Global Network Platform Engineer — Hybrid, IaC & Cloud

BlueCrest Capital Management; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

BlueCrest Capital Management is seeking a Network Platform Engineer to manage and enhance our global network infrastructure, spanning data networks, security, and unified communications. The role sits in the Infrastructure Platform team with exposure to Linux, Storage, Windows, and Hypervisors.

You will design, implement, and operate across on-prem, colocation, and cloud environments (Azure & AWS), adopting Infrastructure as Code, SRE practices, and automation to support a fast-paced trading

Qualifications

• An experienced network engineer with minimum 5 years in a financial institution or fast-paced environment.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, networking fundamentals, and Cisco hardware across data centers and enterprise networks.
• Experience with Azure and AWS cloud networking.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, support, and maintain BlueCrest’s global networks and related systems.
• Carry out BAU changes across all network systems per change control process.
• Design and build network products for on-prem data centers, colocation trading, offices, WAN, and cloud infrastructure.
• Responsible for network security area, with experience with next-generation firewall platforms.
• Develop and maintain network systems and code following Infrastructure as Code and SRE practices.
• Design and deliver project work across networking disciplines and wider infrastructure platforms.
• Contribute to architecture and roadmap for BlueCrest networks and platforms.
• Maintain data center and communication room environments, including rack and patch cables.

Skills

TCP/IP fundamentals

CCNP level

Cisco switching

Cisco routing

Cisco IOS-XE

Cisco ACI

Palo Alto firewalls

Unix familiarity

Azure cloud networking

AWS cloud networking

Python

Ansible

Terraform

REST APIs

CI/CD pipelines

Network security

Tools

Palo Alto devices

Cisco switches

Cisco routers

Cisco ACI

Job description

BlueCrest Capital Management is seeking a Network Platform Engineer to manage and enhance our global network infrastructure, spanning data networks, security, and unified communications. The role sits in the Infrastructure Platform team with exposure to Linux, Storage, Windows, and Hypervisors.

You will design, implement, and operate across on-prem, colocation, and cloud environments (Azure & AWS), adopting Infrastructure as Code, SRE practices, and automation to support a fast-paced trading