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The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) · 4 months ago

Lead Associate Principal, Network Engineering

Chicago - 125 S Franklin

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$124K/yr - $176K/yr

5+ years exp

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity. They are seeking a Lead Associate Principal in Network Engineering to oversee the full lifecycle of network infrastructure and collaborate with vendors and engineering teams to resolve complex issues and ensure business continuity.

FinanceFinancial ServicesProperty Management

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Oversee the full lifecycle of network infrastructure, including the design, deployment, support, and documentation of routing, switching, firewalls and cloud-base solutions

Lead and coordinate network changes, ensuring security, performance and compliance with governance framework (NIST-CSF, COBIT)

Collaborate with vendors, carriers, and engineering teams to resolve complex issues and drive large-scale project to completion

Provide strategic direction for network planning, maintaining up-to-date documentation and deliver on-call operational support to ensure reliability and business continuity

Qualification

Network designCloud infrastructureRoutingSwitchingInfrastructure as codeAWS certificationsAnsibleTerraformPythonProject managementPublic speakingProblem resolutionWritten communicationInterpersonal skillsTeam player

Required

Excellent presentation skills including planning, material preparation and public speaking

Demonstrated capability to tailor communications to the technical level of the audience

Clear, concise and precise written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with people of various backgrounds

Strong interpersonal, leadership, project management and mentoring skills

Strong ability to use solution-oriented approach towards problem resolution

Ability to work independently and be a team player

Experience directing use of tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, Python, and Github (or industry equivalent)

Experience delivering Infrastructure as code

Experience building cloud infrastructure in environments such as AWS (Preferred), Azure, or Google Cloud, or similar service

Knowledge of layer 3 routing and switching

Experience with IOS, NX-OS, and XR

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

Advanced WAN, LAN, TCP/IP, VPN, Ethernet Skills

Extensive EIGRP, BGP4, RIP and OSPF Routing Protocol knowledge

Experience with IP route and switching for mainframe and storage appliances

Bachelor's degree, preferably in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Mathematics, etc.) or equivalent combination of education and experience

5+ years of experience in IT systems installation, operations, administration, and maintenance of virtualized servers / cloud systems

AWS certifications such as DevOps Engineer, Solutions Architect, Advanced Networking, or Security or equivalent field experience

Preferred

Experience with SDN deployments or Cisco ACI

Relevant industry certifications such as Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP or CCDP) equivalent field experience

Cisco Certified Internetwork Engineer (CCIE) Certification

Benefits

A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work

Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education

Student Loan Repayment Assistance

Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely

Generous PTO and Parental leave

401k Employer Match

Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision

Company

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)

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The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization.

Founded in 1973

Chicago, Illinois, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.theocc.com/

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