Network Engineer - Low Latency - AWS - Palo Alto - Financial Services

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Network Engineer – Low Latency – AWS – Palo Alto – Financial Services, Luton, Bedfordshire

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Location: Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

Job Description:

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 London. You will be part of the Infrastructure team, reporting to the Head of IT Infrastructure, working closely with developers, project stakeholders, and operations to build and maintain the network infrastructure. The role involves designing, building, and maintaining infrastructure that supports high-performance trading operations, with a focus on networking solutions in AWS and data center environments.

Role Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage scalable, secure cloud and data center infrastructure for high-performance trading. Build advanced AWS networking components (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 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, high-availability trading. 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 principles
• Knowledge of container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes (EKS)
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools including OpenSearch, Prometheus, and Grafana
• Understanding of security best practices and AWS CIS Benchmark standards
• Experience with low-latency network design and optimization
• Strong 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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