Principal Network Engineer

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group); St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 115,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Network Engineer to ensure the reliability of its global network. This role involves designing and maintaining systems while providing crucial support for network services. You will analyze data to translate business needs into technical specifications, develop dashboards for real-time network status, and lead upgrades with internal teams. Join a dynamic organization that values individuality and encourages collaboration, contributing to the financial ecosystem's sustainability and growth.

Benefits

Healthcare

Retirement planning

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Proven experience in network products and services, focusing on Cisco WAN technologies.
• Expertise in LAN, WAN, MPLS, VPLS, BGP, and OSPF within a VRF context.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain systems across various domains for high-quality outcomes.
• Provide in-depth technical support for multicast and WAN-related issues.

Skills

Cisco WAN technologies

multicast protocols

network automation

Agile methodologies

network packet analysis

load balancing technologies

TCP/IP

low-latency technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technology-related field

CCIE certification

Tools

JIRA

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Position Summary

As a highly skilled principal network engineer, you will be responsible for the ongoing support and reliability of all components within the LSEG ecosystem, encompassing platforms, networks, applications, and services. In this role, you will provide escalation support for important network services, ensuring the operational stability and performance of the LSEG global network. You will also find opportunities and improvements, then define requirements for software automation to enhance the features, functions and reliability of the network, underpinning LSEG’s digital platforms.

Principal Network Engineer - WAN

Position Summary

As a highly skilled principal network engineer, you will be responsible for the ongoing support and reliability of all components within the LSEG ecosystem, encompassing platforms, networks, applications, and services. In this role, you will provide escalation support for important network services, ensuring the operational stability and performance of the LSEG global network. You will also find opportunities and improvements, then define requirements for software automation to enhance the features, functions and reliability of the network, underpinning LSEG’s digital platforms.

Role Responsibilities

We will play a pivotal role in designing, building, and maintaining systems, software, and applications across various domains, ensuring the highest quality outcomes. We will independently make technical design and amendment decisions, effectively leading the workload.

By analysing data and understanding business requirements, we will translate them into technical specifications, ensuring alignment with infrastructure and network capacity needs. We will develop dashboards to provide near real-time network status.

Collaborating closely with network operations and service teams, we will provide in-depth technical support and guidance for all multicast- and WAN-related issues and implementations. This role requires a proactive problem solver with a deep understanding of multicast protocols, WAN infrastructure, and a passion for delivering exceptional service.

When necessary, we will lead upgrades, coordinating efforts with internal teams and third parties. Building accurate documentation and monitoring system performance are essential to support business activities and continuous improvement.

We will support the deployment of engineering patterns and contribute to creating solutions by coordinating design requirements to be automated, tested and released.

Requirements

• Proven experience in network products and services, with specific focus on Cisco WAN technologies, including ASR and Nexus9K.
• Expertise in LAN, WAN, MPLS, VPLS, LDP, GRE, BGP, OSPF, and ISIS within a VRF context for L2/L3VPN services, Traffic Engineering, and RSVP.
• Comprehensive knowledge of multicast concepts, including PIM-SM, PIM-SSM, IGMP, MVPN, and MLDP.
• Proficiency in product-aligned, service-focused work, with a solid grasp of network automation, SRE, and DevOps or equivalent experience.
• Working with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and project management tools like JIRA.
• Excellent skills in network packet analysis and packet capture tools for troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with load balancing technologies, TCP/IP, and multicast in internet environments.
• Understanding of low-latency technologies commonly used in the financial sector.
• Experience in Data Centre Networking, including Software-Defined Networking (SDN), Cisco ACI, VxLAN, and related technologies.
• Proficiency in Service Management processes, preferably with ITIL knowledge.
• Excellent spoken and written English skills, enabling meaningful collaboration.
  
  

Preferred Skills And Experience

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a technology-related field is essential.
• CCIE certification, is highly desirable (including actively pursuing accreditations).
• Significant experience in technology-focused positions is crucial.
• Extensive knowledge of routing and switching protocols.
• Substantial experience (5+ Years) as a WAN Network Engineer.
• Exposure to Network Service Providers or the Financial Services Sector.
  
  

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

Please take a moment to read this privacy notice carefully, as it describes what personal information London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (we) may hold about you, what it’s used for, and how it’s obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject.

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Seniority level

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Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting and Financial Services

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