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The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.

SUMMARY:

The role is a senior network infrastructure leadership position responsible for managing a highly dynamic environment with global interactions in designing, deploying, and operating large-scale, complex enterprise networks across data centers, WAN, cloud environments, and voice environments. The position requires deep hands-on expertise in Cisco-based infrastructure, ACI, SD-WAN, AWS networking, national and global networks, advanced routing, and switching technologies, along with strong experience leading transformational network initiatives. Understanding of voice technologies including Cisco collaboration, IPC trader voice platform, Nice, telecommunication carriers, and telecom service and cost management. The role partners closely with cross-functional teams and senior leadership to drive strategic network and voice architecture, ensure high availability and security, and deliver reliable, cost-effective network solutions that support business growth and innovation. Work across the Americas MUFG business providing network service as negotiated between MUFG entities.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Significant experience leading and managing network engineering and voice teams
Senior Team management and leadership experience

Manage and maintain financial efficiency of network services and work with senior leadership on technical and financial goals for the network infrastructure.

Solid experience must include designing / deploying / operating large enterprise complex network environments managing data and voice network infrastructure
Hands-on engineering experience with knowledge in the following network technologies: Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, F5 load-balancers, virtual private network (VPN) concentrators, Cisco ACI, SD-WAN, AWS cloud services, DNS, as well as others for all data centers and branches environments, etc.
Design, deployment, and troubleshooting experience in multiprotocol label switching (MPLS), border gateway protocol (BGP), open shortest path first (OSPF), enhanced interior gateway routing protocol (EIGRP), spanning tree protocol (STP), ether channels, Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), virtual private cloud (VPC), virtual datacenter (VDC), and general knowledge around network time protocol (NTP), simple network management protocol (SNMP), NetFlow, Cisco express forwarding (CEF), security protocols, and network management tools including datacenter network manager (DCNM), SolarWinds, and Wireshark
Proven related technical experience with planning, engineering, design, and implementation of complex enterprise networks using Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, VPN, network management and monitoring systems
Deep experience with network architecture, IT infrastructure, IT application technologies, and frameworks
High level of proven expertise in QoS design and implementation required
Solid experience leading datacenter and WAN transformational network engineering efforts. ACI, SD-WAN, and AWS cloud

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

Highly proficient in managing teams designing, developing, delivering, and supporting complex data and voice environment for corporate and trading operations.
Expert in determining business requirements and providing detailed designs
Expert in designing, deploying, migrating, and troubleshooting Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) and SD-WAN
High degree of confidence evaluating emerging technologies on an ongoing basis, identifying needs, and making recommendations for new technologies and vendor solutions based on network vision and strategy, leveraging latest industry developments
Proven track record of serving as a technical role model
Expertise with project delivery methodologies as related to network infrastructure

Communicates effectively
Anticipates changing business needs, adjusts priorities accordingly, and allocates necessary resources and budget to achieve objectives
Equips the business to become an effective competitor in a highly dynamic landscape
Considers stakeholder needs and input as well as best practices and insights from industry trends when making strategic decisions
Is flexible, decisive, and serves as a trusted advisor to senior leaders within the organization
Demonstrates effective negotiation and influencing skills
Prioritizes and facilitates a culture of continuous improvement and systems thinking
Sets the tone for successful collaboration with other business units and corporate entities
Creates an environment that fosters communication, transparency, and collaboration
Cultivates innovation and values learning as a lifelong professional objective
Leads by example, engaging inclusively and with intent
Always acts with integrity
Analytical thinking
Iterative problem-solving
High degree of skill driving coordination, consensus, and execution to mitigate risk, issues, and emerging threats in mission-critical environments
High degree of skill in approaching major decisions in a consultative manner with a particular emphasis on delivery
Outstanding ability to develop and maintain productive relationships with internal partners and external vendors
High level responsibilities include:

Collaborate with other departments on solutions, system deployment, configuration, and testing for network operations.
Conduct site surveys to determine anticipated areas of coverage with different components.
Execute network planning to manage growth and development by monitoring network performance, exploring performance improvement opportunities, and identifying future capacity needs; develop technical standards and interface applications; recommend resources to maintain or expand networks, as needed.
Manage the procurement, installation, and maintenance of the organization's LAN, WAN, and voice networks; manage LAN and WAN security; provide guidance and technical support for LAN/WAN technologies and network systems.
Develop network configuration specifications, maintenance processes and policies, and designs for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint, tower-mounted, and mobile solutions.
Perform research to identify candidate access points and wireless bridge equipment offerings from vendors; develop, validate, and track requirements for wireless access from remote locations and mobile vehicles.
Research, evaluate, and select new products and services; recommend enhancements or improvements to existing network systems.
Monitor deployment and testing processes; troubleshoot network systems, provide technical solutions and/or recommendations for network improvements; resolve network problems.
Details:

Deliver on major transformational projects including datacenter reengineering, consolidation, multi-cloud rationalization and deployments including AWS, Office 365, Cisco ACI, SD-WAN, etc.
Implement designs and deliver on operational objectives by engineering, evaluating, recommending, formulating testing, and implementing plans for current and new network technology
Propose strategic plans and reviews to leadership team; coordinate plans with senior leaders
Prepare and complete action plans
Design cost effective networks, adhere to MUFG and industry best practices
Resolve highly complex problems
Identify trends and patterns in audit results; determine network improvements; implement change
Evolve the long-term architecture in collaboration with stakeholders, partners, and customers; drive the development of the ongoing strategic vision
Drive implementation of proof-of-concepts and lab testing from concept to delivery with an emphasis and focus on emerging technologies
Embed information security and risk management principles within culture requiring continuous improvement to complex functions to coordinate security and compliance risks related to information systems and assets

CERTIFICATIONS

Required: Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified Advanced Networking is a big plus

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a closely-related discipline, or an equivalent combination of formal education and experience

"Visa sponsorship/support is based on business needs. We do not anticipate providing visa sponsorship/support for this position."

The typical base pay range for this role is as follows:

• New York / New Jersey: $200k - $249k

depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below.

Our hybrid work schedule is four days on-site and work remotely one day per week.

MUFG Benefits Summary

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (including (i) the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, (ii) the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, (iii) the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and (iv) the California Fair Chance Act) to the extent that (a) an applicant is not subject to a statutory disqualification pursuant to Section 3(a)(39) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act, and (b) they do not conflict with the background screening requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the National Futures Association (NFA). The major responsibilities listed above are the material job duties of this role for which the Company reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of conditional offer of employment, if any.The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that individual's associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.