Graduate Software Engineer - 60,000 Title : Graduate Software Engineer (C++) Client : High Performance Systems Location : London, Cambridge or Remote (from the UK) Package : Up to 60,000 This is a fantastic opportunity for any genuinely passionate graduates/junior engineers with a track record of extra-curricular/personal coding projects to join a high-performance team with a culture of knowledge sharing and collective growth. The business are well reputed for growing graduates internally, and for providing ultra-low-latency solutions using C++. The role: Write high-performance C++ code. Low-latency networking. Work on live projects from day one with a team to support you. You will have a dedicated mentor with expertise in software development to coach you into becoming the best engineer you can be. There is a culture of hands-off management - you will be given trust and autonomy from the offset with no micromanagement. Friendly and collaborative culture. Requirements: Computer Science or related degree Must have a GitHub/extensive examples of personal programming projects (C/C++ preferred) Genuine interest in technology! You will stand out if you have low-level personal projects (e.g., compilers, networks, OS ) You will not be considered if you do not have a portfolio/code examples to share If you are interested learning more, please get in touch.
13/11/2025
Full time
Graduate Software Engineer - 60,000 Title : Graduate Software Engineer (C++) Client : High Performance Systems Location : London, Cambridge or Remote (from the UK) Package : Up to 60,000 This is a fantastic opportunity for any genuinely passionate graduates/junior engineers with a track record of extra-curricular/personal coding projects to join a high-performance team with a culture of knowledge sharing and collective growth. The business are well reputed for growing graduates internally, and for providing ultra-low-latency solutions using C++. The role: Write high-performance C++ code. Low-latency networking. Work on live projects from day one with a team to support you. You will have a dedicated mentor with expertise in software development to coach you into becoming the best engineer you can be. There is a culture of hands-off management - you will be given trust and autonomy from the offset with no micromanagement. Friendly and collaborative culture. Requirements: Computer Science or related degree Must have a GitHub/extensive examples of personal programming projects (C/C++ preferred) Genuine interest in technology! You will stand out if you have low-level personal projects (e.g., compilers, networks, OS ) You will not be considered if you do not have a portfolio/code examples to share If you are interested learning more, please get in touch.
You won't just keep up, you'll break new ground. American Express Global Network Platform authorizes and processes millions of payment transactions every day. The Card Network platform is the critical backbone for all of American Express payment transactions and is a real time low latency system that is always available and highly resilient, processing transactions from around the world 24x7, 365 days a year. Connected to the core network, there's a number of key customer facing systems that power the American Express brand for key spending channels such as mobile payments and e-commerce. We develop and deliver functionalities for both the core and the customer facing systems and are looking for engineers to be part of our high-skilled team. As part of our diverse tech team, you can architect, code and ship software that makes us an essential part of our customers' digital lives. Here, you can work alongside talented engineers in an open, supportive, inclusive environment where your voice is valued, and you make your own decisions on what tech to use to solve challenging problems. As an Engineer, you will be part of a scrum team building core features and functions of the payment network systems/platforms deployed in a private cloud. The ideal candidate: Hands-on expertise with Java application design, software development and automated testing Worked in an agile delivery team and is familiar with the processes and ceremonies A drive to learn industry leading/innovative technologies and solutions Open to innovation and experimentation, engage in fun and outcome oriented culture, and is always ready to try new concepts without fear of failure Team-oriented, enabling the team to be more effective and productive Excellent written and verbal communications skills Tech stack: Java microservices for high-availability systems Scalable applications running on Vert.x, Spring Boot or similar Java 8, RxJava, Reactor, Kafka API Gateways Relational Databases: Oracle, Postgres (or similar) NoSQL: Redis, Couchbase, Cassandra High performance cloud infrastructure (PaaS) Key Responsibilities: Design and coding of user stories for distributed, scalable, high performant and systems using Java Debug software components and identify code defects for remediation Contribute to the deployment, support and monitoring of software across test, integration and production environments Collaborate with peer technology teams across different locations Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations. Minimum Qualifications: University Degree in computer science, computer engineering or equivalent experience Intermediate technical skills in the areas of microservices, APIs and Java 8 (or later) Considerable hands-on experience on enterprise software development Desired: Significant hands-on experience on enterprise software development Knowledge in microservices using RESTFul APIs and relational/NoSQL databases Designing and building Cloud native applications for cloud platforms using Docker, Kubernetes and OpenShift Messaging and distributed systems using Kafka Financial Transaction knowledge - ISO8583 messages, Payment Authorizations, Acquirers, Payment Networks, Issuers, Processors Why American Express? There's a difference between having a job and making a difference. Amex have been making a difference in people's lives for over 160 years, backing them in moments big and small, granting access, tools, and resources to take on their biggest challenges and reap the greatest rewards. We've also made a difference in the lives of our people, providing a culture of learning and collaboration, and helping them with what they need to succeed and thrive. We have their backs as they grow their skills, conquer new challenges, or even take time to spend with their family or community. And when they're ready to take on a new career path, we're right there with them, giving them the guidance and momentum into the best future they envision. When you join , you become part of a diverse community of over 60,000 colleagues, all with a common goal to deliver an exceptional customer experience every day. We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually. Because we believe that the best way to back our customers is to back our people. The powerful backing of American Express. Don't make a difference without it. Don't live life without it. To complete your application please click on the links below. However, if you require any assistance with the completion of this process - or need any reasonable adjustments to be made - then please contact the Recruitment Team on
24/09/2022
Full time
