NSX Engineer, Network Services

NatWest Group; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NatWest Group is seeking an Infrastructure NSX Engineer to design and operate the NSX network within the bank's Private Cloud. You will collaborate across teams to deliver scalable, secure network solutions and contribute to platform roadmaps.

You will apply your NSX and automation experience to improve deployments, testing, and observability, while aligning with Agile practices and the bank's governance standards.

Qualifications

• Experience with NSX and network engineering.
• Scripting in Python or Shell is advantageous.
• Knowledge of private cloud technologies and platforms.
• Strong understanding of Agile workflows and release trains.

Responsibilities

• Engineer the Private Cloud NSX network infrastructure.
• Collaborate with component owners to plan roadmaps and lifecycles.
• Ensure solutions meet bank requirements and security controls.
• Develop and maintain automation for deployment and testing.
• Provide ongoing operational support and issue resolution.

Skills

NSX

Network engineering

Python

Shell

Agile

CI/CD pipelines

Observability

Private cloud

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Join us as an NSX Engineer, Network Services

• Join us and collaborate in building the best possible NSX platforms for the banks private cloud environments
• Improve our products and customer journeys as you improve automation
• This is your chance to share thought leadership and best practice across the bank, while you’re developing solutions
• To take on this role, you'll need to have the flexibility to support the team out of hours and on weekends when needed

What you'll do

As an Infrastructure NSX Engineer, you’ll be engineering the network infrastructure for the Private Cloud (VMWare product) to support our customers, as well as our strategic targets. This is a fantastic opportunity to advance your career in a highly innovative and supportive environment

You’ll collaborate with component owners to create roadmaps and manage the lifecycle, taking customer feedback, new feature requests and production issues into consideration. As you continue to manage the selection, creation and maintenance of the NSX Network components, you’ll ensure that our solutions comply with the bank’s requirements and responsibilities.

You’ll also:

• Collaborate with our vendors and Cloud Infrastructure to Iidentify new ways to solve problems and enhance performance using tech tools
• Provide operational support for pattern or product-related issues, and contribute to the delivery of infrastructure as codenetwork solutions
• Build awareness of design-thinking tools and techniques across the bank to improve products
• Work with key stakeholders to ensure that we continue to deliver the best possible service

The skills you'll need

To thrive in this role, you are required to have experience in NSX and network engineering. software development or automation scripting, such as Python or Shell, would be advantageous but are not essential. You’ll be knowledgeable in Network deployment, distributed firewalls and troubleshooting.

We’ll expect you to bring a good understanding of Agile working practices and toolsets, with the ability to create the vision for the Release Train, feature team, platform and domain.

In addition, you’ll have:

• Experience of the development of CI or CD pipelines using modern tooling
• Experience in Network testing practices and tools, as well as observability tools and techniques to continuously improve solutions
• Private cloud technology knowledge such as IaaS, PaaS and VSAN technologies
• Experience of working with technology deployed in a private cloud
• Strong collaborative and communication skills, and the ability to articulate technical concepts clearly