Lead Network Automation Engineer

FINRA is dedicated to protecting investors and ensuring the integrity of America's financial system. At FINRA we are focused on employee career development, offering learning opportunities, resources, and tools to help you achieve your professional aspirations. We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Network Automation Engineer:

Under the supervision of the Sr. Director of Network Engineering, the Network Automation Engineer will be:
• Required to perform duties of a subject matter expert in network automation, systems administration, and tools management.
• Responsible for the development, implementation, and maintenance of the company’s network management systems consisting of commercial, open-source, and in-house developed tools.
• Responsible to contribute to the engineering, testing, and deployment of multiple projects and initiatives.
• Responsible for participating in the planning, implementation, maintenance, and operations of the company’s cloud and on-premises network infrastructure and services.
• Required to provide operational network support, incident response, and troubleshooting.

Essential Job Functions:

• Develop/design network management systems and integrations that collect and analyze network performance data, manage network configurations, collect NetFlow and firewall syslog data, and process network fault alerts.
• Responsible for support and maintenance of enterprise DNS services (e.g., BIND and DDI solutions).
• Ability to troubleshoot complex network issues in LAN/WAN and public cloud network infrastructures.
• Ability to work with multiple application owners to identify bottlenecks or other network performance issues; this includes an ability to understand, identify, and escalate chronic issues causing inefficient operations and impact. 
• Position requires the ability to work independently in meeting recurring job duties while working collectively with team members, as required.
• Lead collaboration with other team members and other teams to ensure technology solution and staff are in line with customer expectations and overall technology vision and goals.
• Champion the collaborative resolution of defects. Work across organization to deliver solutions that meet joint requirements.
• Assist with adherence to technology policies and comply with all security controls.
• Participate in periodic Disaster Recovery (DR), Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Sarbanes Oxley
• Evaluate industry trends, standards, and new technologies to proactively recommend and implement changes.
• Development and presentation of technology analytics, documentation, and presentation materials.
• Manage vendor support and account relationships.
• Provide backup coverage for more senior management, occasionally as needed.
• Mentor junior staff in skill development.
• Experience needed:
• Strong experience with programming/scripting languages are highly valued to support initiatives and responsibilities related to task automation, systems integrations, data analysis, and visualizations.
• Expert in the use of Python to develop tools, APIs, and Web development (e.g., Flask).
• Experience with PHP, Perl, and SQL query writing.
• Familiar with MySQL, Ruby, MariaDB, Apache Web server.
• Experience with Unix/Linux system administration (e.g., Ubuntu and AWS Linux): bash scripting, OS configuration and administration.
• Experience and knowledge of SNMP protocol and SevOne or other open-source SNMP, Syslog, and Ping monitoring tools (e.g., Nagios, NMIS, MRTG, RRD Tool).
• Experience with AWS and Azure Cloud platforms to include, server containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, AWS ECS, and Fargate).
• Experience and knowledge with DNS protocols including the use of BIND and the Infoblox DDI platform.
• Experience in managing and administering enterprise change management process and procedures.
• Familiar with development and orchestration tools (e.g., Git and Jenkins).
• Familiar with IP address management and DHCP operations (e.g., Infoblox DDI platform).
• Excellent analytical skills, organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills are essential.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact and work collectively with colleagues and vendors.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or equivalent with five (5) years of related experience in engineering or related technical discipline.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent with seven (7) years of related experience in engineering or related technical discipline.
• Past senior level systems administrator experience in a production dat