You won't just keep up, you'll break new ground. American Express Global Network Platform authorizes and processes millions of payment transactions every day. The Card Network platform is the critical backbone for all of American Express payment transactions and is a real time low latency system that is always available and highly resilient, processing transactions from around the world 24x7, 365 days a year. Connected to the core network, there's a number of key customer facing systems that power the American Express brand for key spending channels such as mobile payments and e-commerce. We develop and deliver functionalities for both the core and the customer facing systems and are looking for engineers to be part of our high-skilled team. As part of our diverse tech team, you can architect, code and ship software that makes us an essential part of our customers' digital lives. Here, you can work alongside talented engineers in an open, supportive, inclusive environment where your voice is valued, and you make your own decisions on what tech to use to solve challenging problems. As an Engineer, you will be part of a scrum team building core features and functions of the payment network systems/platforms deployed in a private cloud. The ideal candidate: Hands-on expertise with Java application design, software development and automated testing Worked in an agile delivery team and is familiar with the processes and ceremonies A drive to learn industry leading/innovative technologies and solutions Open to innovation and experimentation, engage in fun and outcome oriented culture, and is always ready to try new concepts without fear of failure Team-oriented, enabling the team to be more effective and productive Excellent written and verbal communications skills Tech stack: Java microservices for high-availability systems Scalable applications running on Vert.x, Spring Boot or similar Java 8, RxJava, Reactor, Kafka API Gateways Relational Databases: Oracle, Postgres (or similar) NoSQL: Redis, Couchbase, Cassandra High performance cloud infrastructure (PaaS) Key Responsibilities: Design and coding of user stories for distributed, scalable, high performant and systems using Java Debug software components and identify code defects for remediation Contribute to the deployment, support and monitoring of software across test, integration and production environments Collaborate with peer technology teams across different locations Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations. Minimum Qualifications: University Degree in computer science, computer engineering or equivalent experience Intermediate technical skills in the areas of microservices, APIs and Java 8 (or later) Considerable hands-on experience on enterprise software development Desired: Significant hands-on experience on enterprise software development Knowledge in microservices using RESTFul APIs and relational/NoSQL databases Designing and building Cloud native applications for cloud platforms using Docker, Kubernetes and OpenShift Messaging and distributed systems using Kafka Financial Transaction knowledge - ISO8583 messages, Payment Authorizations, Acquirers, Payment Networks, Issuers, Processors Why American Express? There's a difference between having a job and making a difference. Amex have been making a difference in people's lives for over 160 years, backing them in moments big and small, granting access, tools, and resources to take on their biggest challenges and reap the greatest rewards. We've also made a difference in the lives of our people, providing a culture of learning and collaboration, and helping them with what they need to succeed and thrive. We have their backs as they grow their skills, conquer new challenges, or even take time to spend with their family or community. And when they're ready to take on a new career path, we're right there with them, giving them the guidance and momentum into the best future they envision. When you join , you become part of a diverse community of over 60,000 colleagues, all with a common goal to deliver an exceptional customer experience every day. We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually. Because we believe that the best way to back our customers is to back our people. The powerful backing of American Express. Don't make a difference without it. Don't live life without it. To complete your application please click on the links below. However, if you require any assistance with the completion of this process - or need any reasonable adjustments to be made - then please contact the Recruitment Team on
You won't just keep up, you'll break new ground. At American Express, our Engineers not only understand how technology works but also how that technology intersects with the customer and clients who count on it every day. Today, innovative ideas, insight and new perspectives are at the core of how we create a more powerful, personal, and fulfilling experience for everyone. So, if you're interested in a career creating breakthrough software and growing your skills then look no further. Our platforms process and authorize millions of card transactions daily across the Global Payment Network Platform. This network is the critical backbone for all American Express payment transactions and is built upon real time, low latency & highly available components. These customer facing capabilities integrate with the payment network to power the American Express brand to enable key spending channels like mobile payments and e-commerce. We design, develop & deliver secure services for both the core & customer facing services. We are looking for a creative Senior Software Engineer with experience in the fundamentals of web development to lead a scrum team in building these core features and deploy in a private cloud service within the American Express infrastructure. The role's primary focus will involve solution design with the architecture team to ensure the developed capability is secure, responsive and meets the customer needs. The ideal candidate: Serves as a core team member to drive user story analysis, design, and delivery of responsive backend services - utilising best engineering principles Looks proactively beyond the obvious for continuous improvement opportunities Familiarity with API & integration patterns to securely communicate with backend services and clients Works in an agile delivery team, with familiarity with the processes and ceremonies. Has a drive to learn industry leading/innovative technologies and solutions Positive attitude, strong communicator, willingness to learn and share with others Effective in managing work priorities and your time - both independently and as part of a team Brings a culture of innovation and experimentation, as well as manage risk taking to implement creative ideas. Brings a culture of continuous improvement and willingness to challenge the status quo Guides and mentors other engineers and collaborate with external teams & the Product Owner Tech stack characteristics: Scalable applications running on Vert.x, Spring Boot or similar using Java v8+ RxJava, Reactor, Kafka Java NIO and NIO.2 Secure integration with API Gateways using REST endpoints SQL Products: Oracle, Postgres NoSQL Products: Redis, Couchbase, Cassandra Services running on private cloud infrastructure (Kubernetes, Openshift) Key responsibilities include: Design and coding of user stories for distributed, scalable, high performant and systems using Java Debug software components and identify code defects for remediation. Contribute to the deployment, support, and monitoring of software across test, integration, and production environments. Collaborate with peer technology and development teams across international locations. Sharing best practices and mentoring of other team members. Support design architect and present new solutions and services. Document technical solutions, operational support guides. Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations. Minimum Qualifications: University Degree in computer science, computer engineering or equivalent experience Significant hands-on experience on enterprise software development Advanced technical skills in the areas of microservices, APIs, distributed Messaging and Java 11 or later Desired: Significant hands-on experience on enterprise software development Certification in Java or other technology products Experience with other JVM languages e.g. Groovy, Kotlin Financial Transaction knowledge - ISO8583 messages, Payment Authorizations, Acquirers, Payment Networks, Issuers, Processors. Design patterns (including disruptor pattern) Messaging and distributed systems using Kafka event streams Design and deploy low latency systems and performance optimisation Designing and building Cloud native applications for cloud platforms using Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift Why American Express? There's a difference between having a job and making a difference. Amex have been making a difference in people's lives for over 160 years, backing them in moments big and small, granting access, tools, and resources to take on their biggest challenges and reap the greatest rewards. We've also made a difference in the lives of our people, providing a culture of learning and collaboration, and helping them with what they need to succeed and thrive. We have their backs as they grow their skills, conquer new challenges, or even take time to spend with their family or community. And when they're ready to take on a new career path, we're right there with them, giving them the guidance and momentum into the best future they envision. When you join #TeamAmex, you become part of a diverse community of over 60,000 colleagues, all with a common goal to deliver an exceptional customer experience every day. We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually. Because we believe that the best way to back our customers is to back our people. The powerful backing of American Express. Don't make a difference without it. Don't live life without it. To complete your application please click on the links below. However, if you require any assistance with the completion of this process - or need any reasonable adjustments to be made - then please contact the Recruitment Team on
02/02/2022
Full time
You won't just keep up, you'll break new ground. At American Express, our Engineers not only understand how technology works but also how that technology intersects with the customer and clients who count on it every day. Today, innovative ideas, insight and new perspectives are at the core of how we create a more powerful, personal, and fulfilling experience for everyone. So, if you're interested in a career creating breakthrough software and growing your skills then look no further. Our platforms process and authorize millions of card transactions daily across the Global Payment Network Platform. This network is the critical backbone for all American Express payment transactions and is built upon real time, low latency & highly available components. These customer facing capabilities integrate with the payment network to power the American Express brand to enable key spending channels like mobile payments and e-commerce. We design, develop & deliver secure services for both the core & customer facing services. We are looking for a creative Senior Software Engineer with experience in the fundamentals of web development to lead a scrum team in building these core features and deploy in a private cloud service within the American Express infrastructure. The role's primary focus will involve solution design with the architecture team to ensure the developed capability is secure, responsive and meets the customer needs. The ideal candidate: Serves as a core team member to drive user story analysis, design, and delivery of responsive backend services - utilising best engineering principles Looks proactively beyond the obvious for continuous improvement opportunities Familiarity with API & integration patterns to securely communicate with backend services and clients Works in an agile delivery team, with familiarity with the processes and ceremonies. Has a drive to learn industry leading/innovative technologies and solutions Positive attitude, strong communicator, willingness to learn and share with others Effective in managing work priorities and your time - both independently and as part of a team Brings a culture of innovation and experimentation, as well as manage risk taking to implement creative ideas. Brings a culture of continuous improvement and willingness to challenge the status quo Guides and mentors other engineers and collaborate with external teams & the Product Owner Tech stack characteristics: Scalable applications running on Vert.x, Spring Boot or similar using Java v8+ RxJava, Reactor, Kafka Java NIO and NIO.2 Secure integration with API Gateways using REST endpoints SQL Products: Oracle, Postgres NoSQL Products: Redis, Couchbase, Cassandra Services running on private cloud infrastructure (Kubernetes, Openshift) Key responsibilities include: Design and coding of user stories for distributed, scalable, high performant and systems using Java Debug software components and identify code defects for remediation. Contribute to the deployment, support, and monitoring of software across test, integration, and production environments. Collaborate with peer technology and development teams across international locations. Sharing best practices and mentoring of other team members. Support design architect and present new solutions and services. Document technical solutions, operational support guides. Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations. Minimum Qualifications: University Degree in computer science, computer engineering or equivalent experience Significant hands-on experience on enterprise software development Advanced technical skills in the areas of microservices, APIs, distributed Messaging and Java 11 or later Desired: Significant hands-on experience on enterprise software development Certification in Java or other technology products Experience with other JVM languages e.g. Groovy, Kotlin Financial Transaction knowledge - ISO8583 messages, Payment Authorizations, Acquirers, Payment Networks, Issuers, Processors. Design patterns (including disruptor pattern) Messaging and distributed systems using Kafka event streams Design and deploy low latency systems and performance optimisation Designing and building Cloud native applications for cloud platforms using Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift Why American Express? There's a difference between having a job and making a difference. Amex have been making a difference in people's lives for over 160 years, backing them in moments big and small, granting access, tools, and resources to take on their biggest challenges and reap the greatest rewards. We've also made a difference in the lives of our people, providing a culture of learning and collaboration, and helping them with what they need to succeed and thrive. We have their backs as they grow their skills, conquer new challenges, or even take time to spend with their family or community. And when they're ready to take on a new career path, we're right there with them, giving them the guidance and momentum into the best future they envision. When you join #TeamAmex, you become part of a diverse community of over 60,000 colleagues, all with a common goal to deliver an exceptional customer experience every day. We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually. Because we believe that the best way to back our customers is to back our people. The powerful backing of American Express. Don't make a difference without it. Don't live life without it. To complete your application please click on the links below. However, if you require any assistance with the completion of this process - or need any reasonable adjustments to be made - then please contact the Recruitment Team on
