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About the job

• We are looking for an IT Staff Engineer to join our IT Systems team; where progress, and humility are valued as highly as technical excellence.
• As an IT Staff Engineer, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive technical support and ensuring the smooth operation of our IT infrastructure across the organization.

In this role, you would be responsible for:

• Designing, installing, configuring, managing & monitoring the organization’s enterprise and cloud network for data VOIP and security. Monitoring network performance, troubleshooting issues, and optimizing network operations.
• Configuring and managing Routers, Switches, firewalls, and wireless solutions
• Identifying opportunities and implementing solutions for increased automation in this age of artificial intelligence, reliability and/or velocity
• Utilizing automation tools (such as Ansible or Python, Chef) to streamline network operations and configuration management.
• Providing tier 3 support for escalated network issues and outages.
• Providing and maintaining documentation regarding network configurations, operating procedures, and service records relating to network hardware and software
• Responding to priority incidents, alerts, and service requests via phone, in person, or electronically, including after-hours support when needed.
• Supporting, coaching and guiding junior engineers in their incident response, directing incident first responder actions, and appropriately escalating issues.
• Participating in disaster recovery planning and business continuity initiatives.
• Designing of IP addressing scheme, subnetting & route summarization & experience in routing protocols such as EIGRP, OSPF & BGP.
• Implementing and maintaining security policies, firewalls, and intrusion detection/prevention systems.
• Managing network integrations with cloud environments like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Creating and maintaining network diagrams, configurations, and documentation for compliance and operational efficiency

This is a fully remote role and will include travel across our different markets and working within the UTC -1 through UTC+3 time zones.

Your application should demonstrate:

• 5+ years of experience in network infrastructure engineering
• Solid background in network administration and architecture and Solid understanding of network operating systems e.g. (JUNOS, Cisco IOS, RouterOS)
• Experience leading network projects, including upgrades, migrations, and security implementations.
• Experience with popular network automation frameworks like Ansible, Puppet, Chef, or Salt Stack to manage configurations across multiple devices
• Experience in Incident response, root cause analysis and performance optimization.
• Solid knowledge of LAN, WAN, MPLS, SD-WAN, and VPN technologies.
• Hands-on experience with network automation tools (Ansible, Python, etc.).
• Expertise in configuring and troubleshooting Routers and switches (CISCO, ARUBA, MIKROTIK), Firewalls (SOPHOS, FORTIGET, ASA), and wireless solutions (RUCKUS, UBIQUITY, WLC, Grand stream ).
• Proficiency in network security best practices, including firewall configurations, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and access control.
• Experience with cloud networking (AWS, Azure).
• Knowledge of monitoring tools such as SolarWinds, PRTG, or Zabbix.
• Professional certification (e.g. CCNP, CCDP) or equivalent

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About the job

• We are looking for a very Senior Backend Engineer to join our Retention product group as we grow and expand our market impact and reach. We use the latest technologies and architectures to build fantastic solutions that help us provide digital and financial inclusion to our customers across our operational markets.
• ''As an engineer in either of the groups, you will work as a collaborator, more senior members will coach and contribute placing an emphasis on high quality output observability and monitoring as well as automated testing in all environments, including production. One team in particular uses infrastructure as code demonstrating the unique nature of some of our work.''

Expertise

• Our expectations are that you would be comfortable working as part of a team which owns the entire software stack, including the supporting infrastructure, throughout the entire software lifecycle from inception, through production and right the way to decommissioning under a DevOps culture.
• If you also value the constraints that continuous delivery places upon engineering processes and embrace testing and observability as first order concerns in the development of software, you probably have what it takes to join one of the teams and help shape our future.
• We are looking for good grasp of / and experience with C#.NET, Event Driven Systems, microservices, testing and Deployment.