Spigot Software - Senior Network Automation Architect (10-30 yrs)

ABOUT US :

Our Client is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It's how we've contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services - and our open-access model - we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.

Our Client is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. Our Client'S ticker symbol is Our Client.

OUR PEOPLE :

People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our culture of connecting, creating opportunity and delivering excellence shape how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential. We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. We break down barriers and encourage teamwork, enabling innovation and rapid development of solutions that make a difference. Our workplace generates an enriching and rewarding experience for our people and customers alike. Our vision is to build an inclusive culture in which everyone feels encouraged to fulfil their potential.

We know that real personal growth cannot be achieved by simply climbing a career ladder - which is why we encourage and enable a wealth of avenues and interesting opportunities for everyone to broaden and deepen their skills and expertise. As a global organisation spanning 70 countries and one rooted in a culture of growth, opportunity, diversity and innovation, Our Client is a place where everyone can grow, develop and fulfil your potential with meaningful careers.

Role profile :

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Position : Senior Network Automation Architect

Our Client are building industry leading in house software to create application owner facing software, network sources of truth and topology logic and back end automation to the network devices!

A network automation and software architect is needed to ensure there is a technical delivery roadmap for Our Client's network automation.

The role will work with the Head of Automation to define and deliver the technical roadmap and strategy for automation and software. As well as performing architect responsibilities, some product owner level activities will be required to drive the developers.

Role & Team Key Responsibilities :

- The architect will continue to develop a comprehensive automation strategy that aligns with the organization's goals and network requirements. This strategy may involve selecting the appropriate automation tools, platforms, and technologies. The role will include evaluating the current automation platform for further efficiencies and working on build vs buy strategies.

- Tool Selection and Integration : They evaluate and select automation tools and frameworks, integrating them into the existing automation framework

- Configuration Management : The Team automates the provisioning and configuration of network devices, ensuring consistency and reducing manual errors. This includes tasks such as defining complex MPLS and QOS logic to simple tasks like configuring a VLAN through intent based automation

- Monitoring and Reporting : Define performance and monitoring metrics for the automation pipelines

- Scalability and Performance Optimization : Ensure that the automation solutions are scalable to accommodate growing network demands.

- Documentation and Training : Working with the Service Owner they maintain comprehensive documentation of automation processes and provide training to network administrators and engineers on automation tools and standard methodologies.

- Continuous Improvement : Continuously evaluate the effectiveness of automation solutions and refine them to meet changing business needs and technology advancements.

- Proficiency or familiarity with scripting and programming languages like Java, .NET, Terraform. Python, YAML, Ansible, API development is required. The role does not require hands on development. Understanding of networks is beneficial.

Main responsibilities :

- Develops knowledge and understanding of technologies in Our Client and utilises these in own scope of work, with colleagues as well as to create linkages

- Autonomously writes clean, efficient code based on specifications

- Leads a team, holding responsibility for motivation, retention and performance management, as well as promoting an inclusive and open culture.

- Builds and defines learning and development plans for teams and individuals, mentoring and coaching them

- Is regarded as the point of contact in their domain by showing significant depth of knowledge and expertise in [domain] and develops further knowledge of other domains to act on linkages and dependencies

- Understands how the technology / domain strategy relates to and impacts own work, supporting the implementation of strategy and culture within all work. Supports strategy definition where appropriate

- Understands Our Client's commercial position in the market and how the product / service / domain fits into the commercial direction

- Leads the delivery of complex and important projects and ensures the delivery to high standards of other team members or teams

- Works with other domain architects architects to decompose a solution into a roadmap and into Epics

- Leads design work and planning for Epics breaking them down to journeys with product owners and quality leads

- Adapts existing patterns to develop robust solution and provides expert knowledge on coding

- Continues to build and develop strong relationships with senior stakeholders (internally and externally), representing Our Client appropriately.

- Promotes collaboration between and within teams and communicates complex information clearly to all audiences.

Required Skills :

- Some knowledge of multi-application management

- Significant experience in a Software development and delivery role

- Significant knowledge of multiple programming languages, third party Software products and expert in at least two of these

- Significant stakeholder, people and multi-group management experience.

Skills :

- Markets & Customers3. Web cache / Socks proxies

- Keywords the candidates must have : Multicast, trading & PIM, Arista, Low-latency, BGP, OSPF, Switching, routing, F5, Firewall, Automation, Python & Ansible. Cisco & CCNP.

- Keywords which better to have : CCIE, Multicast, trading, PIM(Protocol-Independent Multicast), IGMP(Internet Group Management Protocol)