Senior Network Engineer
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States of America
Contract
1 week ago
$60 - $70 USD
Key skills
PythonRShellAWSAnsibleLoad BalancingLeadershipRisk ManagementChange ManagementCommunicationProblem SolvingPresentation Skills
About this role
Role: Senior Network Engineer
Location: Whippany, NJ-Hybrid
Type: 12+Months Contract
Note: Looking strong experience with Load Balancing and Network Implementation Routing and Switching.
Mandatory Skills:
- Proven detailed experience in designing mid to large-scale network solutions
- Capable of bringing together expert knowledge from across the organization and consolidating into a cohesive end-to-end solution
- Strong communication and presentation skills for conveying complex solutions effectively.
- Experience collaborating within virtual teams in a complex network environment
- Comprehensive technical knowledge of major network infrastructure components utilized within the Barclays group (including data networks, firewalls, and load balancers).
- In Depth knowledge of routing protocols like EIGRP, OSPF and BGP
- Practical experience with Cisco products like Cisco ACI, Nexus platforms, Firepower/ASA.
- Expertise in F5 BIG-IP load balancers and virtualization platforms (VMware/AWS).
- Experience with Fortinet Fortigate, Fortimanager, Fortianalyzer and Cisco ASA firewalls.
- Familiarity with Juniper and Checkpoint firewalls.
- Preferred certifications:
- Cisco - CCIE/CCNP (R&S/security) certified
- FortiGate FCNSA
- F5 CTS-LTM, CTS-GTM
- Python, Ansible, shell scripting
- Change management
- ITIL process awareness change, incident, and problem management
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Serve within the Connectivity Delivery Center to ensure efficient project delivery in the Core Networks domain
- Collaborate with Project Managers to create Low level design for the project by following engineering standards.
- Solutions Engineer is responsible for ensuring that any designs produced are in line with the current network architecture and infrastructure strategy documentation and are fit for purpose.
- Be responsible & manage end-to-end delivery of assigned project tasks
- Work with global teams to achieve desired outcomes.
- Contribute to risk management and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and mandatory policies.
- Address audit findings and issue assurances thoroughly.
- Take full ownership of ensuring that complex and critical infrastructure component strategies align with business needs and budget constraints.
- Contribute to the definition of infrastructure strategy and policy.
- Support the Leadership / Network Engineering in aligning network infrastructure initiatives with the strategic roadmap.
- Working with designers, Project Service Architects and Architecture, Governance & Standards for input and to understand and influence changes in architectures policies and strategy.
- Candidate will work with Barclays internal stakeholders and with external vendors to achieve his project objectives.
- Timely update and whenever necessary timely escalation of issues to right stakeholders.
- Accurate estimation of workload and timelines for delivery. Decision-making and Problem Solving
- Candidate should have excellent analytical skills and problem-solving capabilities.
- Apply strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, exercising sound judgment to enhance project outcomes and prevent delays.
- Ensure all activities are conducted in full compliance with regulatory requirements, the Enterprise-Wide Risk Management Framework, and internal Barclays policies and standards.