Network Engineer - Low Latency - AWS - Palo Alto - Financial Services
Excellent opportunity for a skilled, hands-on Network Engineer with Low Latency experience and strong expertise in AWS & Palo Alto to join a leading Financial Services company in Bournemouth. As part of the Infrastructure team, reporting to the Head of IT Infrastructure, you will collaborate with developers, project stakeholders, and operations to build and maintain the network infrastructure supporting high-performance trading operations, focusing on networking solutions in AWS and data center environments.
Role Responsibilities
1. Design, deploy, and manage scalable, secure cloud and data center infrastructure to support high-performance trading. Build advanced AWS networking components (VPCs, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, etc.) across accounts and regions. Optimize low-latency connectivity, support collocated servers near exchanges, and implement cost-efficient network solutions.
2. Automate infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, and GitLab CI/CD. Apply GitOps principles for auditable, consistent deployments. Develop resilient, self-healing network systems.
3. Optimize infrastructure for low-latency, high-availability trading. Collaborate with developers on performance tuning and troubleshoot cross-region network issues.
Professional Experience and Skills
1. Advanced AWS knowledge (AWS Professional Certification level).
2. Extensive experience with AWS networking services including Transit Gateway, VPC, Direct Connect, and VPC peering.
3. Strong understanding of on-premises data center networking and colocation environments.
4. Proficiency with Terraform and Ansible for infrastructure and network automation.
5. Experience with GitLab CI/CD pipelines and GitOps principles.
6. Knowledge of container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes (EKS).
7. Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as OpenSearch, Prometheus, and Grafana.
8. Understanding of security best practices and AWS CIS Benchmark standards.
9. Experience with low-latency network design and optimization.
10. Strong communication and documentation skills.
11. Experience with multi-region and multi-account AWS environments.
12. Background supporting high-performance or financial trading systems is preferred.
13. Proven ability to design and implement fault-tolerant, resilient network architectures.
If interested, please apply!
Keywords: Low Latency, Network Engineer, AWS, Palo Alto, Data Center, Infrastructure, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Monitoring
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