Role profile:
This role is within the Infrastructure and Cloud - Networks Products & Services of LSEG. This group is responsible for the Architecture and Design Standards of the global network services and network products and the architectural integration to scale application services on prem as part of a hybrid multi-cloud strategy.
This is a senior technical position for an engineering specialist in the Network Design and Engineering team focusing on elements such as DDI, Load balancing, NTP, proxy, firewall and security services to develop a strategy with LSEG business, product, architecture and design.
The role requires to combine elements of architecture, design, governance, and consultation to produce Network Service Architectures, Designs and Standards which align with business and architectural requirements.
This individual work within the network architecture team, establish standard processes, and collaborate across departments to align network solutions with organizational goals. They are tasked with maintaining robust, scalable, and secure networks to support business operations, while also staying ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies.
With a validated technical background, the ideal candidate should follow industry standard development frameworks incorporating planning, designing, testing, implementing, operating, optimizing, and be able to effectively participate in multi-functional meetings, clearly articulate Network Service features and capabilities, translate business requirements into technical requirements, and ultimately, into outcomes that are fit for purpose and production-level use.

ROLE SUMMARY:

• Seniority level above 7-10 years of demonstrated ability in networking.
• Ability to architect, design, define standards, generate, and deploy blueprints of network designs.
• Proficient understanding of traffic patterns, packet captures and network protocols/applications (TCP/IP, HTTPS/SSL/TLS) and internet architectures.
• Proven knowledge and experience with DDI (Infoblox)
• Knowledge and experience with RIRs (Regional Internet Registry) and DNS registrars.
• Desirable knowledge and experience with Load balancers (F5 with iRules), Firewalls (Checkpoint, Palo Alto or Fortinet)
• Desirable knowledge and experience with Cloudflare, Akamai, Infoblox BloxOne
• Desirable knowledge and experience with proxies, packet capture devices, IDS/IPS and DDoS.
• Automation with Python, Ansible, terraform, GitLab pipelines using DevOps practices.
• Knowledge and experience with cloud connectivity and cloud networking constructs for at least one cloud provider - Azure, AWS, GCP, Oracle
• Knowledge and experience with monitoring and observability protocols, tools, and applications.
• Handle numerous projects with contending priorities in a constantly evolving environment.
• Cultivate collaboration, advocate for documentation and knowledge sharing.
• Flexibility for compensated occasional work during weekends.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

• DHCP/DNS/IPAM, Firewalls, Load balancers, Time protocol, proxy and Cloud applications infrastructure management, design, and automation.
• Maintain the RIRs objects and DNS registrars DB.
• Assess, plan, design, and implementation of the infrastructure.
• Capacity planning and troubleshooting of the network applications products, infrastructure, and services.
• Monitoring and observability of the network applications products infrastructure.
• Source code management and development.
• Leverage testing environments using industry practices for pre-testing changes and proof of concept.
• On-call rotation shifts