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's London office. You will be part of the Infrastructure team, reporting to the Head of IT Infrastructure, collaborating with developers, project stakeholders, and operations to build and maintain network infrastructure supporting high-performance trading activities. The role focuses on designing, building, and maintaining networking solutions in AWS and data center environments.
Role Responsibilities:
* Design, deploy, and manage scalable, secure cloud and data center infrastructure supporting high-performance trading, including advanced AWS networking (VPCs, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, etc.) across accounts and regions.
* Optimize low-latency connectivity, support colocated servers near exchanges, and implement cost-efficient network solutions.
Infrastructure as Code & Automation:
* Automate infrastructure deployment using Terraform, Ansible, and GitLab CI/CD. Apply GitOps principles for consistent, auditable deployments. Build resilient, self-healing network systems.
Performance & Optimization:
* Optimize infrastructure for low latency and high availability. Collaborate with developers on performance tuning and troubleshoot cross-region network issues.
Professional Experience and Skills:
* Advanced AWS knowledge (AWS Professional Certification level).
* Extensive experience with AWS networking services including Transit Gateway, VPC, Direct Connect, and VPC peering.
* Strong understanding of on-premises data center networking and colocation environments.
* Proficiency with Terraform and Ansible for automation.
* Experience with GitLab CI/CD pipelines and GitOps.
* Knowledge of container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes (EKS).
* Experience with monitoring tools such as OpenSearch, Prometheus, and Grafana.
* Understanding of security best practices and AWS CIS Benchmark standards.
* Experience in low-latency network design and optimization.
* Excellent communication and documentation skills.
* Experience with multi-region and multi-account AWS environments.
* Background in supporting high-performance or financial trading systems is preferred.
* Proven ability to design and implement fault-tolerant, resilient network architectures.
If interested, please apply!
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