Network Operations Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services client is seeking a Network Operations Engineer to join their infrastructure team in Kingston upon Hull. This role is crucial for managing the firm’s network infrastructure and automation systems, ensuring platform availability and security while driving operational excellence. The ideal candidate will possess strong networking expertise and skills in automation, contributing to key projects that enhance service delivery. This opportunity promises to be engaging for professionals keen on working with advanced automation practices and industry-standard tools.

Qualifications

• Proficient in incident monitoring across diverse environments.
• Lead enhancement of monitoring dashboards and alert mechanisms.
• Strong diagnostics and collaborative skills with vendor support.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the network infrastructure and automation systems.
• Develop observability tools and perform advanced troubleshooting.
• Conduct trend analysis to enhance data correlation and capacity challenges.

Skills

Monitoring and resolving incidents

Strong diagnostic skills in network infrastructure

Creating and enhancing monitoring dashboards

Post-incident reviews

Trend analysis

Network automation

Foundational networking expertise

Education

Cisco CCNP level

Tools

Ansible

Python

CI/CD pipelines

Kibana

Prometheus

Grafana

Splunk

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kingston upon hull, east yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Other

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Yes

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

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Job Description:

Alexander Ash is seeking Network Operations Engineers on behalf of our global, technology-driven financial services client. As part of the global infrastructure team, you will play a key role in managing and maintaining the firm’s network infrastructure and automation systems. The team’s mission is to ensure the availability, reliability, and security of the platform while driving operational excellence.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting and enhancing existing network infrastructure
• Developing observability tools and self-healing/event-driven automation
• Performing advanced troubleshooting and incident resolution
• Contributing to the evolution of a high-performance compute datacentre

Skills Required:

• Proficient in monitoring and resolving incidents across diverse environments
• Strong diagnostic skills in network infrastructure, collaborating closely with vendor support teams for in-depth investigations when needed
• Lead the creation and enhancement of monitoring dashboards, proactively addressing alerts based on priority and driving continuous improvements in alerting mechanisms and system observability
• Facilitate post-incident reviews to identify and implement improvements that enhance infrastructure reliability and availability
• Implement BAU changes with a focus on automation, fostering close collaboration with research and infrastructure engineering teams
• Conduct trend analysis using multiple data sources to identify potential issues, enhance data correlation, and address capacity challenges
• Provide robust support for network automation, utilizing tools such as CI/CD pipelines, orchestration frameworks, Ansible, Python, GitOps, and more
• Take ownership of production deployments, ensuring rigorous code reviews and reliable release processes for new changes and features
• Proactively identify opportunities to automate repetitive tasks and lead initiatives to deliver cross-functional automation solutions involving Network Engineering and DevOps teams
• Demonstrate solid understanding of infrastructure monitoring and visualization tools, including Kibana, Splunk, Prometheus, and Grafana
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and new technologies to ensure automation practices remain advanced and relevant
• Possess strong foundational networking expertise equivalent to Cisco CCNP level