Network Engineer (Contract)

Network Engineer (Contract) page is loaded Network Engineer (Contract) Apply locations London, UK posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago job requisition id R3004

Do you want to tackle the biggest questions in finance with near infinite compute power at your fingertips?

G-Research is a leading quantitative research and technology firm, with offices in London and Dallas.

We are proud to employ some of the best people in their field and to nurture their talent in a dynamic, flexible and highly stimulating culture where world-beating ideas are cultivated and rewarded.

This is a role based in our new Soho Place office - opened in 2023 - in the heart of Central London and home to our Research Lab.

The role

Engineering underpins our continued growth and success, and we are committed to recruiting and developing the world's best Engineers.

The Low Latency Engineering Group at G-Research is responsible for providing and evolving a low-latency platform.

Primary responsibilities:

• Hands on rolling out of a major new WAN network (various transports, including MPLS):
• Building
• Implementing new routing domains
• Comprehensive testing
• Onboarding (using automation)
• Managed handover
• Support assistance
• Working with service providers (T1+)
• Migration of networks
• Perimeter network deployments
• Working as part of a strong networking team: managing and supporting trading related networks

Who are we looking for?

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• CCNP minimum qualified network engineer
• Network design (CCDP) or above a bonus
• Engineer-level operation and building of enterprise level networks
• History working with Cisco IOS-XR, Cisco NXOS, Arista EOS routers and switches (one or more of these)
• Experience building and operating WAN networks: L1 and above, WAN circuit ordering, survey, implementation, migration, testing and handover
• Using automation for Day-1 deployment and Day-2 network management using Ansible and Python preferred
• Service provider experience a bonus
• Work on trading related networks
• Work on low-latency networks a bonus

G-Research is committed to cultivating and preserving an inclusive work environment. We are an ideas-driven business and we place great value on diversity of experience and opinions.

We want to ensure that applicants receive a recruitment experience that enables them to perform at their best. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know in the relevant section

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At G-Research, we are passionate about the intersection of finance, technology, and the future.

We offer a dynamic, flexible and highly stimulating culture where world-beating ideas are cultivated and rewarded.

We are proud to employ some of the best people in their field and to nurture their talent in our collaborative working environment.