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Network Engineer - Low Latency - AWS - Palo Alto - Financial Services, Southampton
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Location:
Southampton, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Views:
3
Posted:
04.06.2025
Expiry Date:
19.07.2025
Job Description:
Network Engineer - Low Latency - AWS - Palo Alto - Financial Services
We are seeking a skilled, hands-on Network Engineer with Low Latency experience and expertise in AWS & Palo Alto to join a leading Financial Services organization in Southampton. 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 high-performance network infrastructure supporting trading operations. Your responsibilities include designing, deploying, and managing scalable, secure cloud and data center networks, optimizing for low latency, and implementing cost-effective solutions.
Responsibilities include:
* Designing, deploying, and managing scalable, secure cloud and datacenter infrastructure for high-performance trading.
* Building advanced AWS networking solutions (VPCs, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect) across accounts and regions.
* Optimizing low-latency connectivity, supporting collocated servers near exchanges, and ensuring cost efficiency.
Infrastructure as Code & Automation:
* Automating infrastructure deployment using Terraform, Ansible, and GitLab CI/CD, applying GitOps principles for consistent, auditable deployments.
Performance & Optimization:
* Optimizing infrastructure for low latency and high availability, collaborating on performance tuning, and troubleshooting network issues across regions.
Required Skills and Experience:
* 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 datacenter networking and colocation environments.
* Proficiency with Terraform and Ansible for automation.
* Experience with GitLab CI/CD pipelines and GitOps.
* Knowledge of Kubernetes (EKS) and monitoring tools like OpenSearch, Prometheus, and Grafana.
* Understanding of security standards including AWS CIS Benchmark.
* Experience designing low-latency networks for financial trading systems.
* Excellent communication and documentation skills.
* Experience supporting multi-region and multi-account AWS environments.
If you're interested, please apply!
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