Senior Systems Engineer - Network Engineering

Location: Prakāshamnagar

Fact Set creates flexible, open data and software solutions for over 200,000 investment professionals worldwide, providing instant access to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions.

At Fact Set, our values are the foundation of everything we do. They express how we act and operate, serve as a compass in our decision-making, and play a big role in how we treat each other, our clients, and our communities. We believe that the best ideas can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time, and that curiosity is the key to anticipating our clients' needs and exceeding their expectations.

Your Team's Impact

Candidates for this position should have solid experience with WAN/LAN technologies, TCP/IP, routing protocols and have 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.

What You'II Do

Act as a strong consultative resource for Fact Set'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 Fact Set's own internal networks
Build solid & long-lived interpersonal relationships with Fact Set'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.

What We're Looking For

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

Desired 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…