Senior Network Engineer - ICBC Standard Bank

Job Description

Senior Network Engineer

About the job
This role is part of the Networks team within the IS&O department, which is responsible for designing, configuring, and implementing advanced network solutions to meet our business needs. As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you will be responsible for engineering and implementing solutions, ensuring high availability and reliability of our LAN/WAN, data centre, and cloud networking environments. You will also lead efforts to maintain and enhance our network security measures, optimize performance, and support critical infrastructure upgrade projects.

What you'll be doing
You'll be responsible for designing, configuring, and implementing network solutions to meet our business needs, including LAN/WAN, data centre, firewall and cloud networking environments. You will manage day-to-day network operations, ensuring high availability and reliability by monitoring performance, diagnosing issues, and implementing effective solutions.

Additionally, you will identify and resolve complex network-related problems, implement and maintain robust security measures, and optimise network performance and capacity. Your role will also involve leading network upgrade projects, acting as a third-line technical escalation point, and supporting relationships with third-party vendors to ensure optimal performance and cost-effectiveness.

What you'll need to be successful
To excel in this role, you should have extensive experience in designing, configuring, and implementing network solutions, including LAN/WAN, data centre, and cloud networking environments. A proven track record in off engineering on-prem and cloud based solutions, monitoring performance, diagnosing issues, and ensuring high availability and reliability is essential. You should possess strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify, analyse, and resolve complex network-related problems. Expertise in implementing and maintaining network security measures, such as firewalls, NAC, and security projects, is crucial.

Additionally, you should be adept at monitoring and optimizing network performance and capacity, with experience in recommending and implementing upgrades and enhancements. Experience working with network hardware and software vendors to ensure optimal performance and cost-effectiveness is also important. Excellent documentation skills are required to maintain accurate and up-to-date records of network configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting protocols. Finally, strong leadership skills, with experience leading network upgrade projects and acting as a third-line technical escalation point, will be key to your success.

Why should you join us?

ICBC Standard Bank Plc (ICBCS) is a leading financial markets and commodities bank, driven to deliver the right outcomes for our stakeholders, clients, counterparties and markets. We benefit from a unique Chinese and African parentage and an unrivalled global network and expertise. We're headquartered in London, with operations in Shanghai, Singapore and New York.

We're a diverse and close-knit global team. We put people first, giving talented, self-driven professionals the flexibility, rewards and freedom to grow their expertise and realise their potential.

Our vison statement, "Be Yourself, Succeed Together" underpins our drive for an open and transparent culture which values difference, enabling everyone to thrive whilst being themselves. We have an active E, D&I forum and we're growing other employee network groups, including for women and neurodiversity.
We're committed to the principle of equal opportunities. All applicants will be treated equally and will be considered on their merits and skills without discrimination.

What's in it for you?

• Financial market-based pay based on skills and experience, discretionary annual bonus, pension contribution 10% (employee contribution 5%), travel insurance, life assurance and income replacement insurance.
• Hybrid working the option to work remotely up to two days per week, depending on the role.
• Family - 6 months fully paid maternity leave and enhanced shared parental leave. Coaching for family leave returners and access to emergency care via My Family Care. Miscarriage and menopause policies.
• Wellbeing - private medical insurance, Bike2Work scheme, health and fitness subsidy, holiday exchange and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Community paid volunteering leave and Give As You Earn scheme. Vibrant CSR and engagement forums and fundraising for our charity partners.
• Development a suite of opportunities to build the skills you need to excel in your role

If you're excited about becoming part of our team, get in touch. We'd love to hear from you!

ICBCS has appointed Robert Walters Outsourcing (RWO) to manage its recruitment process and Supplier List (PSL). Unsolicited CVs sent directly to ICBCS or its staff from non-PSL agencies will not be accepted and no fees will be paid for such submissions.