Network Engineer

Wall Street Consulting Services LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Wall Street Consulting Services LLC in New York seeks a seasoned Network Engineer to plan, design and implement high-priority enterprise initiatives across the ICE environment. You will analyze business requirements to develop robust network solutions, maintain documentation, and ensure compliance with security standards.

Experience with multicast routing, MPLS/VRF, DWDM, and cross-vendor environments is essential, as is scripting and monitoring expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in technology or related field is preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of multicast routing protocols within financial environments.
• Experience with WAN virtualization technologies (MPLS/VRF) including multicast VRF (MVPN).
• Strong documentation skills and ability to work across multi-vendor environments.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design and implement high priority initiatives across the ICE enterprise.
• Analyze business requirements to develop technical network solutions.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and reference architectures.
• Respond to audit requests and address regulatory network compliance issues.
• Provide Level 3 engineering support for network systems.
• Ensure production networks meet architectural and security standards.
• Review new engineering designs for consistent network strategies.
• Create network risk logs and manage remediation plans.
• Stay informed about technology infrastructures to anticipate competitive impacts.

Skills

Low latency networking

Multicast routing

WAN virtualization MPLS/VRF

OSI model knowledge

Network monitoring

Security best practices

Linux/Windows familiarity

Scripting (Perl/Python/Tcl)

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in technology or related field

Tools

DWDM

Job description

• Responsible for planning , design and implementation of key, high priority initiatives across the ICE enterprise
• Analyze business requirements to develop technical network solutions and their frameworks.
• Responsible for the creation and maintenance of technical documentation; Write functional requirements/specifications documents which are used as reference architectures by Engineering and Operational staff.
• Responsible to create and maintain regulatory compliance documentation.
• Effectively understand & communicate strategic and global data network initiatives and infrastructure
• Respond to internal and external audit requests, inspections and address regulatory network compliance issues.
• Provide Level 3 (engineering) support for network systems
• Operational Readiness: includes creating and executing test plans, checkouts and working with Network and Operations Engineers to ensure operational soundness of production networks.
• Ensure networks adhere to predefined architectural and security standards and leverage industry best practices
• Responsible to review new Engineering designs ensuring consistent network strategies are employed across network teams
• Responsible to create network risk logs and manage remediation plans.
• Stay abreast of how technology infrastructures are currently impacting and driving competitors.

Requirements

• Should have in depth knowledge of Multicast routing protocols and methodologies within a financial environment.
• Knowledge of advanced WAN Virtualization technologies such as MPLS/VRF and related services, including multicast VRF (MVPN).
• Comprehensive Knowledge of the OSI model
• Must have strong documentation skills.
• Must be well versed in a multi-vendor technologies and solutions
• Must work well in a team environment

Skills

• Previous experience in the financial industry and low latency network environments.
• Experience of Optical networks including DWDM
• Understanding of network Monitoring strategies and tools
• Understanding of security needs and best practices
• High level understanding of common operating systems (Linux/Windows) and their interaction with network components.
• Experience with scripting language such as PERL, Python, TCL

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree preferred in technology or related field experience