At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and automate a global trading network while troubleshooting complex issues.
- Company: Join BAM, a forward-thinking tech firm in London.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, learning opportunities, and a dynamic work environment.
- Other info: Great career growth potential in a fast-paced trading environment.
- Why this job: Be at the forefront of network technology and make a real impact.
- Qualifications: Experience in network observability, automation, and strong problem-solving skills.
The predicted salary is between 51750 - 63250 £ per year.
BAM is seeking an innovative, driven self-starter for a Network Engineer position with a focus on observability and automation. This technical role requires advanced engineering experience in implementing, automating and monitoring a highly available global network infrastructure. The hire will have the opportunity to work on a wide array of networking technologies providing leading edge solutions to the firm. The candidate will embody a mindset of continuous learning and process improvement. A basic understanding of financial markets and trade lifecycles is a plus.
As a Network Engineer at BAM, you will:
- Develop capabilities to manage the network at scale through automation and comprehensive monitoring and alerting.
- Design, implement and maintain a multi-vendor global trading network.
- Work closely with technology and investment teams to understand their requirements and provide solutions that align with business needs.
- Define and implement standards and best practices.
- Act as an escalation point for troubleshooting network issues.
- Participate in a 24/7 on call rotation and out of hours network maintenance.
To be considered a good cultural fit, you must be:
- An ambitious self-starter, hungry and driven to learn.
- Genuine interest in network observability.
- Possess a strong desire to solve problems with automation and self-service.
- Able to multitask and excel in a high-pressure, fast-paced trading environment.
- Able to work well under minimal supervision to complete projects and tasks on time.
- Able to think independently to develop quick and sound solutions to complex problems.
- A strong and efficient communicator and collaborator.
To be considered a good technical fit, you must have:
- Extensive experience in network observability and automation.
- Proficient with modern observability tools and protocols: Prometheus, Grafana, Telegraf, Cisco Telemetry, gNMI, YANG.
- Solid understanding of traditional network monitoring systems: Zabbix, LibreNMS, SNMP.
- Extensive experience with network automation and automation tools: Netbox, Ansible, Jinja, Python, Git, NETCONF, RESTCONF, Temporal, Terraform.
- Knowledge and experience managing network infrastructure in public clouds (AWS).
- Experience with traditional network infrastructure and network protocols including BGP, OSPF, PIM, and IGMP.
- The ability to troubleshoot complex issues.
Bonus Points for:
- Experience working with enterprise voice products including Cisco CUCM, WebEx Calling, Cloud9.
- Knowledge of Cisco ISE, Meraki.
Even if your experience doesn’t match every requirement, we’d still love to hear from you—if you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply!
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