Network Specialist

Company Description

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 10 countries, and more than 160 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.
We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world’s leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.

**Job Description**:
**Your Team**

Platform Operations Team holds the fort to the Infrastructure and the Platform services to support Avaloq’s internal and external clients on a day-to-day basis. Being part of a dynamic team, the SMEs are involved in the inception, building and operating of the Infrastructure and Platform services, collaborating closely with Applications, Security Operations and Engineering teams.

**Your key tasks**
- Be the Subject Matter Expert for enterprise-class network architecture
- Design, plan, deploy, support and upgrade/migrate of the following technologies:

- MPLS WAN and Internet connectivity
- IPsec and TCP/IP networking protocols
- Cisco / Juniper routers, switches and firewalls
- Checkpoint firewalls
- Cisco APIC
- NSX-T, NSX-V
- IPS / NIPS
- Authentication services such as Radius and ISE
- Load Balancers
- Internet Proxy Knowledge (BlueCoat)
- Establish networking environment by designing network configuration; directing network installation; defining, documenting, and enforcing system standards
- Maximize network performance by monitoring performance; troubleshooting network problems and outages; scheduling upgrades; collaborating with architects on network optimization
- Report network operational status by gathering, prioritizing information; manage projects
- Participate in evaluation, design and implementation of network infrastructure

**Qualifications**:

- Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent
- 5 to 10 years of relevant experience **managing a complex network environment** preferably in banking or financial environment
- Certification in **CCNA / CCNP** / CCDA / CISSP highly preferred
- ITIL V3 Foundation preferred
- Experience working with multiple technical platforms, e.g. two-tiered client-server, three-tiered client-server environment
- Experience with automated **network monitoring** and stress testing tools combined with **capacity planning**:

- Experience in managing **network operations and resource capacity and optimizing** network performance
- Experience in supporting **DR operations** resulting in successful production failover to alternate datacentre
- Experience operating in **highly business critical data centre environment**:

- Familiar with **cloud infrastructure** designs and implementations and guiding the process from development to operations
- Excellent understanding of networks (LAN and WAN), server and SAN storage farm environment
- Good oral and written communication skills with ability to present and discuss technical information in a way that establishes rapport, persuades others and gains understanding
- Process oriented with good documentation and diagrammatic skills

**It would be a real bonus if you have**

Additional Information

We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices.
In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self.
We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way.