Network Engineer

• Client: SMBC
• Location: NYC
• Hybrid: 3 days in the office (local)
• Position: Network Engineer
  
  

NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER POSITION (IDEALLY 3-5 YRS EXP.) WILL CONSIDER 2-7. PLEASE KEEP RESUME TO 5 PAGES

Overview

A Network Engineering position providing support to SMBC Americas Division with a focus on Capital Markets and Nikko. Responsibilities include network infrastructure and telecom, delivering uninterrupted business operation, performing scheduled maintenance, and ownership of projects and implementations. Main areas of expertise include: voice, video, automation , API call scripting, collaboration tools, network infrastructure and logistics.

Responsibilities

• Provide 2nd level support on daily voice, video, collaboration tools and network infrastructure tasks and issues reported by user support desk
• Work on assigned voice/video and network infrastructure projects
• Develop automation scripts within Unified Communication system.
• Work on assigned voice/video and network infrastructure projects
• Provide support during system installations across all sites
• Provide support to other Systems Infrastructure teams during project implementation
• Maintain inventory of network and telecom devices and services
  
  

Qualifications

Experience/Knowledge Requirements

3 - 5 years’ experience

Candidate should have intermediate technical and hands-on knowledge on Cisco Unified voice communication infrastructure and skills to support, troubleshoot, configure, and install voice, video endpoints and collaboration tools

Candidate should have intermediate technical scripting skills to write automation against Cisco Unified communication components

Candidate should have previous experience working in network infrastructure areas preferably in a financial institution

Candidate should have experience in trading floor voice and recording systems

Required Skills/Abilities

• Intermediate knowledge on Cisco Unified communication components such as communication manager, video communication servers, meeting servers, telepresence management servers, collaboration tools and endpoints
• Knowledge in scripting language – Python to write automation for Cisco Unified Communication components (Postman, APi Calls, Website development, Ansible, Terraform,
• Knowledge on trader voice and recording systems
• Intermediate knowledge on configuration and troubleshooting of Cisco Call manager voice and video endpoints, voice gateway routers, PSTN access.
• Intermediate knowledge on configuration and troubleshooting of Cisco expressways, TMS, CMS infrastructure.
• Knowledge on configuration of Cisco switches, routers and firewalls
• Knowledge of routing protocols EIGRP, BGP, NAT, LACP, CDP, UDLD, VPC, DNS, DHCP
• Knowledge on troubleshooting networking issues OSI layers 1-7 across voice, video networks
• Knowledge on network management platforms: Solarwinds, Cisco Prime Infrastructure, Cisco Prime Collaboration and Assurance
• Ability to support mixed data, voice, and video networks
• Capability of performing and complete tasks and projects independently
• Ability to perform copper and fiber cable structure work
  
  

Requirements

Skills and Special Requirements (heavy lifting, excessive overtime, etc.)

Hardware installation will be required

Late night and weekend work will be required. Comp time (Time or another day off) will be given in lieu of late night and weekend work.