Senior Network Engineer

Who are we?

At Finastra, we’re a global leader in financial services software, dedicated to expanding access to financial services and shaping what’s next for the industry. Our technology powers mission-critical solutions across Lending, Payments and Universal Banking, supporting over 7,000 customers, including 80% of the world’s top 50 banks, in more than 110 countries.

Senior Network Engineer

Job Description

Finastra is seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Engineer to join our Network Engineering team. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Network Engineering, this role is responsible for designing, modernizing, and supporting secure, resilient, and scalable network connectivity solutions that enable both customer-facing services and enterprise technology platforms globally.

The successful candidate will collaborate closely with internal technology teams, business stakeholders, service providers, and strategic technology partners to architect and deliver innovative networking solutions that support Finastra's global customer, partner, and cloud ecosystems. This role will play a key part in advancing network modernization initiatives, enhancing operational excellence, improving security posture, and enabling business growth through reliable and high-performing connectivity services.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a leading global fintech organization undergoing continuous transformation. The ideal candidate is a proactive, forward-thinking engineering professional with strong technical expertise, a passion for innovation, exceptional problem-solving skills, and the ability to thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. The candidate should possess a strong commitment to service reliability, continuous improvement, and deliver technology solutions that create value for our customers and business partners.

Key Responsibilities

Minimum of 7|+ years telecommunications/network industry experience

• Contribute to low-level planning milestones. Responsible for the following tasks: bill of material compilation, quoting, proof of concept (design and delivery), pilot, and production rollout.
• Meticulous implementation planning requires detailed change request submittals and pre-post/implementation validation planning.
• 3+ Years Design and implement against the following technologies and platforms - Cisco (Catalyst and Nexus) platforms, FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, Cisco ISE, F5 LTM, MPLS, Akamai Web App Firewall and SD-WAN
• 3+ Years Design and deliver against Finastra product needs within Microsoft Azure Cloud, specifically: Azure Load Balancer, Application Gateway, Virtual NAT (Network Address Translation), Service and Private Link, NSG (Network Security Group), Basic and Standard IP allocation, VNET (Virtual Network), VPN Gateway, VWAN (Virtual WAN hub), and ExpressRoute.
• Lead or contribute to modernization efforts to enable business outcomes. Use cases: Finastra client or 3rd Party Partner to Finastra connectivity needs (on-premises to on-premises, cloud to cloud, or on-premises to cloud).
• Lead design tasks: compile/present connectivity options for leadership and peer consumption using Microsoft Visio, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Create SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) that define operating parameters of newly created or existing connectivity and ancillary network solutions.
• Mentor peers within Network Operations and facilitate Operational Handoff meeting to socialize new design and enhancement details. Including Go-Live specifics - design review, field Q&A sessions, and perform Operational Checklist tasks before solution handoff to NetOps.
• Leverage in depth network switching, routing, securityhands on knowledge, working experience of routing protocols - Static, OSPF, BGP, to deliver against business outcomes and operational excellence targets for uptime availability SLAs.
• Plan, design, and implement Spine-Leaf, EVPN-VXLAN architecture in Datacenters.
• Working knowledge of IPAM (IP address management) tools - Infoblox a plus.
• Proficient planning for circuit activations - Internet and MPLS, to include activation implementation tasks.
• Working knowledge on Wireless technologies, Wireless LAN Controller and Access points deployment, troubleshooting.
• Design and architect Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), VPC Peering, AWS Transit Gateway, and AWS Cloud WAN, AWS Direct Connect and Site-to-Site VPN, AWS PrivateLink
• Plan, design, and deliver against SD-WAN (Software Defined Wide Area Network) roadmap targets. Utilize the configuration templates, Cisco vManage, centralized policies to design an optimal network.
• Work within an AGILE framework as Scrum Master or Team member.
• Submit Procurement Intake Requests per process for quoting network needs with vendors and partners.
• Jointly solution with Solutions Architecture team
• Role requires up to 10% business travel
• Occasional non-business hours support required driven by business requirements - project demand and Tier IV Ops Support.
• Expecting Flexible working hours - Primarily European hours which overlaps with Asia and North America.

Technical Skills

• Network Routing, Switching, Security, Datacenter technologies.
• Functional and working knowledge Ethernet and IP routing protocols
• Applied working experience utilizing the OSI model to troubleshoot complex operational issues
• AWS, Google Cloud design and implementation is good to have.
• Load-balancing design experience and troubleshooting.
• Foundational knowledge of DNS, DHCP (Domain Host Control Protocol), and TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
• Foundational knowledge of wireless and remote authentication constructs
• Automation skills - Python, Ansible, Terraform, Git/GitHub/GitLab, AWS CloudFormation desired

Competencies

• 4-year undergraduate degree or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 8 years telecommunications/network industry experience
• AGILE and/or ITIL certified is a plus
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Customer focused with great interpersonal skills
• Highly adaptable and flexible; ability to delivery in a dynamic environment
• Self-starter and highly accountable
• Experienced using Microsoft Office products - Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Word.
• Data driven and results oriented

We are proud to offer a range of incentives to our employees worldwide. These benefits are available to everyone, regardless of grade, and reflect the values we stand for:

Flexibility: Enjoy unlimited vacation, subject to local regulations and business priorities. Benefit from hybrid working arrangements and inclusive policies such as paid time off for voting, bereavement, and sick leave.

Well-being: Access confidential one-to-one support through our Employee Assistance Program, connect with our network of Wellbeing Champions and Gather Groups, and take part in monthly events and initiatives designed to help you thrive-inside and outside of work.

Health & Financial Security: Medical, life and disability insurance, retirement plans, lifestyle, and other benefits.*

Sustainability: Paid time off for volunteering and donation-matching opportunities to support causes that matter to you.

Inclusion: Get involved in our inclusion communities, such as Count Me In, Culture@Finastra, Proud@Finastra, Disabilities@Finastra, and Women@Finastra-open to everyone who wants to participate and contribute.

Career Development: Access online learning and accredited courses through our Skills & Career Navigator tool.

Recognition: Take part in our global recognition program, Finastra Celebrates, and share your voice through regular employee surveys that help shape our culture and ways of working.

*Specific benefits may vary by location.

At Finastra, each individual is unique-bringing their own ideas, perspectives, cultural backgrounds, and experiences. We learn from one another, value what makes us different, and create an environment where everyone feels included, supported, and able to be their authentic selves.

Be unique. Be exceptional. Help us make a difference at Finastra.