You won't just keep up, you'll break new ground. Millions of customers depend on our infrastructure, we depend on you. The success of our entire company rests on our systems, networks, and people. Our DevOps Engineers know that delivering on that promise takes a robust, scalable and efficient Infrastructure. So, if you're an expert on both cloud and on-premise applications and know the value of supporting technology and the people who depend on it, build you career here. Accertify Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Express and a leader in providing software, tools and strategies for preventing online fraud and mitigating enterprise-wide risks. Accertify is committed to providing e-commerce companies with comprehensive and cost-effective solutions to fraud. We are seeking a strong DevOps Engineer with Linux and Middleware Administration experience for our DevOps Automation Engineer role. The DevOps Automation Engineer is responsible for the technical design, deployment, monitoring and ongoing support and maintenance of a diverse set of cloud and on-prem technologies. The role is a technical, hands-on opportunity with a heavy focus on automation, resilient design and deployment of cloud ready systems and services. This is a DevOps position, responsible for the full-stack engineering and support of products that support our hybrid cloud capabilities. As a DevOps Automation Engineer at Accertify, you will take responsibility for new applications going into production to ensure operational excellence (Availability, latency, performance, efficiency, problem management, monitoring, emergency response and capacity planning). You will participate in anything that prevents a system/app from serving its' intended purpose, including slowness or outage, to understand how we can improve Time to Detect, Time to Fix, and Time to Mitigate issues. You will improve our monitoring solutions and define SLIs/SLOs and develop automated solutions using a variety of coding languages. Our DevOps team is responsible for availability, latency, performance, efficiency, change management, monitoring, emergency response, and capacity planning. DevOps automation engineers create a bridge between development and operations by applying a software engineering mindset to system administration topics. Responsibilities: Contributes to the design, build and maintenance of modern cloud platforms that support agile teams Partners with key stakeholders as a platform champion for cloud-native systems, and coaches on how to use platform capabilities effectively through appropriate venues Drives continuous improvement of cloud and on-premise products & capabilities though internal user groups and external market research Driving innovation and platform evolution, Scaling cloud infrastructure to support our growing ecosystem Provide reliable, predictable deployment and maintenance of distributed systems Adhering to security best practices Writing and designing automation, monitoring, diagnostics and debug tooling to improve troubleshooting and recovery Participating in production support and on-call rotations Conducting incident management and contribute to associated retrospective/post mortem as needed Responsible for the Stability and Performance of critical Business Services Participating in Agile Sprints and associated ceremonies Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations. Required Experience & Skills: Minumum of 2 years of DevOps or Application engineer experience. 2 years of Cloud-based and on-premise application deployment/support Deep understanding of Ansible. Tomcat or any J2EE compliant middleware experience. Amazon EC2, RDS, VPC, IAM, and Cloudwatch experience Experience with Python or shell scripting languages. Python preferred. Knowledge and understading of Splunk is a plus Kubernetes and Docker experience required Why American Express? There's a difference between having a job and making a difference. Amex have been making a difference in people's lives for over 160 years, backing them in moments big and small, granting access, tools, and resources to take on their biggest challenges and reap the greatest rewards. We've also made a difference in the lives of our people, providing a culture of learning and collaboration, and helping them with what they need to succeed and thrive. We have their backs as they grow their skills, conquer new challenges, or even take time to spend with their family or community. And when they're ready to take on a new career path, we're right there with them, giving them the guidance and momentum into the best future they envision. Because we believe that the best way to back our customers is to back our people. The powerful backing of American Express. Don't make a difference without it. Don't live life without it. To complete your application please click on the links below. However, if you require any assistance with the completion of this process - or need any reasonable adjustments to be made - then please contact the Recruitment Team on
30/01/2022
Full time
You won't just keep up, you'll break new ground. Millions of customers depend on our infrastructure, we depend on you. The success of our entire company rests on our systems, networks, and people. Our DevOps Engineers know that delivering on that promise takes a robust, scalable and efficient Infrastructure. So, if you're an expert on both cloud and on-premise applications and know the value of supporting technology and the people who depend on it, build you career here. Accertify Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Express and a leader in providing software, tools and strategies for preventing online fraud and mitigating enterprise-wide risks. Accertify is committed to providing e-commerce companies with comprehensive and cost-effective solutions to fraud. We are seeking a strong DevOps Engineer with Linux and Middleware Administration experience for our DevOps Automation Engineer role. The DevOps Automation Engineer is responsible for the technical design, deployment, monitoring and ongoing support and maintenance of a diverse set of cloud and on-prem technologies. The role is a technical, hands-on opportunity with a heavy focus on automation, resilient design and deployment of cloud ready systems and services. This is a DevOps position, responsible for the full-stack engineering and support of products that support our hybrid cloud capabilities. As a DevOps Automation Engineer at Accertify, you will take responsibility for new applications going into production to ensure operational excellence (Availability, latency, performance, efficiency, problem management, monitoring, emergency response and capacity planning). You will participate in anything that prevents a system/app from serving its' intended purpose, including slowness or outage, to understand how we can improve Time to Detect, Time to Fix, and Time to Mitigate issues. You will improve our monitoring solutions and define SLIs/SLOs and develop automated solutions using a variety of coding languages. Our DevOps team is responsible for availability, latency, performance, efficiency, change