Principal Network Engineer

About Us:

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services – and our open-access model – we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.

LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific.

Role Description:

LSEG is looking for a Principal Network Design Engineer (WAN) to establish successful partnerships with our internal product, engineering, operational and business partners.

This is a technical position for someone who can investigate, design, engineer, build and test hybrid on premise and cloud-optimized network designs.

The role involves elements of design, engineering, automation and testing to produce infrastructure designs that align with business and architectural requirements.

As well as a confirmed technical background, the ideal candidate will be able to follow industry standard design, development and engineering frameworks incorporating planning, design, implementation, engineering, testing, operation and optimization. Be able to effectively participate in multi-functional meetings, clearly articulate infrastructure features and capabilities, translate business requirements into technical requirements into outcomes that are fit for purpose and use.

Key Responsibilities:

- Demonstrates accurate knowledge of platforms, systems and tools in the Infrastructure and network domain and steers the process of design, development and implementation
- Contributes to and develops high-quality Infrastructure & Network design and architecture.
- Understands and embraces the technology strategy and identifies, prioritises and completes tasks in the Infrastructure & Network development lifecycle.
- Develops tools and applications, producing well designed and tested, efficient systems following practices in development and coding techniques.
- Designs, develops and delivers Infrastructure & Network solutions that align with architecture, operational and risk policies, standards and processes.
- Coordinates the delivery of complex projects and automates tasks through appropriate systems, methods, tools and scripting.
- Supports quality testing, including validation and verification testing, communicating defects and enhancement requests to teams, projects in a timely manner
- Collaborates positively with internal teams (including Product Owners/Business and Client Analysis) and vendors to efficiently fix and improve products

Candidate Profile / Key Skills:

- Deep and broad experience of delivering enterprise scale infrastructure in a similar role

- Responsible for analysis, functional design and engineering, and problem solving for software defined Infrastructure products.

- In-depth vendor and hands on technical knowledge across a wide range of Infrastructure (cloud and network) technologies and associated protocols

- Strong hands-on experience with Cisco IOS, Cisco NXOS, IOS-XR, Cisco hardware, Juniper Hardware and JUNIOS software, Accedian Network Interface Nodes, Ixia test generator, IP Routing and Switching.

- Strong working knowledge and experience with: TCP/IP, Cisco IOS, Cisco NXOS, IOS-XR, Juniper JUNIOS, LAN/WAN, Service Provider/Extranet networks, Ethernet switching, including BGP, ISIS, L2/L3VPN, MPLS, QoS, Traffic Engineering, Network Service Orchestration and Service orchestration (NSO) and programmable networks

- AWS, Azure, GCP connectivity methodologies

- Experience with service automation and network transformation.

- Excellent written and presentation skills, evident customer service bias and strong attention to detail

- Excellent interpersonal skills and outstanding problem-solving ability

- Experience as a network design engineer with hands-on Cisco IP Routing/Switching design and implementation in a service provider environment.

- Knowledge around JIRA (epic, story, task tracking, scrums-based delivery), Confluence and Gitlab tooling is crucial

- Experience of delivering Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Ansible/Terraform

Desired Qualification:

Degree in Computer Science or Electronics / Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

CCIE preferred (Service Provider)
 

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

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