Principal Network Engineer

London Stock Exchange$100K — $130K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience as a WAN Network Engineer, with a strong emphasis on Cisco technologies (ASR, Nexus9K)
  • Expertise in protocols such as MPLS, BGP, OSPF, and multicast
  • Proficiency in network automation and familiarity with SRE and DevOps practices
  • Experience with Agile methodologies and project management tools like JIRA
  • Strong skills in network packet analysis and troubleshooting
  • Understanding of low-latency networking technologies common in finance
  • ITIL knowledge for Service Management processes

Responsibilities

  • Support and maintain the reliability of LSEG's global network infrastructure
  • Design and develop technical specifications aligned with business and network requirements
  • Create dashboards for real-time network performance monitoring
  • Provide technical support for multicast and WAN issues, coordinating with internal and external teams
  • Lead network upgrades and build documentation to enhance performance
  • Influence automation in engineering patterns and deploy effective solutions
  • Collaborate with teams to ensure high-quality design and operational outcomes

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs
  • Opportunities for continuing education and professional development
  • Flexible work arrangements and potential for remote work
  • Access to advanced tools and technologies in a collaborative environment
  • Supportive company culture focused on innovation and improvement
Full Job Description
Role Summary:

As a highly skilled principal network engineer, you will be responsible for the ongoing support and reliability of all components within the LSEG ecosystem, encompassing platforms, networks, applications, and services. In this role, you will provide escalation support for important network services, ensuring the operational stability and performance of the LSEG global network. You will also find opportunities and improvements, then define requirements for software automation to enhance the features, functions and reliability of the network, underpinning LSEG's digital platforms.

What You will be Doing:

We will play a pivotal role in designing, building, and maintaining systems, software, and applications across various domains, ensuring the highest quality outcomes. We will independently make technical design and amendment decisions, effectively leading the workload.

By analysing data and understanding business requirements, we will translate them into technical specifications, ensuring alignment with infrastructure and network capacity needs. We will develop dashboards to provide near real-time network status.

Collaborating closely with network operations and service teams, we will provide in-depth technical support and guidance for all multicast- and WAN-related issues and implementations. This role requires a proactive problem solver with a deep understanding of multicast protocols, WAN infrastructure, and a passion for delivering exceptional service.

When necessary, we will lead upgrades, coordinating efforts with internal teams and third parties. Building accurate documentation and monitoring system performance are essential to support business activities and continuous improvement.

We will support the deployment of engineering patterns and contribute to creating solutions by coordinating design requirements to be automated, tested and released.

What You will Bring:
  • Proven experience in network products and services, with specific focus on Cisco WAN technologies, including ASR and Nexus9K.
  • Expertise in LAN, WAN, MPLS, VPLS, LDP, GRE, BGP, OSPF, and ISIS within a VRF context for L2/L3VPN services, Traffic Engineering, and RSVP.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of multicast concepts, including PIM-SM, PIM-SSM, IGMP, MVPN, and MLDP.
  • Proficiency in product-aligned, service-focused work, with a solid grasp of network automation, SRE, and DevOps or equivalent experience.
  • Working with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and project management tools like JIRA.
  • Excellent skills in network packet analysis and packet capture tools for troubleshooting.
  • Familiarity with load balancing technologies, TCP/IP, and multicast in internet environments.
  • Understanding of low-latency technologies commonly used in the financial sector.
  • Experience in Data Centre Networking, including Software-Defined Networking (SDN), Cisco ACI, VxLAN, and related technologies.
  • Proficiency in Service Management processes, preferably with ITIL knowledge.
  • Excellent spoken and written English skills, enabling meaningful collaboration.
Preferred Skills and Experience
  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a technology-related field is essential.
  • CCIE certification, is highly desirable (including actively pursuing accreditations).
  • Significant experience in technology-focused positions is crucial.
  • Extensive knowledge of routing and switching protocols.
  • Substantial experience (5+ Years) as a WAN Network Engineer.
  • Exposure to Network Service Providers or the Financial Services Sector.


Career Stage:
Manager

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