Network Engineer

LMAX Group; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

LMAX Group is seeking a Network Engineer to join their dynamic global team in London. This role involves maintaining a low latency trading environment and working closely with various tech teams. Candidates should have a passion for networking, a strong understanding of key protocols, and experience in large Data Centre environments.

Benefits

25 days of holiday

Bonus

Pension contribution

Private medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life assurance

Critical illness cover

Wellness contribution program with access to ClassPass

Five volunteering days

Learning and development programs

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Season Ticket Loan

Qualifications

• Self-motivated, able to work autonomously.
• Experience in multi-vendor routing/switching environments.
• Understanding of Firewall operations, primarily Palo Alto and Fortigate.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining a low latency trading environment 24/7.
• Collaborating with Systems, Information Security and Development teams.

Skills

Routing and Switching

TCP/IP

BGP

DNS

DHCP

VRRP

Open Source enthusiasm

Agile

DevOps

Linux

Automation

Tools

Palo Alto

Fortigate

Ansible

Python

Git

Job description

LMAX Group is a global financial technology company and the leading independent operator of multiple institutional execution venues for FX and crypto currency trading. The Group's portfolio includes LMAX Exchange (institutional FX exchange and FCA regulated MTF), LMAX Global (FCA and CySec regulated brokers) and LMAX Digital (GFSC regulated institutional spot crypto currency exchange).

Our mission is to create a level playing field for all participants in the world's biggest financial markets, through transparent, precise and consistent execution, based on robust trading technology.

We are looking for people who want to help us change the game, not just play it.

LMAX Group fosters inclusive recruitment practices. We are an equal opportunity employer as we welcome everyone to our team. We encourage people of colour, women, people from LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities to apply. Please let us know if you need reasonable adjustments at any point in the application or interview process.

The Network Engineer role provides the opportunity to to join a global dynamic team that maintains a 24/7 low latency trading environment. You will work very closely with the Systems, Information Security and Development teams to ensure business objectives are met. The ideal candidate for this role should possess excellent communication skills, be proactive, and able to work independently, within a team and with external parties.

Requirements
Requirements

• Genuine enthusiasm for Networks and Open Source.
• Positive, constructive, and open-minded attitude. Self-motivated, able to work autonomously.
• A clear understanding of Routing and Switching including protocols such as TCP/IP, BGP, DNS, DHCP, VRRP.
• Experience supporting multi-vendor routing / switching environments (Arista, Juniper, Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet)
• An understanding of Firewall operations, configuration and management, primarily Palo Alto and Fortigate.
• Experience working in large Data Centre environments, hands-on with hardware: installation, patching, fibre, UTP
• Available to travel to our London offices 2-3 times a week.

Desirable Skills / Experience:

• Experience with Agile, and/or DevOps methodologies
• A good understanding of the Linux operating system, in particular Ubuntu and Redhat.
• Exposure to OSS monitoring systems (e.g. Nagios, Observium, Prometheus)
• Exposure to scripting and automation using tool such as Netbox, Ansible, Puppet, Bash, Python, GIT

Benefits
Benefits

• 25 days of holiday
• Bonus
• Pension contribution

• Private medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life assurance
• Critical illness cover
• Wellness contribution program with access to ClassPass
• Plumm Platform
• Five volunteering days
• Give as You Earn initiative
• Learning and development programs
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Season Ticket Loan