Job Description

Staff Network Engineer


We are looking for a

Staff Network Engineer

to join our global team in helping to transform connectivity services across CME Group. The role is to help maintain and deliver global on-premise and cloud-based network services - design, implement, maintain (upgrades/patching), improvement and future roadmap across a wide range of network technologies and vendors. The team work closely with technology and business stakeholders to ensure one of the largest exchange network infrastructures in the world is highly available, resilient, secure and reliable.

Responsibilities

Ensure network security, availability and reliability


Plan, execute, audit and document changes to the environment


Provide technical authority and support for a wide range of network platforms


Engage in complex technical troubleshooting and fault resolution


Respond to NOCC escalations, including on-call rotation


Implement new initiatives and expansion of existing network infrastructure


Support and implement application and service migrations to cloud


Manage project work and deliver effective platform life-cycle management


Identify and help deliver automation opportunities


Collaborate to deliver global CME technology and business initiatives


What we are looking for ...

Required:

Proficiency in configuring and managing diverse network platforms


Strong understanding and evidence of implementing effective network security


Technical experience: Cisco/Arista/Juniper routing and switching


Technical experience: BGP/OSPF/PIM/IGMP protocols


Technical experience: enterprise firewalls


Technical experience: supporting cloud implementation / migration


Technical experience: provisioning, management and troubleshooting in GCP


Technical experience: DevOps/IaC - Terraform preferred


Technical experience: loadbalancing technologies - LTM and GTM


Technical experience: network automation and orchestration


Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills with keen attention to detail


Excellent communication skills - verbal and written


Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience

Desired:

Technical experience: scripting and automation using Python


Technical experience: management & deployment of Palo Alto and Fortigate firewalls


Technical experience: deploying and maintaining SDWAN and overlay technologies


Technical experience: DevOps using Ansible and Jenkins


Technical experience: enterprise wireless support


Relevant network certifications, eg: CCNP, CCIE, NSE, PCNSE


Relevant cloud certifications - Google preferred (PCNE, PCSE)


Company Benefits:


Bonus Programme Equity Programme Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) Private Medical and Dental coverage Mental Health Benefit Programme Group Pension Plan Income Protection Life Assurance Cycle To Work EV C ar Benefit Scheme Gym Membership Family Leave Education Assistance - MBA/Advanced Degree/Bachelor Degree Ongoing Employee Development Training/Certification Hybrid Working
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CME Group: Where Futures are Made

CME Group is the world's leading derivatives marketplace. But who we are goes deeper than that. Here, you can impact markets worldwide. Transform industries. And build a career by shaping tomorrow. We invest in your success and you own it - all while working alongside a team of leading experts who inspire you in ways big and small. Problem solvers, difference makers, trailblazers. Those are our people. And we're looking for more.


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