Lead Low-Latency Network Engineer

Hamilton Barnes; New York (NY); On-site; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes is seeking a Lead Network Engineer to shape the global networks supporting our performance-critical financial technology platforms. You will influence architecture, own major infrastructure upgrades, and mentor a growing engineering team.

Responsibilities include designing high-performance networks across data centers and cloud, building Python tooling, resolving latency and routing challenges, and guiding technical decisions.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience supporting business-critical networks.
• Strong BGP, OSPF, multicast and MPLS knowledge.
• Hands-on Python automation and cloud networking experience.

Responsibilities

• Design resilient, high-performance networks across data centres and cloud environments.
• Own complex upgrades, from lab testing through deployment.
• Build Python tooling to automate changes and improve reliability.
• Resolve challenging routing and performance issues.
• Guide technical decisions and mentor engineers.

Skills

Networks experience

BGP/OSPF/MPLS

Python automation

Latency and security

Project ownership

Mentoring

CCIE level

Job description

Hamilton Barnes is seeking a Lead Network Engineer to shape the global networks supporting our performance-critical financial technology platforms. You will influence architecture, own major infrastructure upgrades, and mentor a growing engineering team.

Responsibilities include designing high-performance networks across data centers and cloud, building Python tooling, resolving latency and routing challenges, and guiding technical decisions.