Network Engineer

London, ENG, GB, United Kingdom

Job Description

We are seeking a

Senior Network Engineer

to join an exciting

infrastructure transformation project

within a leading

investment banking environment

. After years of organic growth, the trading network is now undergoing a major overhaul with fresh investment focused on

latency-sensitive electronic trading systems

.
This is an opportunity to drive real architectural change, implement automation, and work closely with developers and application teams to redesign the network for performance, scalability, and resilience.

Location

: Hybrid, London (3 days per week in office)



Your mission

:
You'll join a

tight-knit, agile team

with broad responsibilities across the trading and corporate networks. Your focus will be to:
Drive

network automation

using tools like

Ansible

Re-architect

the network to improve latency and scalability
Act as the

bridge

between infrastructure and trading/application teams
Ensure

stable operations

and lead troubleshooting in production environments



?

What you'll bring

:
Proven experience in

low-latency, high-availability trading environments

Strong hands-on knowledge of

Arista

network equipment and architecture
Proficiency in

network automation

, especially using

Ansible

Deep knowledge of

routing protocols

(OSPF, BGP) and IP transmission (Unicast/Multicast)
Experience working with

market brokers

and

direct market connectivity

Strong skills in

packet-level analysis

and root cause troubleshooting
Ability to

capture business/application needs

and translate them into technical solutions
Previous exposure to

firewalls, proxies, load balancers (LTM/Web Gateway)

Nice to have:

CCIE certification

or equivalent experience



Key responsibilities

:
Design, document, and deploy new infrastructure following

"network-as-code"

principles
Own

high- and low-level design (HLD/LLD)

and support knowledge sharing with global ops teams
Serve as the

senior escalation point

for London-based trading network issues
Collaborate with global peers and vendors to manage implementation and upgrades
Support and optimise

monitoring

,

capacity planning

, and

incident response

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD3486119
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    London, ENG, GB, United Kingdom
  • Education
    Not mentioned