Senior Network Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm seeks a Senior Network Engineer with expertise in BGP and Multicast. The role involves ensuring the stability of London and Trading networks, requiring hands-on experience with network automation and strong analytical skills. Ideal candidates will have CCIE qualifications and experience in sensitive network environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in a highly available, sensitive network environment.
• Strong background in networking protocols, especially OSPF and BGP.
• Experience working with market brokers and direct market connectivity.

Responsibilities

• Optimize functionality, performance, and security of trading networks.
• Implement network-as-code for new infrastructure deployment.
• Produce High-Level and Low-Level Design documentation.

Skills

BGP

Multicast

Ansible

Network Automation

Routing

Security Technologies

Low-level log & packet analysis

Education

CCIE qualification

Job description

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Senior Network Engineer, Multicast, BGP, MPLS, - 6 Months plus

A leading financial Services firm is seeking a solid and proven Senior Network Engineer with strong BGP and Multicast skills.

You will be part of a small team that is agile and multi-skilled and will ensure the London and Trading networks operate in a stable manner, using your expertise to optimize the functionality, performance, and security, making improvements when needed.

Skills and Experience

• CCIE qualification preferred (candidates without CCIE who can demonstrate equivalent expertise will be considered)
• Experience with Ansible and network automation
• Experience of working in a highly available, sensitive network environment utilizing multiple network (switching & routing) and security (firewall, Web Gateway & LTM) technologies
• Experience in capturing requirements from the business and working with multiple technical teams to identify solutions that balance business, security, availability, and resiliency requirements.
• Experience with market brokers & direct market connectivity.
• Implementing of designs into the production environment under Change Control.
• A sound knowledge of Arista architectures and operating systems with hands-on design and configuration experience.
• Confident knowledge and exposure of core routing protocols, OSPF and BGP, and IP transmission modes, Unicast and Multicast.
• Low-level log & packet analysis experience is a must.
• Comfortable and capable to multitask.

Implement network-as-code for the new infrastructure deployment and upskill the rest of the team on automation.

Building a professional relationship and working with the global support to ensure efficient communication between corporate and trading networks.

Producing HLD and LLD documentation with continuous review to ensure accuracy.

Senior Network Engineer, Multicast, BGP, MPLS, - 6 Months plus

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.