Network Engineer

IMC Trading; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

IMC Trading in Hong Kong is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join its team. The role entails designing, implementing, and supporting high-performance networks for the APAC region, requiring expertise in networking fundamentals and strong analytical skills.

The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience, with capabilities in crafting automation scripts and managing IT security platforms. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential, and excellent communication skills are a must.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience as a Network Engineer.
• Strong understanding of network infrastructure and protocols.
• Excellent communication skills for technical concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and support the APAC's networking infrastructure.
• Monitor and maintain the network's operation.
• Contribute scripts for automation efforts.
• Manage IT security platforms including firewalls and VPNs.

Skills

Networking Fundamentals

Low-latency networking

BGP

Python

IT security

Job description

As a Network Engineer at IMC, you will be joining a dynamic team of highly motivated professionals who strive to be the best at what they do by continuously learning, innovating, and improving.

This role will have a major impact on the business and you will be expected to know and understand our business in order to contribute to the organization’s core strategies by constantly looking for areas to improve and develop.

Your Core Responsibilities

• Design, implement and support the APAC's networking infrastructure. Key areas of expertise include Networking Fundamentals, Low-latency networking, Unicast and Multicast routing, BGP, PIM SM, PTP, concepts of QoS, NAT and protocol tuning.
• Monitor, guard and analyze the proper functioning of our network infrastructure. Take adaptive, retentive and corrective measures and perform structural maintenance.
• Proactively improve our infrastructure by contributing scripts and code to our automation efforts (e.g. Bash, Python).
• Accurately create and maintain documentation detailing the implemented networking solutions, relevant procedures, and operational guidelines.
• Responsibility for our IT security related platforms. Key areas include Enterprise Firewalls, VPNs, Security policies.
• Work flexible hours. We are proud of the uptime of the trading environment, so every now and then you will be working outside of regular business hours to apply critical changes. This could be from your desk, your couch at home or also inside of one of our datacenters in APAC.
• Liaise with external vendors, exchanges and providers to explore new technology solutions, implement new services or troubleshoot problems.

Your Skills And Experience

• We are looking for a senior Network Engineer, who is passionate about all aspects of networking and gets a thrill out of designing, implementing and supporting high-performance networks.
• You are someone with 5+ years experience who is a highly capable engineer with an appetite for accuracy, and are not afraid to go beyond the standard text-book concepts of networking.
• You thrive on working with your peers and cross-functional teams and are able to motivate and encourage your colleagues around you.
• Ability to clearly communicate – both verbally and written – technical concepts and challenges to both technical and non-technical stakeholders is a must.

About Us

IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we’ve been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.