Network Engineer - CONTRACT

GFT Technologies – Proud GPTW 2024!

New York, New York, United States

Location: Stamford, CT – Hybrid – 3 times per week onsite

Job Type: Contract

Contract Duration: 3 months

Daily Rate: $ 700

A leading global financial institution is seeking a skilled Network Engineer to support its mission-critical infrastructure. This role is ideal for a collaborative professional with a strong technical background in networking and a strategic mindset for designing and implementing next-generation solutions.

As a GFT contractor, you will be part of a high performing team of professionals within a 12,000+ team members global organization which is developing and implementing technology solutions for its clients and partners.

Responsibilities:

• Engineer new networking solutions to replace end-of-life (EOL) services and devices;
• Develop complex implementation plans to ensure seamless deployment with minimal service disruptions;
• Lead implementation and production cutover events and deployments;
• Work closely with a tenured team to assess and prioritize critical networking upgrades.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Expertise in Cisco Networking, including CCIE, BGP, OSPF, Multicast, mLAG, NAT, VLANs, and IPAM;
• Hands-on experience with Fortinet Firewalls, Blue Coat, F5, GigaMon, InfoBlox, NetApp, and Google Cloud Networking;
• Strong proficiency in network automation using Python, Terraform, Ansible, or similar technologies;
• Experience in banking or financial services industries (Fixed Income) is required;
• Relevant certifications in networking and automation are highly desired.

About Our Core Values:

We live up to them because we truly believe they are vital to all of our daily lives:

Caring

Committed

Courageous

Collaborative

Creative

It is values that create a bond between people and allow them to act in unison as a team. In fact values are pivotal to performance.

Check our Videos and Website to Find Out More:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2TaO69jb2M (Updated video – June 2024

https://jobs.gft.com/job/

https://www.gft.com/us/en/career

Diversity & Inclusion Statement:

At GFT we  are committed  to  cultivating,  fostering,  and  preserving  a  culture  of  diversity, equity and inclusion. We want to attract, recruit, develop and retain the most talented employees, regardless of their  background. We are guided  by  our  values  in  everything  we  do, and  recognize  that being  a  diverse  and  inclusive  employer  helps  us  fulfill  our social responsibility  to  make  a difference.