Senior Network Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to stabilize and optimize their London and Trading networks. This role requires expertise in BGP and Multicast, with a focus on automation and collaboration across teams. The ideal candidate will hold a CCIE or equivalent, demonstrating robust networking skills in high-pressure environments.

Qualifications

• Solid and proven Senior Network Engineer with strong BGP and Multicast skills.
• Experience in network automation and utilizing various network security technologies.
• Ability to capture business requirements and collaborate with technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Optimize functionality, performance, and security of London and Trading networks.
• Implement designs into production under Change Control.
• Produce HLD and LLD documentation with continuous review.

Skills

BGP

Multicast

Ansible

Network Automation

Ospf

IP Transmission Modes

Routing Protocols

Packet Analysis

Education

CCIE Qualification

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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.