Senior Network Engineer

SUMMARY:

Elevate Connectivity, Drive Innovation.

Are you ready to architect and optimize cutting-edge networks? Our client is looking for a Senior Network Engineer. You'll be at the forefront of designing, implementing, and securing high-pe...

POSITION INFO:

Elevate Connectivity, Drive Innovation.

Are you ready to architect and optimize cutting-edge networks? Our client is looking for a Senior Network Engineer. You'll be at the forefront of designing, implementing, and securing high-performance network solutions. With expertise in Aruba, Juniper, and Cisco, you'll ensure seamless connectivity, top-tier security, and unmatched reliability.

Join us and be the driving force behind mission-critical networks in a fast-paced, tech-forward environment!

What you’ll do:

• Contribute to crafting of the Network and Client Connectivity infrastructure strategy, ensuring the client’s platforms meet existing and future business requirements.
• Design and innovate Network and Client Connectivity infrastructure solutions that maximize performance, reliability and resiliency allowing the client to offer competitive and reliable services.
• Ensure Network and Client Connectivity infrastructure projects and initiatives are delivered on time, with prescribed quality and add value to the client’s business.
• Identify potential showstoppers and highlight this to the Project accompanied by solutions where possible.
• Apply cost effective principles when designing a challenging/complex Network and Client Connectivity infrastructure solutions taking cognizance of financial resources available.
• Suggest solutions where existing infrastructure can be used to accomplish a desired outcome thus reducing cost. Provide specialist input into the IM budget for Network and Client Connectivity infrastructure platforms.
  
• Build relationships with colleagues, peers and staff by using appropriate interpersonal styles.
• Interact with others in a way that promotes openness and trust and gives them confidence in one’s intentions.
• Ensure the clients understand the network connectivity requirements by engaging with the client’s network and connectivity teams.
• Work with IM Service Delivery Managers and the Head of IT Infrastructure
• Management to promote awareness of capabilities, possibilities and limitations of the networks and client connectivity infrastructure across all stakeholder communities. Provide internal consultancy and expert opinions on Networks and
• Client Connectivity infrastructure to internal stakeholders. Provide advice to the the clients’ network teams on options for implementing connectivity to the markets and services.
• Collaborate with other subject matter experts on projects and initiatives to ensure that issues are addressed smoothly throughout the project/initiative lifecycle.
• Leverage vendor and service provider networks to improve and enhance technical knowledge and enable the alignment of the networks and client connectivity solutions to industry trends.
• Mentor and coach new employees, junior Networks and Client Connectivity
• Infrastructure team members, Customer Support and others to help them improve their competencies on the understanding of the Networks and Client Connectivity infrastructure platforms.
  
• Prioritise, plan and execute scheduled Networks and Client Connectivity maintenance, upgrades and optimisation activities to ensure highest level of performance and stability of the client’s networks and client facing network.
• Seek continuous improvement opportunities in technology and process in order to deliver business value to client. Write new processes and update existing in line with Business requirements.
• Maintain a sufficient level of technical fluency in the Networks and Client
• Connectivity platform infrastructure technology to enable adequate communication of capabilities, risks and issues to all stakeholder communities.
• Work with NSP's (Service Providers) and clients to ensure high availability of the connectivity infrastructure to the client’s markets and services.
• Diligently monitor availability of internal networks and network perimeter health.
• Provide 3rd level escalation support for the Networks, Client Connectivity BAU team and other Business units.
• Ensure regular involvement in BAU operations support to identify areas for continuous improvement in processes and procedures. 

• Take cognizance of all changes in the production environment reported by the BAU support teams and make relevant updates to the network design and process documentation.
• Ensure the alignment of Networks and Client Connectivity infrastructure network designs to the roadmap informed by the Enterprise Architecture strategy.
• Take ownership of the process for modelling, analysis, planning and testing for all new solution elements destined for the production environment.
• Take ownership of the Networks and Client Connectivity infrastructure Technology Reference Models (TRM).
• Write and document functional requirements/specifications documents and standard operating procedures for all new solution designs.
• Manage own delivery against department delivery plans and set timelines, identify obstacles to delivery and take appropriate action as required.
• Contribute to the infrastructural architectural strategy, including technology standardisation, modernisation and roadmaps. Lead infrastructure projects to design and implement solutions in accordance with defined processes and industry best practices.
• Design and implement short/long term strategic plans to ensure Networks and Client Connectivity capacity meets existing and future requirements.
• Improve personal capability and professional growth relating to field of expertise, in line with the client’s objectives by discussing development needs and proposed solutions with management.
• Keep abreast of changes in relevant technology disciplines through self-study, research and leverage of own personal networks and formal training.
• Epitomise living the clients values, displaying professional conduct and adherence to required technical standards. Conduct continuous research and development into new technologies, keep abreast of latest technology trends.
  
• Research, analyse, develop and implement continuous improvement processes and procedures for the Networks and Client Connectivity platforms.
• Proposing well researched innovative ideas and value adding Windows and
• Virtualization infrastructure solution designs. Up skilling of junior team members in the immediate team as well as in the Customer Support team.
• Contribute to the clients and Service Providers understanding of exchange and capital markets connectivity requirements. Contribute to Customer Support client calls acting in an advisory capacity.

Your expertise:

• 10 years IT work experience
• 6 years Network Administration
• 5 years Cisco Technologies experience.
• Strong experience with Microsoft, Linux and Open Source Operating systems' network technology stacks.
• Solid experience working in a multi-disciplinary team, fostering collaboration and teamwork.
• Experience with financial industry connectivity requirements.
• Solid experience with network protocols (OSPF, BGP) and in-depth firewall, wireless, routing and switching and network management skills.

Qualifications required:

• CCNA, CCNP Qualification or similar.
• CCIE - added advantage.

Other information applicable to the opportunity:

• Permanent Position
• Location: Sandton