management, monitoring, emergency response, and capacity planning. DevOps automation engineers create a bridge between development and operations by applying a software engineering mindset to system administration topics. Responsibilities: Contributes to the design, build and maintenance of modern cloud platforms that support agile teams Partners with key stakeholders as a platform champion for cloud-native systems, and coaches on how to use platform capabilities effectively through appropriate venues Drives continuous improvement of cloud and on-premise products & capabilities though internal user groups and external market research Driving innovation and platform evolution, Scaling cloud infrastructure to support our growing ecosystem Provide reliable, predictable deployment and maintenance of distributed systems Adhering to security best practices Writing and designing automation, monitoring, diagnostics and debug tooling to improve troubleshooting and recovery Participating in production support and on-call rotations Conducting incident management and contribute to associated retrospective/post mortem as needed Responsible for the Stability and Performance of critical Business Services Participating in Agile Sprints and associated ceremonies Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations. Required Experience & Skills: Minumum of 2 years of DevOps or Application engineer experience. 2 years of Cloud-based and on-premise application deployment/support Deep understanding of Ansible. Tomcat or any J2EE compliant middleware experience. Amazon EC2, RDS, VPC, IAM, and Cloudwatch experience Experience with Python or shell scripting languages. Python preferred. Knowledge and understading of Splunk is a plus Kubernetes and Docker experience required Why American Express? There's a difference between having a job and making a difference. Amex have been making a difference in people's lives for over 160 years, backing them in moments big and small, granting access, tools, and resources to take on their biggest challenges and reap the greatest rewards. We've also made a difference in the lives of our people, providing a culture of learning and collaboration, and helping them with what they need to succeed and thrive. We have their backs as they grow their skills, conquer new challenges, or even take time to spend with their family or community. And when they're ready to take on a new career path, we're right there with them, giving them the guidance and momentum into the best future they envision. Because we believe that the best way to back our customers is to back our people. The powerful backing of American Express. Don't make a difference without it. Don't live life without it. To complete your application please click on the links below. However, if you require any assistance with the completion of this process - or need any reasonable adjustments to be made - then please contact the Recruitment Team on
You won't just keep up, you'll break new ground. American Express Global Network Platform authorizes and processes millions of payment transactions every day. The Card Network platform is the critical backbone for all of American Express payment transactions and is a real time low latency system that is always available and highly resilient, processing transactions from around the world 24x7, 365 days a year. Connected to the core network, there's a number of key customers facing systems that power the American Express brand for key spending channels such as mobile payments and e-commerce. We develop and deliver functionalities for both the core and the customer facing systems and are looking for engineers to be part of our high-skilled team. As a Senior Engineer, you will help lead a scrum team technically, building core features and functions of the payment network platform deployed in a private Kubernetes-based cloud. Tech stack characteristics: Java microservices for high-availability systems Scalable applications running on Spring 5, Vert.x, Spring Boot or similar Main stack: Java 8, Kafka, Couchbase API Gateways Relational Databases: Oracle NoSQL: Redis, Couchbase, Cassandra etc High performance cloud infrastructure (PaaS) Responsibilities include: Design and coding of user stories for distributed, scalable, high performant and systems using Java Debug software components and identify code defects for remediation Contribute to the deployment, support and monitoring of software across test, integration and production environments Collaborate with peer technology and development teams across different locations Have excellent written and verbal communications skills Help architect new solutions and services Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations. Required Skills & Experience: Hands-on expertise with Java application design, software development and automated testing Previously worked in an agile delivery team and is familiar with the processes and ceremonies A drive to learn industry leading/innovative technologies and solutions Open to innovation and experimentation, engage in fun and outcome oriented culture, and is always ready to try new concepts without fear of failure Team-oriented, and a core contributor, enabling the team to be more effective and productive University Degree in computer science, computer engineering or equivalent experience Significant hands-on experience on enterprise software development. Medium to advanced technical skills in the areas of microservices, APIs and Java 8 Knowledge in microservices using RESTFul APIs and relational/NoSQL databases Financial Transaction knowledge - ISO8583 messages, Tokenisation Standards, Payment Authorizations, Acquirers, Payment Networks, Issuers, Processors Designing and building Cloud native applications for cloud platforms using Docker, Kubernetes and OpenShift Why American Express? There's a difference between having a job and making a difference. Amex have been making a difference in people's lives for over 160 years, backing them in moments big and small, granting access, tools, and resources to take on their biggest challenges and reap the greatest rewards. We've also made a difference in the lives of our people, providing a culture of learning and collaboration, and helping them with what they need to succeed and thrive. We have their backs as they grow their skills, conquer new challenges, or even take time to spend with their family or community. And when they're ready to take on a new career path, we're right there with them, giving them the guidance and momentum into the best future they envision. Because we believe that the best way to back our customers is to back our people. The powerful backing of American Express. Don't make a difference without it. Don't live life without it. To complete your application please click on the links below. However, if you require any assistance with the completion of this process - or need any reasonable adjustments to be made - then please contact the Recruitment Team on
30/01/2022
Full time
