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Network Engineer (Contract)

  • Infrastructure Engineering
  • London

Do you want to tackle the biggest questions in finance with near infinite compute power at your fingertips?

G-Research is a leading quantitative research and technology firm, with offices in London and Dallas.

We are proud to employ some of the best people in their field and to nurture their talent in a dynamic, flexible and highly stimulating culture where world-beating ideas are cultivated and rewarded.

This is a role based in our new Soho Place office – opened in 2023 - in the heart of Central London and home to our Research Lab.

The role

Engineering underpins our continued growth and success, and we are committed to recruiting and developing the world’s best Engineers.

The Low Latency Engineering Group at G-Research is responsible for providing and evolving a low-latency platform.

Primary responsibilities:

  • Hands on rolling out of a major new WAN network (various transports, including MPLS):
  • Building
  • Implementing new routing domains
  • Comprehensive testing
  • Onboarding (using automation)
  • Managed handover
  • Support assistance
  • Working with service providers (T1+)
  • Migration of networks
  • Perimeter network deployments
  • Working as part of a strong networking team: managing and supporting trading related networks

Who are we looking for?

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

  • CCNP minimum qualified network engineer
  • Network design (CCDP) or above a bonus
  • Engineer-level operation and building of enterprise level networks
  • History working with Cisco IOS-XR, Cisco NXOS, Arista EOS routers and switches (one or more of these)
  • Experience building and operating WAN networks: L1 and above, WAN circuit ordering, survey, implementation, migration, testing and handover
  • Using automation for Day-1 deployment and Day-2 network management using Ansible and Python preferred
  • Service provider experience a bonus
  • Work on trading related networks
  • Work on low-latency networks a bonus
Location: London
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Interview process

Online Application

Our assessment process kicks off with our Talent Acquisition team, who will review your application and assess your fit for the role.

Stage One: Technical Interview

You will meet with a team member – or take a remote test – where your technical abilities will be put to the test.

Stage Two: Behavioural Interview

We will set aside technical skills and focus on you.

Stage Three: Further Technical Interviews

Here, we will take a deeper dive into your technical skills and competencies.

Stage Four: Management Interviews

The final stage of our interview process is where you will meet members of your team, your future manager, and functional leadership.

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