switching, including VPC/VSS, BGP, EIGRP, SNMP, L2/L3VPN, MPLS, QoS, Traffic Engineering, Network Service Orchestration and IPSE

Experience with NFV, Service orchestration (NSO) and programmable networks

Experience with service automation and network transformation.

Excellent written and presentation skills, evident customer service bias and strong attention to detail

Excellent interpersonal skills and outstanding problem-solving ability

Task and results oriented, lead multiple streams of contending work concurrently and maintain a focus on results while thinking like a customer

Experience with developing standards and network testing, software and hardware certification and qualification, writing test plans and producing network test reports.

Experience as a network design engineer with hands-on Cisco IP Routing/Switching design and implementation in a service provider environment.

Knowledge around JIRA (epic, story, task tracking, scrums-based delivery), Confluence and Gitlab tooling is crucial

Experience of delivering Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Ansible/Terraform Broad knowledge of cloud services - Azure, AWS, GCP Excellent written English, presentation skills with a strong attention to detail

Excellent problem-solving ability and organization skills with a focus on goals and the ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Financial Services experience

Real-time and low latency market data experience

Service orchestration, observability and monitoring platform experience

Solid understanding of a Programming Language (preferably Python)

Agile tools (Jira, GIT among other DevOps principles)

AWS, Azure, GCP Certification

LSEG 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.