Principle Network Engineer

Quberesearchandtechnologies; Greater London; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is seeking a Principal Network Engineer to lead the design, operation and optimization of our global trading and enterprise networks. You will act as a senior escalation point and translate architecture standards into practical patterns, automation and runbooks.

The role focuses on latency reduction, resilience, monitoring and mentoring. You will evaluate new technologies, drive changes, and collaborate with network leadership to ensure scalable, robust

Qualifications

• Hands-on design, operation, and troubleshooting of complex networks.
• Strong knowledge of WAN and data-centre networking, BGP and multicast.
• Experience in ultra-low latency environments.
• Proficiency in packet analysis, telemetry and structured troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with FPGA-connected network paths.
• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical decisions.
• Knowledge of financial market architectures.
• Experience with automation and monitoring using source-controlled configurations.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations into complex performance, latency, resilience and operational issues.
• Act as a senior technical escalation point for network teams.
• Turn architecture standards into implementation patterns, automation, validation and runbooks.
• Lead or support complex changes, migrations and technical improvement work.
• Evaluate new technologies and improve existing designs and operating practices.
• Implement effective instrumentation and use operational data to identify problems and improvements.
• Mentor engineers and spread knowledge across the function.

Skills

WAN networking

Data-centre networking

BGP

Multicast

Low-latency environments

Packet analysis

Telemetry

Automation

Source-controlled configuration

Monitoring

FPGA-connected network paths

Mentoring engineers

Influencing technical decisions

Financial market architectures

Job description

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology- and data-driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology, and trading expertise has shaped our collaborative mindset, which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT’s culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high-quality returns for our investors.

The Network team is responsible for the architecture, engineering and operation of QRT’s global trading and enterprise networks. The Principal Network Engineer is a senior individual contributor responsible for deep technical leadership, complex problem-solving and continuous engineering improvement. Working closely with network leadership and engineering teams, you will ensure complex technical problems are resolved effectively, architectural standards are translated into usable engineering practices, and the network becomes increasingly scalable, supportable and resilient without creating individual points of dependency.

Your future role within QRT:

• Lead investigations into complex performance, latency, resilience and operational issues.

• Act as a senior technical escalation point for network teams.

• Turn architecture standards into implementation patterns, automation, validation, documentation and runbooks.

• Lead or support complex changes, migrations and technical improvement work.

• Evaluate new technologies and improve existing designs and operating practices.

• Implement effective instrumentation and use operational data to identify problems and improvements.

• Mentor engineers and spread knowledge across the function.

Your Present Skillset:

• Deep hands-on experience designing, operating and troubleshooting complex networks.

• Strong knowledge of WAN, data-centre networking, BGP, multicast, and ultra low-latency environments.

• Strong packet-analysis, telemetry and structured troubleshooting skills.

• Strong knowledge of financial marketarchitectures

• Experience with automation, source-controlled configuration, validation and monitoring.

• Knowledge of FPGA-connected network paths.

• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical decisions.

QRT is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity as essential to our success. QRT empowers employees to work openly and respectfully to achieve collective success. In addition to professional achievement, we are offering initiatives and programs to enable employees achieve a healthy work-life balance.