Swift · 2 hours ago
Senior Network Engineer - Data Center Connectivity
Manassas, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$96K/yr - $179K/yr
8+ years expSwift is the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. They are seeking a Senior Network Engineer to be responsible for the design, optimization, deployment, and support of the Data Center Network and security aspects, working in an Agile team to implement solutions and ensure customer satisfaction.
Financial ServicesSecurity
No H1B
Responsibilities
Work with the Product Owner and Squad members to develop, test, configure, upgrade and maintain Datacenter Network Infrastructure in line with agreed requirements
Work with your team to implement and operate your solutions
Deploy Network Infrastructure and Life Cycle management according to our change management processes
Collaborate with our internal and external customers following DevOps/Agile principles and best practices
Assist in developing and maintaining technical documentation
Interact and collaborate with other internal teams to ensure excellent customer satisfaction
Manage issues always focusing on continuous improvement: you will automate, educate and share knowledge transparently
Have an opportunity to develop yourself and others in a true DevOps agile environment
This position is mission critical and offers flexible work (minimum 2 days onsite and maximum 3 days from home – per week) Willing to perform weekend deployment activities and on-call on a rotational basis with peer team members (Estimated: One Saturday out of 4 weekends)
Perform Swift Datacenter Network’s Network devices installations and provide end user/application connectivity
Perform Swift Datacenter Network’s Network Management software deployments and upgrades
Perform investigation of Swift Datacenter Network problems (at Level 2) identified by the Daily -Operations Level 1 and the execution of the necessary corrective actions to address the issues according to availability targets
Manage the Swift Datacenter Network Carrier infrastructure maintenance for all SWIFT locations and escalate critical issues according to procedures
Be pro-active and provide improvements to existing processes and procedures
Perform the security integrity checks for Swift Enterprise Network Baseline compliance after major changes
Incident Response: Oversee troubleshooting and resolution of complex network-related incidents, including performance bottlenecks, security breaches, and misconfigurations
Monitoring and Optimization: Utilize tools (e.g., SevOne, WireShark, SMARTS, Splunk) to monitor network performance, analyze traffic patterns, and optimize configurations for efficiency and security
Collaboration: Partner with Architecture, SOC, Security and Operational teams to integrate network systems with broader network infrastructure and applications
Documentation: Maintain detailed documentation of network configurations, processes, and procedures for audit and operational purposes
Compliance: Ensure Network deployments meet industry standards and regulations (e.g., PCI-DSS, GDPR, ISAE, DORA). Research and Innovation: Stay ahead of emerging threats and technologies, recommending upgrades or new tools to enhance network security
Communication: Strong verbal and written skills in English to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
8 + years of solid work experience
Hands-on expertise with CISCO ACI infrastructure
Expertise on CISCO IOS
Strong knowledge of network Routing Protocols: EIGRP, BGP, ISIS, MPLS, VRF, VDC
Good knowledge of Quality of Service (QOS)
Good knowledge on ACI products like Tetration, NDO & NDI (or Orchestrator), APIC
Good Cisco knowledge is mandatory (CCNA or CCNP certifications are an asset)
Experience with hybrid or cloud environments (e.g., Integration with AWS/Azure)
Familiarity with SD-WAN, Zero Trust architecture
Familiarity with concepts like Zero Touch/Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
Autonomous, driven, with strong ability to quickly adapt and respond to change
Be customer oriented and quality mindset – we continually strive to deliver true customer value
Perform Swift Datacenter Network's Network devices installations and provide end user/application connectivity
Perform Swift Datacenter Network's Network Management software deployments and upgrades
Perform investigation of Swift Datacenter Network problems (at Level 2) identified by the Daily -Operations Level 1 and the execution of the necessary corrective actions to address the issues according to availability targets
Manage the Swift Datacenter Network Carrier infrastructure maintenance for all SWIFT locations and escalate critical issues according to procedures
Be pro-active and provide improvements to existing processes and procedures
Perform the security integrity checks for Swift Enterprise Network Baseline compliance after major changes
Incident Response: Oversee troubleshooting and resolution of complex network-related incidents, including performance bottlenecks, security breaches, and misconfigurations
Monitoring and Optimization: Utilize tools (e.g., SevOne, WireShark, SMARTS, Splunk) to monitor network performance, analyze traffic patterns, and optimize configurations for efficiency and security
Collaboration: Partner with Architecture, SOC, Security and Operational teams to integrate network systems with broader network infrastructure and applications
Documentation: Maintain detailed documentation of network configurations, processes, and procedures for audit and operational purposes
Compliance: Ensure Network deployments meet industry standards and regulations (e.g., PCI-DSS, GDPR, ISAE, DORA)
Research and Innovation: Stay ahead of emerging threats and technologies, recommending upgrades or new tools to enhance network security
Communication: Strong verbal and written skills in English to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Preferred
Good knowledge of Network Security: MACSEC / IPSEC, RADIUS, TACACS, 802.1x, ISE
Good knowledge of Switching technologies: Spanning Tree, vPC, OTV
Good knowledge of WLAN: APs, WLC, Prime Infrastructure, CMX.DNAC
Experience with automation/scripting (Python, Ansible, Bash) for Datacenter Network management
Basic knowledge of Network Monitoring & Management Systems: HP NNMi, Wireshark, Infoblox, SevOne, DHCP, Netmri
Basic knowledge of Network Observability
DevOps knowledge related tools like Ansible, Terraform, Git, Jenkins, CI/CD, python are required
Familiarity with Jira, Confluence and ServiceNow tools for collaboration
Knowledge/experience operating in Linux operating system
Knowledge of CI/CD pipeline and Automation technologies for build and deployment – Ansible, Jenkins
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision and life insurance with no premium costs for our employees and their families
Retirement plan plus matching 401k
Company
Swift
SWIFT is a member-owned cooperative through which the financial world conducts its business operations with speed, certainty and confidence.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Javier Perez-Tasso
CEO
Cheri McGuire
CTO
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