Senior Network Engineer

Company: Western Asset Management
Location: Pasadena
Posted on: May 12, 2022

Job Description:

Job Description

Senior Network Engineer Your skills will shape our future. IT drives our business at Western Asset. From trading and settlement systems to compliance and risk management, every aspect of fixed-income investment management is touched by technology. That puts your networking skills center stage. Working as part of an agile team with an entrepreneurial approach, you'll collaborate with specialists across the business to develop best-in-class systems.What you will doImplement products, platforms, software, hardware, or appliance-based solutions related to network and network security.Interface with management and vendors to develop and implement new solutions to meet business requirements.Design and manage the rollout of various network infrastructures with necessary capacity planning, performance tuning, and configuration optimizationPerform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurationsMaintain network security across the global enterprise; analyze networks for security threats. Monitor organization's networks for security breaches and investigates violations when they occur.Use network tools for administration, maintenance, automation, and visualization reportingDevelops technical documentation describing the deployment, configuration, and management of network infrastructure. -Participates in IT security audits. Responds to existing audits and ensures required controls are implemented as required.Builds strong relationships outside of IT to understand business needs. Communicates complex details in a way that people can understand. Advocates for the end user and stakeholder by becoming associated with the products, empathizing with and understanding user needs. -Maintain and continuously improve the firm's network and security environments, create and monitor metrics, take pre-emptive measures to minimize down time and troubleshoot across systems when requiredWork in a dynamic team structure, mentor Networking and/or Cyber Security concepts to other teams and seek to automate repeatable network tasks in a DevOps frameworkAdvance our network environmentPush forward your career as you push forward our network environments. We're looking for adaptable people who combine a passion for technology with skills in communication, problem-solving and teamwork. Experience in finance is welcome but not essential as we'll provide all the training you need. Above all, you need an entrepreneurial, can-do approach, a drive to keep learning and finding out what technology can do for our future business.What you will bringSenior level Network Skills required:5+ years of strong experience with routing and switching in complex LAN, WAN, MAN, and WiFi environments. Experience with design, build, management and troubleshooting of High Availability systems (Cisco, Brocade, F5, etc.)Experience with troubleshooting all levels of the OSI stack across various environments including but not limited to: - - Windows/Unix, NetApp storage platforms, MS Exchange, custom applications, and databases including Oracle, Sybase, MemSQL and others (including NFS mounts) on-premises or in the cloudExperience including voice, video and audio over IP environments Experience with MPLS and SD-WAN environments, including working with carriers to resolve persisting issues (SilverPeak, Riverbed)Security or Automation Skills desired:Experience with network related security systems such as firewalls, active traffic evaluation (FireEye, WebSense,---)Scripting or automation experience, especially in a DevOps contextWorking knowledge of AWS and Azure Cloud Preferred Qualifications -Experience with routing protocols such as: ISIS, OSPF, BGP, and MPLS technologiesSelf-starter with proven ability to develop creative solutions that enable Customers.Interest and ability to research new and emerging technologies to better solve networking problems.Proven track record of getting hands dirty to fix problemsCCIE is highly desiredAbout Western AssetAt Western Asset we're saying hello to the future. Committed to being the leading fixed-income investment management firm in the world, we're investing in new technologies, methodologies and markets. We're also investing in our people. Our business is guided by a belief in doing the right thing: that if we treat our clients and colleagues with fairness and respect, success will follow. We're building on our reputation and resources with an entrepreneurial approach that drives innovation. Every day is an opportunity for us to get better by making the most of the possibilities that our people and ideas can bring.Job SummaryCategory: Information Technology

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