You won't just keep up, you'll break new ground. American Express Global Network Platform authorizes and processes millions of payment transactions every day. The Card Network platform is the critical backbone for all of American Express payment transactions and is a real time low latency system that is always available and highly resilient, processing transactions from around the world 24x7, 365 days a year. Connected to the core network, there's a number of key customers facing systems that power the American Express brand for key spending channels such as mobile payments and e-commerce. We develop and deliver functionalities for both the core and the customer facing systems and are looking for engineers to be part of our high-skilled team. As a Senior Engineer, you will help lead a scrum team technically, building core features and functions of the payment network platform deployed in a private Kubernetes-based cloud. Tech stack characteristics: Java microservices for high-availability systems Scalable applications running on Spring 5, Vert.x, Spring Boot or similar Main stack: Java 8, Kafka, Couchbase API Gateways Relational Databases: Oracle NoSQL: Redis, Couchbase, Cassandra etc High performance cloud infrastructure (PaaS) Responsibilities include: Design and coding of user stories for distributed, scalable, high performant and systems using Java Debug software components and identify code defects for remediation Contribute to the deployment, support and monitoring of software across test, integration and production environments Collaborate with peer technology and development teams across different locations Have excellent written and verbal communications skills Help architect new solutions and services Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations. Required Skills & Experience: Hands-on expertise with Java application design, software development and automated testing Previously worked in an agile delivery team and is familiar with the processes and ceremonies A drive to learn industry leading/innovative technologies and solutions Open to innovation and experimentation, engage in fun and outcome oriented culture, and is always ready to try new concepts without fear of failure Team-oriented, and a core contributor, enabling the team to be more effective and productive University Degree in computer science, computer engineering or equivalent experience Significant hands-on experience on enterprise software development. Medium to advanced technical skills in the areas of microservices, APIs and Java 8 Knowledge in microservices using RESTFul APIs and relational/NoSQL databases Financial Transaction knowledge - ISO8583 messages, Tokenisation Standards, Payment Authorizations, Acquirers, Payment Networks, Issuers, Processors Designing and building Cloud native applications for cloud platforms using Docker, Kubernetes and OpenShift Why American Express? There's a difference between having a job and making a difference. Amex have been making a difference in people's lives for over 160 years, backing them in moments big and small, granting access, tools, and resources to take on their biggest challenges and reap the greatest rewards. We've also made a difference in the lives of our people, providing a culture of learning and collaboration, and helping them with what they need to succeed and thrive. We have their backs as they grow their skills, conquer new challenges, or even take time to spend with their family or community. And when they're ready to take on a new career path, we're right there with them, giving them the guidance and momentum into the best future they envision. Because we believe that the best way to back our customers is to back our people. The powerful backing of American Express. Don't make a difference without it. Don't live life without it. To complete your application please click on the links below. However, if you require any assistance with the completion of this process - or need any reasonable adjustments to be made - then please contact the Recruitment Team on
Network, Cisco, Routing, Switching I am working with a company that are pioneering a product for the Crypto world. An exciting venture based around digital asset derivatives, the company is growing at a rapid rate and are now looking to build a strong presence in the UK. I am looking for a skilled Network engineer to work in a Linux environment as the business build their IT estate in the UK. This is an exciting opportunity to work on Projects from inception through to completion as well as being on a journey with the customer to release their product. Key Skills - Networking - Cisco - Network design and implementation - Experience with routing, encryption and switching technologies in data centres and corporate networks with a focus on Cisco and FS. - Experience with configuring and managing resilient, low-latency switching environments is particularly welcome - Practical experience with managing vendors and in proposing and evaluating new hardware and software solutions and their associated processes - Previous working experience in an Exchange or HFT environment, or with PaaS or SaaS delivery To apply for this opportunity, please send in your CV for consideration
04/11/2021
Full time
Network, Cisco, Routing, Switching I am working with a company that are pioneering a product for the Crypto world. An exciting venture based around digital asset derivatives, the company is growing at a rapid rate and are now looking to build a strong presence in the UK. I am looking for a skilled Network engineer to work in a Linux environment as the business build their IT estate in the UK. This is an exciting opportunity to work on Projects from inception through to completion as well as being on a journey with the customer to release their product. Key Skills - Networking - Cisco - Network design and implementation - Experience with routing, encryption and switching technologies in data centres and corporate networks with a focus on Cisco and FS. - Experience with configuring and managing resilient, low-latency switching environments is particularly welcome - Practical experience with managing vendors and in proposing and evaluating new hardware and software solutions and their associated processes - Previous working experience in an Exchange or HFT environment, or with PaaS or SaaS delivery To apply for this opportunity, please send in your CV for consideration
RF Network Architect London | Permanent Opportunity - No remote working Are you a High Frequency Trading (HFT) Network Architect, working for a Trading company and looking for a new challenge in one of the World's premier HFT Companies based in London and paying a very competitive salary As a Network Architect, you will play a lead role in designing, managing and shaping our client's state of the art, low latency wireless network, while staying abreast of new technologies in the marketplace and making continued proposals to the business where improvements are possible. You will be accountable for the architecture, design, and implementation for the Firm's wireless network infrastructure and associated telemetry spanning the EMEA region. YOU MUST have worked for an HFT company. As a Network Architect, you will play a lead role in designing, managing and shaping our state of the art, low latency wireless network, while staying abreast of new technologies in the marketplace and making continued proposals to the business where improvements are possible. You will be accountable for the architecture, design, and implementation for the Firm's Wireless network infrastructure and associated telemetry spanning the EMEA region. What will you do? Design and optimise low latency high performance wireless networks Assist in the creation of the teams roadmap Participate in the effective and efficient necessary sites, frequencies and permits Perform a gap analysis of the current environment against current state-of-the-art across the HFT and electronic trading industry, vendor offerings, and academic research. Embrace a 'trusted advisor/consultative' approach with trading and application development to meet and satisfy strategic business requirements as well as advise on how specific new solutions can