Network Engineer

Analyze business requirements to develop technical network solutions and their frameworks.Responsible for the creation and maintenance of technical documentation; Write functional requirements/specifications documents which are used as reference architectures by Engineering and Operational staff.Responsible to create and maintain regulatory compliance documentation.Effectively understand & communicate strategic and global data network initiatives and infrastructureRespond to internal and external audit requests, inspections and address regulatory network compliance issues.Provide Level 3 (engineering) support for network systemsOperational Readiness: includes creating and executing test plans, checkouts and working with Network and Operations Engineers to ensure operational soundness of production networks.Ensure networks adhere to predefined architectural and security standards and leverage industry best practicesResponsible to review new Engineering designs ensuring consistent network strategies are employed across network teamsResponsible to create network risk logs and manage remediation plans.Stay abreast of how technology infrastructures are currently impacting and driving competitors.Write functional requirements/specifications documentsRequirementsShould have in depth knowledge of Multicast routing protocols and methodologies within a financial environment.Knowledge of advanced WAN Virtualization technologies such as MPLS/VRF and related services, including multicast VRF (MVPN).Comprehensive Knowledge of the OSI modelMust have strong documentation skills.Must be well versed in a multi-vendor technologies and solutionsMust work well in a team environmentSkillsPrevious experience in the financial industry and low latency network environments.Experience of Optical networks including DWDMUnderstanding of network Monitoring strategies and toolsUnderstanding of security needs and best practicesHigh level understanding of common operating systems (Linux/Windows) and their interaction with network components.Experience with scripting language such as PERL, Python, TCLQualificationsBachelor degree preferred in technology or related field experienceJNCIP6+ years of relevant experience