*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role*

*Position is bonus eligible*

Prestigious Financial Institution is currently seeking a hands-on Manager of Network Engineering. Candidate will be overseeing network service and delivery across various platforms, such as Cisco ACI, Checkpoint, F5 and hybrid LAN/Cloud (AWS) environments. The goal is to ensure the team consistently deliver a high-quality, stable network experience for customers.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee management of team members from HR, mentoring and career development.
• Design, implement, oversee and support services for customers and partners.
• Ensure compliance with Network, IT, Security and Governance standards (NIST-CSF, COBIT)
• Enhance network performance and availability.
• Document, research, publish, maintain company policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with project teams to improve network deployments and operations.
• Work with management and partners to refine processes and reduce inefficiencies.
• Encourage innovations, out-of-the-box problem-solving
• Collaborate with customers, partners, vendors and carriers to identify and address complex challenges.
• Support enterprise on-call rotations and change management schedule.
• Manage, mentor and assist team members

• Serve as part of the network management team, overseeing direct reports and coordinating with fellow managers, working together as one team.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years' experience successfully managing/leading technical teams.

• Advanced knowledge of routing protocols, switching, firewalls (BGP, MPLS, ISIS)
• 4+ years' experience hands on support and troubleshooting of networks
• 2+ years' experience with design and implementation of moderate/complex networks
• Experience delivering Infrastructure as code, using and integrating DEVOPS tooling (Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, Python or Github).
• Experience building cloud infrastructure in environments such as AWS (preferred), Azure, Google, or similar
• Experience using Agile Methodology

• Experience with SDN deployments or Cisco ACI
• Experience with Checkpoint firewalls (on-prep and virtual)
• Advanced experience with architecting, designing, deploying, and operating network elements such as DNS/IPAM; Firewalls; Network Access Control Solutions (NAC); load balancing; DDoS mitigation, tapping/sniffing infrastructures; and NTP
• Excellent physical communication troubleshooting skills using cabling and signaling analyzer, packet capture and analysis

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field.

• Relevant industry certifications such as Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP or CCDP) equivalent field experience
• AWS certifications (DevOps Engineer, Solutions Architect, Advanced Networking, or Security or equivalent field experience)