Job Description

The Network Engineer will be based in Houston and will report to the Network manager and will have responsibility for:

• Main task is to ensure the day-to-day network operation and monitoring, find and technically solve problems related to network with a business-oriented approach
• Work with other IT teams on a global scale to implement new systems and address security concerns
• Maintain network performance by performing network monitoring and analysis, troubleshooting network problems, and escalating problems to vendor, office, datacenter and remote location
• Upgrade network equipment to the latest stable firmware releases
• Design and implement both wire and wireless networks of an organization, including LANs, WANs, network segments, Internet exposure and Sdwan solution
• Cisco ISE authentication (802.1x, Radius & Tacacs)
• Enhance network security, as well as documenting network processes and cabling layouts
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and security compliance standards relevant to network infrastructure
• Ensure that proxy solution is up and running and be able to manage deployment
• Nice to have telephony knowledge for SBC and Teams environment
• Will be required to work beyond normal business hours and be on call
• Integrate and be part of a Follow the Sun team
• Manage and ensure F5 LTM / GTM environment

Qualifications

• Very strong technical skills on Cisco Equipment – CCNP certification preferred
• Implement and maintain Palo Alto Firewalls for network security and access control.
• Utilize SolarWinds NPM (Network Performance Monitor) and NCM (Network Configuration Manager) for network monitoring and configuration management. And ThousandEyes solution.
• Solid understanding of Cisco routing and switching products and networking (Eigrp, Ospf, BGP / DmVPN/ Catalyst & Nexus)
• SDwan, Internet & low latency circuit experience is required
• Wi-fi deployment and operation on Aruba & Cisco Meraki
• Cloud experiences on Azure, AWS, GCP is required
• Audiocode SBC + IP phones
• Proxy solution such as McAfee, Zscaler, Palo Alto
• WAF on F5 Silverline
• F5 LTM certification will be a plus
• Automation, python script, ansible is required
• Experience with Trading Market Data is an advantage
• Education: Minimum Bachelor of Science in Networking
• Experience: 8-10 years as Network engineer in a multi-cultural environment

This Role is located in Houston, TX - In office 5x a week

Additional Information

Work Environment

• This job operates in a professional office environment. Because of the collaborative, fast-paced, and high energy nature of our business, Vitol requires team members to work from our fully-equipped office.
• Team management: lead by example (on duty…), non-political style (Vitol and his team before his own interests) and a high level of personal integrity
• Business and user focus (no “IT for IT” spirit)
• Thinking solution and not problem
• Highly responsive, energetic and enthusiastic
• Capable of prioritizing tasks and meeting critical deadlines
• Excellent judgment, attention to details
• Strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing
• Ease with Follow The Sun (FTS) organization

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.