Network Operations Engineer Financial Services

Our client is at the heart of the global FX ecosystem, making FX safer, smoother and more cost-effective. They are seeking a Network Operations Engineer to join their London team. This role offers a competitive salary of £70,000 - £90,000 and the opportunity to work in a supportive and inclusive environment where everyone is encouraged to be open and forward-thinking.

NETWORK OPERATIONS ENGINEER

Salary: £70,000 - £80,000
Location: London

Our client is at the heart of the global FX ecosystem, making FX safer, smoother and more cost-effective. They are seeking a Network Operations Engineer to join their London team. This role offers a competitive salary of £70,000 - £90,000 and the opportunity to work in a supportive and inclusive environment where everyone is encouraged to be open and forward-thinking.

What you'll do:

You will leverage your technical expertise and process improvement skills to optimize support of our client's network and datacentre infrastructure. You will excel in hands-on technical implementation and troubleshooting of various network technologies. Your role involves collaboration with L3 engineering and managed service provider to align with company goals and best practices.

* Configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting enterprise, data center & cloud network architecture.
* Performing day-to-day operation tasks that require solving operations tickets by troubleshooting any connectivity issues.
* Adhering to strict change management process to deploy firewall rule change requests, scheduled firmware upgrades and other network build, changes, or maintenance activities.
* Participating in alert monitoring of the network infrastructure using SolarWinds, and monthly on-call rotation.
* Acting as the primary contact for network incidents, performing diagnostics, and collaborating with L3 Engineering, other cross-functional teams and vendors for resolution and RCA.
* Developing and maintaining operational documentation, including runbooks, network diagrams, and configuration records.
* Contributing to team KT sessions to brainstorm ideas, to foster an environment of team growth and help achieve operational excellence.
* Using troubleshooting tools and CLI commands to resolve operational issues.

What you bring:

Exceptional technical problem-solving skills combined with strong collaboration abilities. You have solid knowledge of traditional LAN/WAN technologies including routing protocols, route redistribution, manipulation, L2 loop avoidance as well as datacenter clos fabric using spine-leaf architecture. Your proven experience with deploying and troubleshooting issues related to WLAN in a centralized model is essential for this role.

* Exceptional technical problem-solving skills in high-pressure scenarios
* Solid knowledge of traditional LAN/WAN technologies
* Proven experience with deploying and troubleshooting issues related to WLAN
* In-depth experience of working in a multi-vendor firewall environment
* Good knowledge of cloud networking (AWS and Azure) components
* Familiarity with SaaS-based security and SASE architecture, Zero Trust principles
* Proficiency in creating technical documents, runbooks, and network diagrams

What sets this company apart:

Our client is committed to fostering an environment in which everyone feels comfortable to be who they are, and inclusion is valued. They offer a range of inclusive benefits including generous holiday allowance, paid volunteer days, generous parental leave policies, wellbeing and mental health support resources, hybrid working to promote a healthy work/life balance, active support of flexible working for all employees where possible, and generous non-contributory pension provision.

What's next:

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