Network Engineer (VN2888)

Marex has unique access across markets with significant share globally both on and off exchange. The depth of knowledge amongst its teams and divisions provides its customers with clear advantage, and its technology-led service provides access to all major exchanges, order-flow management via screen, voice and DMA, plus award-winning data, insights and analytics.

The Technology Department delivers differentiation, scalability and security for the business. Reporting to the COO, Technology provides digital tools, software services and infrastructure globally to all business groups. Software development and support teams work in agile ‘streams’ aligned to specific business areas. Our other teams work enterprise-wide to provide critical services including our global service desk, network and system infrastructure, IT operations, security, enterprise architecture and design.

This is an excellent opportunity to work within a dynamic and shifting network landscape, working across a multitude of technologies and vendors to achieve success. There is ample opportunity to participate in design and architecture discussions with the wider Network team and to learn from likeminded peers in a fast paced and interesting business landscape.

Role Summary

The Network team is responsible for the overall design, implementation, operation and maintenance of the Global network infrastructure. To provide support for the wider technology group and to ensure technical requirements are delivered as per mandated by the Network and Technology group. A thorough understanding of global network operations, and security best practices aligned with financial compliance and regulations, is important to the overall success of the team and business.

We are seeking an engineer with a passion for automation and scripting to enhance and streamline our operations and engineering practices. The ideal candidate will leverage one or more scripting languages, Ansible, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools to automate our configurations, monitoring, and troubleshooting.

All employees are expected to understand and comply with any Sarbanes Oxley operational requirements relevant to their role.

Overall Responsibilities

• Maintenance of the Marex Network.
• Operational support for all network related issues.
• Implementation of new network requirements/changes.
• Procuring equipment and managing of vendors.
• Support network maintenance activities, internal and third parties.
• Reporting network status to key stakeholders.
• Ability to work flexible hours

Standard Responsibilities:

• Ensuring compliance with the company’s regulatory requirements.
• Adhere to the operational risk framework for your role ensuring that all regulatory or company determined parameters are complied with.
• Role model for demonstrating highest level standards of integrity and conduct and reflecting Company Values.
• At all times complying with Marex’s Code of Conduct.
• To ensure that you are fully aware of and adhere to internal policies that relate to you, your role or any other activities for which you have any level of responsibility.
• To report any breaches of policy to Compliance and/ or your supervisor as required.
• To escalate risk events immediately.
• To provide input to risk management processes, as required.
• The Company may require you to carry out other duties from time to time

Skills and Experience

Previous experience of working in the banking/finance industry is highly desirable.

Qualifications: #CCNP, JNCIP, JNCIS, PCNSE or equivalent certification is desirable.

Network WAN Technologies:

• MPLS, IPSEC VPN, SD-WAN, QOS, NAT

Routing and Switching protocols:

• BGP/OSPF/EIGRP.

• Wifi, STP, RSTP, VLAN, HSRP, VRRP, VRF, MLAG, Etherchannel, Multicast PIM Sparse and dense mode.

Security:

• NextGen Layer 7 firewalling, User-ID, SSL decryption, Network Access Control, Radius/TACACS.

Cloud networking:

• AWS – VPC’s, Transit Gateways, Direct Connects, VPN Gateways.

• Azure – Vnet, VPN GWs, Express route.

Automation:

• Process automation using Python, Ansible.

Vendors:

• Palo Alto, Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Aruba (wifi/Clearpass).

Hardware:

• PA220,440,3200 series firewalls, Panorama.

• Cisco 9200/9300/4500.

• Cisco Nexus 9k.

• Juniper SRX, MX series firewalls and routers.

• Arista 7k series.

• Aruba Access points and Clearpass NAC.

Troubleshooting:

• IP network packet troubleshooting and analysis.

• LAN network device troubleshooting.

• WAN network device troubleshooting.

• Firewall security troubleshooting.

Design and Architecture:

• WAN/Campus LAN network design and implementation.

• Firewall DMZ design and implementation.

Understanding of different exchange connectivity (e.g. CME, SGX, ICE, Eurex, LME).

Other skills competencies

• Resilient in a challenging, fast-paced environment

• Strategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges, ensuring operational effectiveness

• Provide input to risk management processes, as required.

• Experience working in a regulated environment and knowledge of the risk and compliance requirements associated with this.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Pro-active and results-oriented.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Use of Automation tooling to support/troubleshoot.

Company Values

Acting as a role model for the values of the Company:

Be collaborative - by working together across the organization, we foster teamwork, can better respond to challenges and successfully deliver for our clients

Act with integrity - we pride ourselves on our honesty and high ethical standards. We apply these values when working with all our clients, colleagues and other stakeholders

Be adaptable and entrepreneurial - we embrace change as markets evolve to constantly increase our efficiency and create innovative solutions for our clients. We are interested in the world around us and inquisitive about understanding the challenges and opportunities our clients face.

Be respectful – how we treat each other, and our clients says everything about who we are. We always act respectfully and treat people fairly in everything we do.

Nurture talent – we aim to grow our own talent and make Marex the place ambitious, hardworking and talented people choose to build their career. This means giving and taking stretch opportunities, taking risks, and committing to career development and support – for ourselves and our teams.

Conduct Rules

You must:

• Act with integrity
• Act with due skill, care and diligence
• Be open and cooperative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators (where applicable)
• Pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly
• Observe proper standard of market conduct
• Act to deliver good outcomes for customers