Network Engineer

VP Network Engineer Our client is a global financial services firm located in Jersey City. They are seeking a VP Network Engineer to join the team. How You Will Fulfill Your Potential • Developing new solutions for internal clients Working with internal clients to understand their requirements Translating client requirements into technology solutions Communicating the important technical and commercial attributes of solutions to clients in ways the client can understand Introduction, communication and development of strategic networking technologies to provide additional scalability and functionality. Take an active role in the product lifecycle; new technology introduction through to demise Owning the delivery of a variety of concurrent projects in varying scale from small to very large Provide subject matter expertise when collaborating on cross platform projects with teams responsible for Voice, Video, Market Data, Compute, Storage, Information Security and Data Centre. Provide technical escalation for complex problems Working with networking product vendors and telecoms service providers with regards to all of the above Skills And Experience We Are Looking For Understanding of network engineering and implementing networking technologies within a large Enterprise, preferably with some exposure to the Financial Sector. Understanding of WAN/LAN topologies and protocols, networking technologies. (Ethernet, TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, PIM, SNMP, MPLS) Understanding of data centre design principles, products and protocols Appreciation of Network Security architectures, models and methodologies, Authentication schemes, Encryption techniques and standards Basic experience using any of the following: Cisco Routers, Switches, Nexus, ASR, ISR product lines, Layer4-7 switching / High Availability (Citrix Netscaler preferred), Cisco IOS, IOS-XE, NX-OS, IOS-XR, Juniper JunOS, Arista EOS Good analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills. Understanding of network management, internetworking design and implementation of networks Good communication, presentation and interpersonal skills Good project management skills (large network deployments and cross-discipline project deliverables) Appreciation of neighbouring technologies: Market Data, Voice, Virtualisation Computing and Multimedia Desirable – software scripting and development experience, e.g. Automation & accessing web based services via APIs Desirable - experience of application performance optimisation and troubleshooting through packet level analysis ERS Search