Network Engineer

LMAX PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology provider in Singapore is looking for a Network Engineer to join their dynamic team. You will be responsible for maintaining a 24/7 low latency trading environment and collaborate with various teams to meet business objectives. Ideal candidates should possess strong networking knowledge, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently in a global team.

Qualifications

• Genuine enthusiasm for Networks and Open Source.
• Positive attitude and self-motivated.
• Systematic problem-solving approach with keen ownership.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Enthusiasm for Networks

Excellent communication skills

Problem-solving approach

Time management

Routing and Switching knowledge

Multi-vendor environment experience

Firewall operations knowledge

Data Centre hands-on experience

Linux knowledge

Exposure to OSS monitoring

Scripting and automation knowledge

Tools

Arista

Juniper

Cisco

Palo Alto

Fortinet

Ubuntu

Redhat

Nagios

Prometheus

Ansible

Python

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:

• Genuine enthusiasm for Networks and Open Source.
• Positive, constructive, and open-minded attitude. Self-motivated, able to work autonomously.
• Operationally focused with a systematic problem-solving approach and a keen sense of ownership and drive.
• A practical approach to managing time and workload to ensure that tasks are completed in a timely fashion.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to operate within a global team.
• 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
• 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.
  

Desirable Skills / Experience:

• The ability to learn new technologies quickly.
• Experience with Agile, and/or DevOps methodologies
• Cloud networking