Network Engineer

Overview
Platform Engineering at Man Group is a division responsible for designing and supporting the foundational infrastructure and technology that underpins our Front Office, Enterprise Engineering and End-User functions. Consisting of the following teams Infrastructure, Architecture & DevOps, InfoSec, and End User technology.

This team ensures that internal and client-facing platforms are robust, scalable, and efficient, enabling other engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

About the role 

We are looking for an experienced Network Engineer to join our team of highly skilled engineers.

You would be working in a friendly and social team that is motivated to solve complex problems and design interesting solutions.

You will help us build and maintain the team's highest level of service and scale our network ahead of our business' demands, while pushing for more standardisation through automation.

What you’ll do

• Balance BAU and project work which comprises of day-to-day support and administration of the estate
• Promote and adhere to best practice across Technology by aligning strong engineering skills, attention to detail and knowledge of industry trends and best practices to build reliable, high performance and robust solutions.
• Integrate Ansible, Terraform, and other automation tools with Network systems and services.
• Ensure high availability across the Network estate
• Document automation processes and maintain version control via Git.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and provide automation solutions.
• Work collaboratively and as a trusted partner with infrastructure teams and stakeholders to understand requirements and provide solutions.
• Participate in an on-call support rota

This position is open to engineers based in Sofia, Bulgaria

 About You 

• 5+ years of experience operating and deploying network infrastructure
• 3+ years of experience in ground-up network design
• Experience with routing and network protocols
• Experience troubleshooting transport protocols (TCP/UDP)
• Ideally experience with overlay networks (EVPN, VXLAN)
• Eagerness to automate your workflow to increase efficiency
• High capacity to learn; we are more interested in how you think than what you already know
• High capacity for context switching and organising your workload
• Clear communication skills with the ability to maintain a high degree of customer feedback
• A flexible and reliable team player who enjoys working in a collaborative environment

An excellent knowledge of the following products:
Palo Alto Networks, Cisco Networking, Arista Networks, Infoblox

 Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Native level of communication skills in English

Nice to have: 

Exposure to Grafana

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field 

Python experience

Working at Man Technology
Man Technology is a 500+ business unit, we foster a culture that is collaborative, transparent, agile and open. Working at Man Technology provides a unique opportunity to be part of a leading-edge team that is shaping the future of technology within the organisation.

We offer a dynamic and innovative work environment where employees are empowered to drive technological advancements and make a significant impact.

We are actively engaged with the broader technology community.

• We host and sponsor London’s PyData meetups (https://bit.ly/2WlH8OE), Machine Learning Meetups and DEV.BG community events.
• We open-source some of our technology. See github.com/man-group.
• We regularly talk at leading industry conferences

We are also committed to continuous learning and development via coaching, mentoring and sponsoring academic and professional qualifications.

At Man Technology we operate a successful hybrid working model, with members of the team attending the office for three days or more per week depending on the role as set by the business area. We support reasonable flexible working arrangements, including part-time and job sharing. Please discuss the working pattern of your role with the hiring manager.

Join our team and contribute to shaping the future of technology at Man Group.

Our Culture, Values and Benefits at Man

Man Group is proud to provide the best working environment possible for all of its employees, and we are committed to equal opportunities. At Man Group we believe that a diverse workforce is a critical factor in the success of our business and this is embedded in our culture and values. There are a number of external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes that help us to attract and develop talent from diverse backgrounds and that encourage inclusion and diversity across our firm and the industry. Man Group is a Signatory of the Women in Finance Charter and the Race at Work Charter.  Man Group is also a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact Peopleoperations@man.com.  https://www.man.com/diversity

Man Group supports many charities, and global initiatives. We support professional training and development, and requests for flexible or part-time working. Employees are also offered two 'Mankind' days of paid leave per year as part of the Man Charitable Trust's community volunteering programme.

We offer comprehensive, firm-wide employee benefits including competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave.  Additional benefits are tailored to local markets and may include private medical coverage, discounted gym membership and wellbeing programmes.

Man Group is a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact Peopleoperations@man.com.