Network Specialist

Cloud and Infrastructure Team holds the fort to the Infrastructure and the Platform services that support Avaloq’s internal and external clients on a day-to-day basis. Being part of a dynamic team, SME from multiple domains are involved in the design, build and operation of Infrastructure and Platform services, collaborating closely with Applications, Security Operations and Engineering teams.

Your key tasks

• Be the Subject Matter Expert for enterprise-class network architecture
• Design, plan, deploy, support and upgrade/migrate of the following technologies:
  • MPLS WAN and Internet connectivity
  • IPsec and TCP/IP networking protocols
  • Cisco routers and switches
  • Checkpoint firewalls
  • Cisco APIC
  • NSX-T
  • IPS / NIPS
  • Authentication services such as Radius and ISE
  • Load Balancers
  • Internet Proxy Knowledge (BlueCoat)
• Establish networking environment by designing network configuration; executing network installation; defining, documenting, and enforcing system standards
• Maximize network performance by monitoring performance; troubleshooting network problems and outages; scheduling upgrades; collaborating with architects on network optimization
• Report network operational status by gathering, prioritizing information; manage projects
• Participate in evaluation, design and implementation of future network infrastructure

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent
• 5 to 10 years of relevant experience managing a complex network environment preferably in banking or financial environment
• Certification in CCNA / CCNP / CCDA / CISSP highly preferred
• ITIL V3 Foundation preferred
• Experience working with multiple technical platforms, e.g. two-tiered client-server, three-tiered client-server environment
• Experience with automated network monitoring and stress testing tools combined with capacity planning
• Experience in managing network operations and resource capacity and optimizing network performance
• Experience in supporting DR operations resulting in successful production failover to alternate data center
• Experience operating in highly business critical data center environment
• Familiar with cloud infrastructure designs and implementations and guiding the process from development to operations
• Excellent understanding of networks (LAN and WAN), server and SAN storage farm environment
• Good oral and written communication skills with ability to present and discuss technical information in a way that establishes rapport, persuades others and gains understanding
• Process oriented with good documentation and diagrammatic skills

It would be a real bonus if you have

• Network Design skillsets to design and implement in order to put each new client into operations in the fastest time is beneficial as well as end-to-end network troubleshooting skills down to operating systems, applications and database.