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 entity's London office. As part of the Infrastructure team, reporting to the Head of IT Infrastructure, you will collaborate with developers, project stakeholders, and operations to build out 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 supporting high-performance trading. Develop advanced AWS networking (VPCs, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, etc.) across accounts and regions. Optimize low-latency connectivity, support collocated servers near exchanges, and implement cost-effective network solutions.
2. Infrastructure as Code & Automation
3. Automate infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, and GitLab CI/CD. Apply GitOps for auditable, consistent deployments. Build resilient, self-healing network systems.
4. Performance & Optimization
5. 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 including 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 verbal communication and documentation skills
11. Experience with multi-region and multi-account AWS environments
12. Background in 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, Trade, Trading, Exchange, Bank, Banking, Financial Services, VPC, BGP, EKS, Ansible, Kubernetes, Infrastructure, Prisma, Twistlock
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