Network Operations Engineer – Low Latency Trading

Hamilton Barnes ?; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes is seeking a hands-on Network Operations Engineer for a London-based, hybrid role focused on low-latency trading environments. You will diagnose and resolve complex routing and switching issues, optimize BGP/MPLS networks, and support security and incident response to maintain ultra-low latency connectivity.

The position offers a salary up to £125,000 depending on experience, with hybrid work from London.

Qualifications

• Strong routing & switching experience (BGP, Multicast)
• Experience in high-availability or latency-sensitive environments

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and support complex routing & switching environments
• Work with BGP, OSPF, MPLS and multicast
• Manage and troubleshoot firewalls and network security
• Handle major incidents, escalations and real-time network issues
• Support customer connectivity and production network changes
• Analyse network performance and packet-level issues

Skills

Routing

Switching

BGP

Multicast

High availability

Latency-sensitive

Job description

Network Operations Engineer – Low Latency Trading

Location: London | Hybrid

Salary: Up to £125,000 (Depending on experience)

What you’ll be doing

• Troubleshoot and support complex routing & switching environments
• Work with BGP, OSPF, MPLS and multicast
• Manage and troubleshoot firewalls and network security
• Handle major incidents, escalations and real-time network issues
• Support customer connectivity and production network changes
• Analyse network performance and packet-level issues

What we’re looking for

• Strong routing & switching experience (BGP, Multicast)
• Experience in high-availability or latency-sensitive environments

If you’re a hands-on Network Engineer who enjoys solving complex problems in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you!