Network Automation Engineer

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We tackle the most complex problems in quantitative finance by bringing scientific clarity to financial complexity.

From our London HQ we unite world-class researchers and engineers in an environment that values deep exploration and methodical execution because the best ideas take time to evolve. Together were building a world-class platform to amplify our teams most powerful ideas.

As part of our engineering team youll shape the platforms and tools that drive high-impact research designing systems that scale accelerate discovery and support innovation across the firm.

Take the next step in your career.

The role

Were hiring a Network Automation Engineer to help transform how networking is delivered across our global infrastructure.

Youll sit at the intersection of networking and software engineering building the automation frameworks APIs and tooling that make our network scalable self-service and production-ready. This is a hands-on role where youll design and ship systems that power large-scale compute and research environments.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

Building and evolving automation frameworks for network provisioning and lifecycle management
Developing infrastructure-as-code solutions using Python Ansible Terraform and Jinja2
Integrating network automation into CI/CD pipelines for reliable repeatable deployments
Creating APIs and self-service tooling for engineering teams
Implementing observability and telemetry solutions for performance and reliability
Partnering with Network Platform and Security teams to deliver resilient scalable systems
Contributing to incident response and production reliability

This is an opportunity to redefine how modern networks are managed through clean engineering automation-first thinking and systems built to scale.

Who are we looking for

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

Confident with Python and solid engineering fundamentals across testing version control and CI/CD
Deep understanding of networking fundamentals including routing switching firewalls and protocols
Experience with infrastructure-as-code and automation tools such as Ansible Terraform and Jinja2
Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes
Exposure to monitoring observability or telemetry in distributed systems
Pragmatic problem solver who can operate in ambiguity and take ownership
Comfortable working in collaborative fast-paced engineering teams

The following skills are desirable but not essential:

Experience with event-driven architectures such as Kafka and RabbitMQ
API design or platform engineering experience
Knowledge of service discovery secrets management or policy-as-code
Understanding of large-scale data centre networking for example with Cisco Arista segment routing or multitenancy
Contributions to open-source networking or automation projects

Why should you apply

Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus
Lunch provided (via Just Eat for Business) and dedicated barista bar
30 days annual leave
9% company pension contributions
Informal dress code and excellent work/life balance
Comprehensive healthcare and life assurance
Cycle-to-work scheme
Monthly company events

G-Research is committed to cultivating and preserving an inclusive work environment. We are an ideas-driven business and we place great value on diversity of experience and opinions.

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