Extranet Network Engineer

About the Role:

The Role:

A significant part of our services are delivered via private connections alongside many via the internet and the Extranets team covers all client connectivity globally across our constituent companies.
As an Extranet engineer, you would manage all client connections be they new, enhancements, or product additions and cover their whole lifecycle.
A point of contact for client-based queries, escalations and where needed assist in operational issues. This will include travel to customer sites, an out of hours and weekend work where required.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is adaptable and willing to learn new technologies and has input into optimising the current estate and future-proofing our methods for client connectivity.

The impact:
This is a client-facing role where you will need to constantly interact with our clients and have good awareness of the multiple products we provide.
You are a professional, dedicated, and passionate about translating business needs into powerful and useful solutions. You have a hunger for technology and a strong desire to develop skills and continue to learn. You should be a team player and have a positive attitude. The team strives for high levels of collaboration, self-organisation, and knowledge sharing.

Requirements:

• A degree in Computer Science or a related subject or the equivalent in knowledge and work experience
• A minimum of 5 years of experience with networks operations
• Maintaining external client connectivity be it traditional leased lines/routers, VPNs, x-connects and various vendor cloud connectivity methods (Alkira, Equinix ECX, Packet Fabric)
• Familiarity with colocation sites, 3rd party hosting
• Solid understanding of networking network protocols including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, and HTTPS.
• Experience with monitoring systems
• Troubleshooting, resolving and communicating networking issues to colleagues be they infrastructure or the wider Operations team
• Ability to work with other teams such as Linux, Database, Cloud when solving technical issues
• Confidence to work with large financial organisations who form the core of our customer base
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Producing concise and accurate documentation

Desired Skills

• Working experience in the financial industry
• Hands-on experience with Linux operating systems
• Experience using network automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Git and Python
• Experience from AWS Networking

About OSTTRA

Candidates should note that OSTTRA is an independent firm, jointly owned by S&P Global and CME Group.  As part of the joint venture, S&P Global provides recruitment services to OSTTRA - however, successful candidates will be interviewed and directly employed by OSTTRA, joining our global team of more than 1,200 post trade experts.

OSTTRA was formed in 2021 through the combination of four businesses that have been at the heart of post trade evolution and innovation for the last 20+ years:  MarkitServ, Traiana, TriOptima and Reset.  OSTTRA is a joint venture, owned 50/50 by S&P Global and CME Group.

 With an outstanding track record of developing and supporting critical market infrastructure, our combined network connects thousands of market participants to streamline end to end workflows - from trade capture at the point of execution, through portfolio optimization, to clearing and settlement.

Joining the OSTTRA team is a unique opportunity to help build a bold new business with an outstanding heritage in financial technology, playing a central role in supporting global financial markets. 

Learn more at www.osttra.com.

What’s In It For You?

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include: 

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.

• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

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