Network Engineer

A career at Lombard Odier means working for a renowned global wealth and asset manager, with a strong focus on sustainable investing. An innovative bank of choice for private and institutional clients, our independently owned Firm is one of the best-capitalised banking groups in the world, managing close to CHF 300 billion and operating from over 25 offices across 4 continents.
 

With a history spanning over 225 years, Lombard Odier is an investment house providing a comprehensive offering of discretionary and advisory portfolio management, wealth services and custody. We also offer asset management services and investment strategies through Lombard Odier Investment Managers and provide advanced banking technology to other financial institutions.
 

“Rethink Everything” is our philosophy – it is at the heart of everything we do. We have grown stronger through more than 40 financial crises by rethinking the world around us to provide a fresh investment perspective for our clients.

The Systems, Databases and Networks department plays a key role in our Technology & Operations Unit. Its members constantly innovate to offer top-notch solutions to numerous business use cases and ensure the smooth running of existing architectures.

Our IT landscape today: 5000+ Unix and Windows servers (virtual and physical), 12000+ Ethernet ports. As our Networks activities are growing, we are looking for sharp, dynamic profiles interested in joining our engineering team.

YOUR MISSION

- Guarantee daily LAN / WAN operation: Cisco DNA/SDA/ISE/SD-WAN/ACI and minimize incidents

- Propose solutions to improve services and/or reduce TCO, in particular by automating and simplifying processes and tasks (Software-Defined-Network, Infrastructure-as-Code are current topics)

- Manage and participate in infrastructure evolution projects

- Ensure compliance with all security rules and ensure that they evolve in line with our Group strategy

- Monitor and develop network and security infrastructures - Geneva headquarters and subsidiaries

- Create and maintain all procedures and documentation related to projects and daily operations

- Participate to the 24/7 on-call service

YOUR PROFILE

- Higher education in computer science or equivalent

- At least 5 years of experience as a Network Engineer

- Excellent command and market knowledge in network equipment (routers, firewalls, switches, access points, load balancers)

- Excellent command of network protocols and layers (including HSRP, OSPF, BGP, OMP, VXLAN, etc.)

- Good command of Cisco platforms and services, such as : Digital Network Architecture (DNA), Software-Defined Access (SDA), Identity Services Engine (ISE), Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), SD-WAN

- Cisco CCNP or/and CCIE certifications will be appreciated

- Good knowledge in virtualization / VMware NSX-T will be appreciated

- Good knowledge in Ansible/Terraform (or other automation technology / Infrastructure-as-Code) and scripting abilities will be appreciated

- Interest or experience in project management will be appreciated

- Fluency in French and English (spoken and written), good document writing skills

- Meticulous, autonomous, committed, proactive

- Resident in Switzerland or willingness to relocate

Our Maison’s DNA is defined by five core values. Excellence drives us to be the best at what we do, while Innovation fuels our progress. Respect underpins every interaction, and Integrity shapes our actions. Together, we are One Team, united in serving our clients with unwavering dedication.

As a responsible and supportive employer, we promote a diverse and inclusive work environment for our employees and candidates. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are woven into the fabric of our Maison’s DNA, and we strive to ensure that our employees can fulfill both their personal and professional aspirations by encouraging internal mobility and individual upskilling programs. We firmly believe that building Diverse Teams contributes to our successes and to deliver on this, we actively embed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in our business strategy.

It is an exciting time to join our Teams. All applications will be handled in the strictest confidence.