Our client is a prestigious buy-side electronic trading business. Additional headcount has been approved for a Senior Low Latency Network & Systems Engineer to help develop and optimise its high-performance trading infrastructure.
This is an opportunity to work on technically demanding infrastructure where network performance, system efficiency and execution speed are critical to trading performance.
You will take ownership of engineering and optimising ultra-low-latency infrastructure spanning Linux servers, high-performance networks, physical colocation environments, and AWS cloud infrastructure.
The role offers significant technical ownership, with the opportunity to influence infrastructure architecture, introduce new technologies and deliver measurable improvements in trading system performance.
WHY CONSIDER THIS OPPORTUNITY?
This is a senior, hands-on engineering opportunity within a technologically sophisticated global trading environment.
You will be working on infrastructure where improvements measured in microseconds can have a direct impact on trading performance.
The position offers the opportunity to work with advanced networking technologies, solve complex infrastructure challenges and take meaningful ownership of critical trading systems.
The package includes exceptional bonus opportunities and a wider benefits offering.
KEY RESPOSIBILITIES:
Design, build and optimise low-latency infrastructure supporting high-frequency and electronic trading platforms.
Improve network connectivity and trading system performance, minimising latency, jitter and packet loss.
Configure and tune Linux systems for maximum performance, including CPU affinity, NUMA optimisation, kernel tuning and kernel bypass.
Engineer and maintain high-performance networking across physical data centres, colocation facilities and AWS environments.
Optimise connectivity to trading venues and exchanges, working with network providers to improve reliability and execution speeds.
Develop automated infrastructure provisioning and deployment processes using Terraform, Ansible and scripting technologies.
Implement monitoring and performance analysis tools to identify network bottlenecks, la...
Electronic Trading Network & Systems Engineer in London employer: James Joseph Associates
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