Engineer, Network Operations

Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc.•Chicago, IL

1d•$72,000 - $84,000•Onsite

About The Position

Network Operations provides 24x7 support for the organization’s global production network infrastructure by performing proactive routines that ensure service impacts are avoided. Staff members also interact with customers and peers in Operations and Engineering to facilitate effective handling of service requests and connectivity issues.

Requirements

Experience with routing protocols and concepts (OSPF, BGP, MPLS, Traffic Engineering, etc)
Solid knowledge and inner-workings of TCP/IP, Layer 2 and 3 switching
Superior customer service skills
Ability to work in a team oriented environment is essential
Solid understanding of multicast and troubleshooting techniques
Working knowledge of how to use management tools

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years of relevant experience or 6+ years in lieu of educational credentials
Certification at or above the Juniper JNCIS is preferred, although an equivalent Cisco CCNP certification is acceptable
Knowledge and Experience with multicast troubleshooting in a switch/routed network is preferred

Responsibilities

Proactive checkouts and monitoring to avoid service outages or limit their impact. Troubleshooting and fault isolation to restore service when necessary.
Solutions for Incident Management from Case Study evaluations. This includes development of the related root cause flow charts and troubleshooting procedures that streamline the time required to isolate faults and restore service.
Completing checklists that support pre-production deployment of network services. This includes assurance that Network Operations has updated management for all related network components, is performing pro-active routines to ensure optimal network health, understands the service and it’s dependencies, and the staff is capable of performing established recovery procedures.
Coordination of changes at the CAB and periodic quality reviews with Engineering. Implementation of tasks assigned to Network Operations and support for those implemented by Network Engineering.
Executing requests for analysis or support. Representing Network Operations’ strategic initiatives such as vendor service level reviews, Asset Management, and Capacity Management. Coordination and support for pro-active maintenance activities required to keep the infrastructure in good health.
Specific tasks assigned by management to own that deliver operational support improvements to a technology, process, tool, or service.
Perform monitoring for new events to open incidents
Perform all levels of routine network analysis
Coordinate hot hands and other activities with vendors
Interact with advanced level engineering support
Develop and propose solutions for the knowledge base