Network Engineer – Low-Latency Trading Infrastructure - Singapore
Westbury Partners SingapourNetwork Engineer – Low-Latency Trading Infrastructure - Singapore
Job Summary
Lead the design and optimization of global, high-performance network infrastructure, delivering ultra-low-latency connectivity, resilient architecture and scalable solutions supporting sophisticated trading and research platforms across international financial markets.
What You'll Do:
Take ownership of the design, development and ongoing optimization of a sophisticated global network infrastructure supporting high-frequency trading and advanced data research environments. You’ll combine technical leadership with strategic project management, ensuring exceptional network performance, reliability and availability across international markets.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Lead the architecture, design and deployment of global enterprise network infrastructure.
- Manage complex routing, switching and network configurations across geographically distributed environments.
- Drive network capacity planning, performance optimization and infrastructure upgrades.
- Oversee Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols, including OSPF, BGP and multicast technologies.
- Troubleshoot complex networking challenges across LAN, WAN and market data distribution systems.
- Evaluate networking hardware, connectivity solutions, fibre optics and transmission technologies.
- Collaborate with Systems and Trading Operations teams to enhance infrastructure performance.
- Implement monitoring, automation and configuration management solutions to improve operational efficiency.
- Manage infrastructure projects from initial design through deployment and ongoing maintenance.
Why Join Us:
- Take ownership of mission-critical infrastructure spanning more than 25 countries and 100 locations.
- Work alongside exceptionally talented engineers and technology specialists in global financial markets.
- Influence network architecture, infrastructure strategy and large-scale technology investments.
- Tackle challenging low-latency networking problems where performance and reliability are paramount.
- Enjoy broad technical ownership, meaningful autonomy and the opportunity to make an immediate global impact.
- Access competitive compensation, performance-based bonuses and comprehensive benefits.
About You:
- 5–10 years of experience in network engineering, ideally within high-frequency trading or low-latency environments.
- Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- Strong understanding of Layer 2/Layer 3 networking, routing protocols and multicast technologies.
- Hands-on experience managing Arista, Cisco and enterprise networking equipment.
- Proven expertise in network architecture, capacity planning and infrastructure project management.
- Proficiency with packet analysis tools such as Wireshark and tcpdump.
- Familiarity with Linux/Unix environments, firewalls, VPNs and network security.
- Knowledge of fibre optics, microwave connectivity and optical transmission systems.
- Exposure to Python, Ansible, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK and public cloud networking is advantageous.
- Excellent troubleshooting, communication and collaboration skills, with a proactive hands-on approach.
Ready to engineer connectivity at a global scale? Take the lead on sophisticated network infrastructure, solve some of the industry's most demanding performance challenges and help shape the technology powering the next generation of electronic trading.