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 reliabilityPlan, execute, audit and document changes to the workplace
- 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
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills with keen attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills - verbal and written
- Bachelors 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