Head of Network Engineering

The Head of Network Engineering is seen as a techno-functional professional in Network Engineering and Public and Private Data Centers with experience in managing engineering functions in leading team of engineers at various seniority levels.

The manager will be in charge of the delivery of the global team with a primary focus on design and implementation of network engineering, support, and drive transformation; although you will be expected to support the network engineering operations team with complex troubleshooting of issues as required.

You will have experience of working in high impact, mission critical environments where service matters and exceeding expectations is the norm.

Key responsibilities

The Network Manager's primary areas of responsibility include ensuring there are defined standards in place, manage the technical lifecycle of products and services, and deliver change/transformation against created designs; always ensuring a smooth transition/handover to Network Operations.

• Responsible for defining and documenting Network Engineering Standards
• Responsible for the creation of Low Level Design documents to meet requirements outlined in the High Level Design
• Responsible for the creation of detailed Implementation Plans for all engineering related activity
• Responsible for Procurement activities relating to build and delivery of new services (Project)
• Responsible for ensuring the smooth Transition/Handover to Operations in line with agreed Operational Acceptance Process
• Responsible for managing Technical Lifecycle Management for all Network & Communications services
• Responsible for supporting Architecture in creation and upkeep of a Delivery Roadmap for Network Engineering
• Responsible for supporting the Architecture in scoping activities required to produce the High Level Design
• Responsible for supporting Architecture in undertaking Proof of Concept activities
• Responsible for ensuring skillsets are relevant and up to date in order to deliver change and provide a high level of support
• Responsible for providing escalation support to Operations with complex troubleshooting of Major Incidents as required
• Provide on call escalation support (rota basis) and work extended hours as and when required
• Responsible to create performance reports and liaise between technical teams and senior management.

Required:

Skills & Experience

• 12-15 years' experience of network engineering solutions within a global enterprise scale organization (5,000-50,000 users) with both traditional datacenters and Cloud.
• At least 5 years' experience in leading/managing teams.
• You will have considerable first-hand experience of design engineering and building resilient and scalable security solutions, ideally within finance or investment banking.
• You understand cybersecurity principles, global financial services business models, as well as regional compliance standards, relevant local regulations, and applicable laws
• You understand the concepts of risk and compliance and how to translate these into effective security solutions.
• You will have an appreciation of automation and orchestration and will have experience of scripting against an API
• You have a strong understanding of Layer 2, Layer 3 & Layer 4-7 network and security technologies.
• You will be familiar with a variety of testing tools, networking technologies and techniques to accurately troubleshoot and resolve complex technical problems associated with the service, application and network hardware and software.

Technical Skills & Experience

You will have expert knowledge and experience in several of the following areas:

• NGFW platforms and management tools such as Tufin
• Network Access Control in enterprise environments
• Application Delivery & Load balancers
• Public and Private cloud security tools and services
• Workflow automation
• Cisco Routing & Switching
• Arista Routing and Switching
• WAN Optimization
• DNS, IPAM and DHCP
• Service Now integrations
• SDWAN solutions
• Network Monitoring and reporting tools
• AWS/Azure cloud networking

Technical Certification

You will have the following certification or demonstrable working experience:

• Cisco CCNA
• ITILv3 foundation or higher
• AWS Cloud
• Azure Cloud

Preferred:

• Check Point, Fortinet, Tufin
• Forescout, Cisco ISE
• F5, Netscaler
• Infoblox
• Microsoft Active Directory, CyberArk
• Illumio
• BlueCoat/Zscaler

About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust provides innovative financial services and guidance to corporations, institutions and affluent families and individuals globally. With over 130 years of financial experience and nearly 20,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Working with Us:

As a Northern Trust partner, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture, which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company that is committed to strengthening the communities we serve!

We recognize the value of inclusion and diversity in culture, in thought, and in experience, which is why we are honored to receive the following awards in 2021:

• Gender Equality Index Member, Bloomberg
• Top Financial & Banking Company, Black EOE Journal, Hispanic Network Magazine, Professional WOMAN'S Magazine

We'd love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of America's best banks and most sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today.