Network Engineer

Network Engineer

Cisco R&S OSPF BGP HSRP Monitoring Fortinet CCNA CCNP Network Design - £65k - £85k + Benefits

**This role is 5 days a week in the London City office**

I am seeking a Network Infrastructure Engineer to join my London City based client who are a Trading Venue, the ideal candidate will come from a similar Banking or Trading background and have experience in Low-Latency / High Availability environments. The Network Engineer will report to the Head of IT Infrastructure and will collaborate with developers, project stakeholders, and operations to build out the network infrastructure for their highly regulated trading venue.

Responsibilities:

Provision and support of Exchange infrastructure (switches, routers, firewalls)

Work with Cisco, Arista, FS.com, and Fortinet products

Provide second-line support and monitoring for Exchange infrastructure

Assist Exchange Operations team with daily operations and issue resolution

Implement corporate security policies in collaboration with the Security team

Lead projects to improve production environments

Create technical documentation

Contribute to design and architecture discussions

Participate in shift work and on-call support as needed

Requirements:

5+ years in network administration and deployment

Experience with low-latency environments is highly desirable

Proficient in network protocols: OSPF, BGP, BFD, VRRP, HSRP, RSTP

Knowledge of multicast architecture and protocols (PIM-SM, IGMP v2)

Experience with multi-VRF environments

Familiarity with Zabbix or similar monitoring platforms

Experience managing firewall appliances, preferably Fortinet

Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills

Ability to write clear, concise documentation

Vendor management experience

Experience in Financial Services/FinTech or similar high-pressure industry

Strong command of spoken and written English

This role is based at by Monument Station London