incrementally enhance trading performance. Develop a target state architecture and assist management with developing an engineering strategy for implementation. Lead execution and implementation including (1) Identifying new platforms, vendors and technologies for use by the Firm along these objective(s), (2) Pilot and certify reference designs within the Firm's lab facilities. Develop professional-grade design documentation in concert with target-state-architecture and as-built deployments. Collaborate with the Firm's data center professionals in rack layout and facilities design, data center interconnectivity, and exchange/trading counterparty connectivity to optimize connectivity for ultra-low latency performance. Identify optimization opportunities based upon vendor developments and carrier enhancements in the long haul telecom space. Collaborate with trading support groups during operational challenges to assist in issue remediation, troubleshooting and triage. Provide input to tooling and automation on how to enhance the operational positioning and vigilance of the firms systems. Maintain an understanding of the principles and concepts of the Linux networking stack and its impact to the network. Analyse real trading and market situations to make distance to competition assessments Reverse engineer competitions' setups and strategies Provide input to tooling and automation on how to enhance the operational positioning and vigilance of the firms systems. Maintain an understanding of the principles and concepts of the Linux networking stack and its impact to the network. What you need to succeed: 5-8 years of work experience as a network engineer or architect ideally in a high frequency trading environment Experience working with wireless networks and in particular microwave networks A passion for being knowledgeable of the algorithmic trading business, strategies for profitability, various aspects of how such enterprises generate revenue. Be able to increase awareness of products traded, venues, locales, and connectivity. Be an authority on the optimal design and integration of market data and order routing application stacks within a network. Excellent exposure to working with planning tools like Pathloss 5 or equivalent Scripting in Python or equivalent Expert in Switching, Routing (BGP, OSPF) and Multicast (IGMP, PIM) protocols Strong Linux Experience with monitoring tools such as Grafana, PRTG, SNMP, Splunk or equivalent Proven track record in designing, optimising and troubleshooting of wireless networks Must have wireless network experience with RF principals and Microwave in particular. Professional networking certification starting from CCNP and/or CCIE; Good understanding of Network Monitoring solutions; (Corvil knowledge is a plus). Ability to travel to various office locations on a couple of occasions a year. Clear English communication skills are a must.
02/10/2020
Full time
RF Network Architect London | Permanent Opportunity - No remote working Are you a High Frequency Trading (HFT) Network Architect, working for a Trading company and looking for a new challenge in one of the World's premier HFT Companies based in London and paying a very competitive salary As a Network Architect, you will play a lead role in designing, managing and shaping our client's state of the art, low latency wireless network, while staying abreast of new technologies in the marketplace and making continued proposals to the business where improvements are possible. You will be accountable for the architecture, design, and implementation for the Firm's wireless network infrastructure and associated telemetry spanning the EMEA region. YOU MUST have worked for an HFT company. As a Network Architect, you will play a lead role in designing, managing and shaping our state of the art, low latency wireless network, while staying abreast of new technologies in the marketplace and making continued proposals to the business where improvements are possible. You will be accountable for the architecture, design, and implementation for the Firm's Wireless network infrastructure and associated telemetry spanning the EMEA region. What will you do? Design and optimise low latency high performance wireless networks Assist in the creation of the teams roadmap Participate in the effective and efficient necessary sites, frequencies and permits Perform a gap analysis of the current environment against current state-of-the-art across the HFT and electronic trading industry, vendor offerings, and academic research. Embrace a 'trusted advisor/consultative' approach with trading and application development to meet and satisfy strategic business requirements as well as advise on how specific new solutions can incrementally enhance trading performance. Develop a target state architecture and assist management with developing an engineering strategy for implementation. Lead execution and implementation including (1) Identifying new platforms, vendors and technologies for use by the Firm along these objective(s), (2) Pilot and certify reference designs within the Firm's lab facilities. Develop professional-grade design documentation in concert with target-state-architecture and as-built deployments. Collaborate with the Firm's data center professionals in rack layout and facilities design, data center interconnectivity, and exchange/trading counterparty connectivity to optimize connectivity for ultra-low latency performance. Identify optimization opportunities based upon vendor developments and carrier enhancements in the long haul telecom space. Collaborate with trading support groups during operational challenges to assist in issue remediation, troubleshooting and triage. Provide input to tooling and automation on how to enhance the operational positioning and vigilance of the firms systems. Maintain an understanding of the principles and concepts of the Linux networking stack and its impact to the network. Analyse real trading and market situations to make distance to competition assessments Reverse engineer competitions' setups and strategies Provide input to tooling and automation on how to enhance the operational positioning and vigilance of the firms systems. Maintain an understanding of the principles and concepts of the Linux networking stack and its impact to the network. What you need to succeed: 5-8 years of work experience as a network engineer or architect ideally in a high frequency trading environment Experience working with wireless networks and in particular microwave networks A passion for being knowledgeable of the algorithmic trading business, strategies for profitability, various aspects of how such enterprises generate revenue. Be able to increase awareness of products traded, venues, locales, and connectivity. Be an authority on the optimal design and integration of market data and order routing application stacks within a network. Excellent exposure to working with planning tools like Pathloss 5 or equivalent Scripting in Python or equivalent Expert in Switching, Routing (BGP, OSPF) and Multicast (IGMP, PIM) protocols Strong Linux Experience with monitoring tools such as Grafana, PRTG, SNMP, Splunk or equivalent Proven track record in designing, optimising and troubleshooting of wireless networks Must have wireless network experience with RF principals and Microwave in particular. Professional networking certification starting from CCNP and/or CCIE; Good understanding of Network Monitoring solutions; (Corvil knowledge is a plus). Ability to travel to various office locations on a couple of occasions a year. Clear English communication skills are a must.
