Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, create marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to realize their financial goals and help them save time and money.
We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more industry segments.
We invest in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. As a FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 22,500 people across 32 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at experianplc.com.
Job description
Title: Sr. Cloud Network Engineer About us, but we’ll be brief Experian is the world’s leading global information services company, unlocking the power of data to create more opportunities for consumers, businesses and society. We are thrilled to share that FORTUNE has named Experian one of the 100 Best Companies to work for. In addition, for the last five years we’ve been listed as one of the 100 World’s Most Innovative Companies by Forbes Magazine. What you’ll be doing The Cloud Network Infrastructure Engineer would play a key role in project delivery with hands-on experience with migrating applications and infrastructure to the cloud. The engineer will work closely to design and build automated operational processes focusing on scalable cloud deployments with the paradigm of infrastructure & cloud network aspects. Cloud Network Engineer will help build and train its next-generation Cloud Network and Security offering. The engineer must be comfortable working on multiple routing, switching, load balancing, and security platforms. This position will be highly dynamic, and responsibilities range from all aspects of network design, implementation, operation, and support. The role will require advanced knowledge of various network technologies. The role will be a critical member of an Agile enterprise cloud network engineering team working to build and support multi-cloud/hybrid solutions. The successful candidate will bring a strong background in automated software engineering and cloud operations at enterprise scale with strong emphasis on collaboration and communication, interacting with key internal business unit stakeholders. Summary of Primary Responsibilities An expert level knowledge of the OSI network model, Ethernet, and TCP/IP networking Expert level knowledge of the following network routing protocols - BGP, OSPF, VXLAN/EVPN Good understanding of Cisco, CheckPoint, Palo Alto, & Fortinet Firewalls Advanced knowledge of Load Balancers Develop infrastructure as code on AWS, Azure, GCP, & GCP using best practices and implementations for non-production and production environments Advanced level knowledge of automation frameworks such a Ansible, Terraform or Python development experience Implement configuration and deployment automation towards improving functionality, availability, and manageability of our enterprise cloud offerings An advanced level of experience implementing and administrating common TCP/IP-based services, including DNS, DHCP, HTTP, FTP, SSH, SMTP, etc Strong expertise at network documentation, IPAM, Visio, LucidCharts, SharePoint, and Confluence Knowledge of common network monitoring platforms such as NNMI, ThousandEyes, Prometheus, Grafana, & Dynatrace Lead technical operations on key initiatives or projects from requirements to design to implementation Ensure the availability, performance, reliability, and reporting of global cloud data centers and enterprise networks Improve productivity in delivery orchestration, proactive monitoring, self-healing automation and operations validations Solve problems related to these mission critical services and build automation to proactively detect and prevent their re-occurrences Collaborate via open communication reaching across functional borders to analyze, tune, and configure automated platform infrastructure and systems What your background looks like: 8+ years of validated experience in managing, provisioning, and supporting network technologies in a large globally diverse environment 4+ years of experience in network operations or engineer role at an ISP or network services provider comprising of designing, developing, and operating robust and highly scalable cloud infrastructure services Deep network code skills with proven experience in cloud infrastructure project with hands on migration expertise on public clouds such as AWS and Azure Strong background in Software Defined Networking (vxlan, QoS, VIPs, etc...) Experience Linux/Unix and/or Windows Integration and Administration Experience in automation/configuration management using Chef, Ansible, Terraform or an equivalent Experience with Programmable Network Hardware Proficient in networking and core Internet Protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, HTTP and routing in distributed networks Knowledge about writing Templates to build cloud services as code (IaC) on Technologies like Terraform, Cloud Formation or any IaC Tool Understand Authentication & Authorization Services, Identity & Access Management Working understanding on AIPs designing RESTful services and integrated with other providers Ability to use wide variety of open-source technologies Cloud Certifications: (Candidates with any below certifications is a plus) AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty Azure Network Engineer Associate Azure Security Engineer Associate Google Cloud Associate Google Cloud Professional
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