Lead Systems Engineer

About FactSet:

FactSet combines hundreds of databases into a single, powerful information system. It is a one-stop source for financial information and analytics for business analysts, portfolio managers, investment bankers/management firms, and other financial professionals who analyze companies, portfolios, markets, and economies.

FactSet was formed in 1978 and operates out of 37 locations worldwide. With over $1 Billion in annual revenues, it is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, and employs nearly 12000 people worldwide. Our operations extend within North America, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. Since 1996, the Company has been publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FDS.

The ideal candidate:

We are looking for a candidate with a solid experience with WAN/LAN technologies, TCP/IP, routing protocols and a deep understanding of reference network architectures along with a significant level of ‘Hands On’ network OS experience.  Additionally, candidates with a solid track record of interaction with ISPs, familiarity with automation tools, multicast experience, strong analytical, project management and troubleshooting skills will receive a higher level of consideration.

Past success designing or maintaining a network via automation is also expected.  Candidates should have competence in at least one scripting language and experience with standard automation tools. A successful candidate for this position will have strong interpersonal skills, an elevated level of verbal and written dexterity and will enjoy providing effective and meaningful solutions for clients, both internal and external.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Act as a strong consultative resource for FactSet’s clients, vendors and internal leaders.
• Engage in major Real Time project delivery and contributing regularly to improve the stability and performance of the Network
• Project manage business and network team initiatives
• Configure Cisco / Arista Routers / Switches / F5 Load Balancers / Cloud Networking Services to provide solutions that successfully integrate into our clients, vendors and FactSet’s own internal networks
• Build solid & long-lived interpersonal relationships with FactSet’s clients and internal stakeholders
• Serve as an escalation point for network down emergencies and layer 1-7 network troubleshooting
• Research, design and implement new connections to market data providers and other 3rd parties
• Streamline existing and new processes using templates, automation and workflow systems
• Willing to lead and mentor Junior Network Engineers and help them achieve their career and project goals
• Participate in Shift rotation for Saturday & Sunday On-call coverage.
• Willing to work in 16X5 Shift rotation

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• BS degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent
• Relevant experience of 5-8 years
• Ability to be self-sufficient and to grasp new technologies easily
• Maintain knowledge of present and emerging technologies
• Thorough understanding of following technologies and tools.
• Routing protocols
• TCP/IP
• Multicast (PIM, IGMP, MSDP, GRE, MP-BGP)
• DNS
• LAN switching
• Wireshark
• Sound understanding and expertise on Multicast and Real Time
• Experience with BGP, EIGRP routing protocols
• Router / Switch architectures
• Good understanding of Protocols like HTTP / HTTPS / DNS / DHCP / SNMP / SMTP etc
• Broader understanding of Cloud Computing technologies like AWS and Azure.
• Ability to effectively troubleshoot and isolate technical issues in a timely manner
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to be a cohesive member of a group
• Ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders and service providers, both internal and external
• Ability to manage many projects simultaneously and prioritize effectively
• Familiarity with common network automation tools
• Python, Perl or other scripting language
• Ansible, Salt or other automation tools
• REST APIs
• YAML, JSON and other data models

DESIRABLE SKILLS:

• Competence in some of the following technologies:
• LAN Switching
• Optical Networking
• Load Balancers
• SAN
• Wireless Networks
• Network operating systems (IOS, IOS-XE, JunOS, EOS, F5/tmsh)
• NSX
• Infoblox
• Linux
• Solid, and intuitive understanding of WAN & LAN technologies and how each device, protocol or system interacts as part of the network as a whole
• Understand the modern datacenter stack and how today’s application compute and storage drive network requirements
• Experience with Exchange data and other contributed data.
• Experience with network packet broker technologies - Corvil , Gigamon
• Understanding of Public cloud, Private cloud and Hybrid Network Architectures
• Experience designing networks, not only implementing and supporting
• Competency in programming languages and/or scripting
• Financial industry experience and/or a background in a large enterprise network
• Any experience in building / leading / Mentoring a team is a definite plus
• Competency in programming languages and/or scripting
• Experience with Unix, Linux, and Windows operating systems
• Multiple Cisco / Other Vendor Professional Certifications
• CCIE / Equivalent certification in any stream is a definite plus