Dimensional Fund Advisors Hiring for Network Site Reliability Engineer Job at Sydney, Australia Full Time

The Technology Team

Dimensional’s Technology department designs, develops and operates with the same science and data-driven pragmatism that goes into our funds. Our team of curious and passionate technologists collaborate, develop insights, weigh variables and create the tech that enables the innovative, research-driven financial and technical products that improve our client’s financial lives.

The Opportunity

Dimensional is looking for a Network Site Reliability Engineer who will be responsible to support and manage Dimensional global network infrastructure and helping to improve the existing tools and solutions used by the Platform Operations SRE team. This will require contributing to documenting, improving, and executing network infrastructure management tasks, processes, procedures, and automation.

As the ideal candidate, you are a confident self-starter who’s not afraid to get in the details and has a strong and broad network engineering background, communicates well, as well as is passionate about Network Infrastructure services, automation, self-serving services, technology, and teamwork.

The Responsibilities

• Executing assigned network management operational tasks and requests following existing processes, guidelines, and runbooks
• Analyzing, troubleshooting, and evaluating existing network setups and recommend improvements
• Working with carriers and service providers to correct faults, warranty claims, operating system bugs and feature upgrades and road map activities
• Identifying opportunities for automation of network operational tasks and processes
• Developing comprehensive automated workflows and procedures to reduce human intervention in existing network infrastructure management processes
• Follow and implement Operations as Code (OaC), Network as Code (NaC) practices to ensure teams are following guidelines and best practices, including scalability, repeatability, consistency, portability, and security of deployed automation solutions
• From time to time, the nature of this role may require reasonable overtime work before/after hours and on weekends. This work may be planned or required at short notice
• Stand, stoop, reach, lift, pull, push and grasp frequently. While performing the duties of this job, the individual may be required to lift and move up to 25 kgs of materials regularly

Requirements & Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or related field or 3+ years of related job experience
• 3+ years of experience in network infrastructure administration and network configuration management
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with 24/7 production network infrastructure operations
• 1+ years of hands-on experience with Cisco routing, including experience with dynamic routing protocols (BGP, EIGRP, OSPF), Cisco switching, including an understanding of VLANs, trunking, and spanning-tree
• Must have strong testing, problem-solving, RCA, analytical, and troubleshooting skills with an ability to identify stakeholders, assess their needs, and manage their expectations through effective communication
• Proficient managing multiple priorities in a dynamic, geographically dispersed environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required for composing and delivering technical presentations or other forms of documentation to various level of technical and non-technical leaders

Dimensional offers a variety of programs to help take care of you, your family, and your career, including comprehensive benefits, educational initiatives, and special celebrations of our history, culture, and growth.

To ensure the safety and wellbeing of our employees during COVID-19, the majority of Dimensional’s employees are currently working remotely. Firm leadership evaluates the situation on an ongoing basis as to when employees could return to our corporate offices.

It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. The Company does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, covered veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status. This policy applies to all areas of employment including recruitment, hiring, training, job assignment, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfer, discipline, termination, and social and recreational programs.