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CCIE Network Engineer

Reed
Posted 5 hours ago, valid for 23 days
Location

London, Greater London WC1A 2LP, England

Contract type

Full Time

In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.

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  • Join a prestigious Global Investment Bank as a contract CCIE level Network Engineer, focusing on capital markets and investment banking activities.
  • Candidates should possess a CCIE qualification or equivalent expertise, with at least 5 years of experience in network engineering.
  • Key responsibilities include implementing network-as-code, producing documentation, and acting as a senior escalation point for incidents and changes.
  • The role requires experience with Ansible, network automation, and a strong understanding of routing protocols like OSPF and BGP.
  • The position offers a competitive salary of $120,000 to $150,000 per year, depending on experience.
CCIE IT Network Engineer

Join our prestigious Global Investment Bank client as a contract CCIE level Network Engineer, the client is active in a broad range of capital markets, investment banking, and financing activities. Its clients include corporates, governments, and banks, with a growing footprint in the investor segment.

Required Skills & Qualifications:
  • CCIE qualification preferred (candidates without CCIE who can demonstrate equivalent expertise will be considered).
  • Experience with Ansible and network automation.
  • Experience working in highly available latency-sensitive network environments 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 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 of multitasking
Day-to-day of the role:
  • Implement network-as-code for the new infrastructure deployment and upskill the rest of the team on automation.
  • Build professional relationships and work with the global support to ensure efficient communication between corporate and trading networks.
  • Produce HLD and LLD documentation with continuous review to ensure accuracy.
  • Provide a handover into Operations, local and offshore, of new implementations with regular knowledge-sharing sessions to upskill and address gaps.
  • Act as a senior escalation point for team members and internal teams for incidents, requests, and changes.
  • Work closely with strategic technology partners to determine software release planning, budget submissions, and provide input for business case preparation.
  • Work with market vendors to agree on connectivity details to a standard, oversee implementation, testing, etc.
  • Ensure proper monitoring and capacity of the global network.
  • Plan and oversee work in remote sites (communicating with and managing remote hands).
  • Work with autonomy and independence but within the framework of a global support and engineering structure.
  • Maintain a close technology watch to bring innovation to markets connectivity and trading application platforms.
To apply for the IT Network Engineer position, please submit your CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this role.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.