We are looking for a proactive, self-motivated and personable individual who will be responsible for supporting the IT Network infrastructure for a global organization. You will be a senior network engineer in a growing team. You will need to have an intermediate to advance proficiency in multiple IT systems and applications. This will include responsibilities such as installing and maintaining LAN/WAN/Wireless networks and devices, conducting circuit and traffic analysis and resolving latency or other performance issues, troubleshooting advance switching and routing issues, managing and troubleshooting firewall and DNS configurations.
You will be working closely with service owners delivering service needs and SLA's. This means that excellent communication will be needed and exposure to stakeholder management.
Essential skills & Experience
Intermediate or higher knowledge of Network principles, technologies and services, including:
* Cisco Routing, Switching and Wireless, (IOS/NXOS)
* Load Balancing and WAN Optimization (F5 and Riverbed)
* Switched Ethernet, Routing Protocols (BGP, EIGRP, OSPF) * Client-Based IPSec/SSL VPN, Site-Based IPSec VPN, DMVPN
* WAN Circuit technologies (xDSL, Cable, MPLS, Metro Ethernet, T1, E1)
* PIX/ASA Firewalls, IPS/IDS
* Protocol Analysis (Netflow, SNMP, Syslog, Wireshark)
* QoS, DNS, DHCP, Radius, TACACS+
* Network Security Technologies (Proxy/Content Filtering, ISE, CWS, MFA) Intermediate or higher knowledge of infrastructure technologies and services, which include:
* Complex Systems Architecture * Storage Systems
* IP Telephony and VoIP
Basic or higher knowledge of infrastructure technologies and services, which include:
* Microsoft Suite of Products
* Microsoft server operating systems (2003, 2008, 2012)
* Database Technologies
* Backup/Archive Systems
* Collaboration Technologies
* IT Service Management best practices
Required Skills
* Bachelor's Degree preferably in IT or a related discipline or minimum of 5+ years working in an IT environment required
* Cisco Certified Network professional (CCNP) or higher certification preferred
* ITIL v3 Foundation certification a plus
In return a salary of up to £50,000 is on offer, Plus other excellent benefits
03/05/2017
We are looking for a proactive, self-motivated and personable individual who will be responsible for supporting the IT Network infrastructure for a global organization. You will be a senior network engineer in a growing team. You will need to have an intermediate to advance proficiency in multiple IT systems and applications. This will include responsibilities such as installing and maintaining LAN/WAN/Wireless networks and devices, conducting circuit and traffic analysis and resolving latency or other performance issues, troubleshooting advance switching and routing issues, managing and troubleshooting firewall and DNS configurations.
You will be working closely with service owners delivering service needs and SLA's. This means that excellent communication will be needed and exposure to stakeholder management.
Essential skills & Experience
Intermediate or higher knowledge of Network principles, technologies and services, including:
* Cisco Routing, Switching and Wireless, (IOS/NXOS)
* Load Balancing and WAN Optimization (F5 and Riverbed)
* Switched Ethernet, Routing Protocols (BGP, EIGRP, OSPF) * Client-Based IPSec/SSL VPN, Site-Based IPSec VPN, DMVPN
* WAN Circuit technologies (xDSL, Cable, MPLS, Metro Ethernet, T1, E1)
* PIX/ASA Firewalls, IPS/IDS
* Protocol Analysis (Netflow, SNMP, Syslog, Wireshark)
* QoS, DNS, DHCP, Radius, TACACS+
* Network Security Technologies (Proxy/Content Filtering, ISE, CWS, MFA) Intermediate or higher knowledge of infrastructure technologies and services, which include:
* Complex Systems Architecture * Storage Systems
* IP Telephony and VoIP
Basic or higher knowledge of infrastructure technologies and services, which include:
* Microsoft Suite of Products
* Microsoft server operating systems (2003, 2008, 2012)
* Database Technologies
* Backup/Archive Systems
* Collaboration Technologies
* IT Service Management best practices
Required Skills
* Bachelor's Degree preferably in IT or a related discipline or minimum of 5+ years working in an IT environment required
* Cisco Certified Network professional (CCNP) or higher certification preferred
* ITIL v3 Foundation certification a plus
In return a salary of up to £50,000 is on offer, Plus other excellent benefits
Description
Job Title: Senior Network & Security Engineer
Purpose of Role:
To design, implement, maintain, troubleshoot and support all aspects of network and security on the Options PIPE network infrastructure.
As a member of the UK Networks team, the senior network engineer will work closely with the global network team (US and Asiapac). They will be responsible for the timely delivery of changes to the network environment to facilitate the onboarding of new clients, to deliver new features or service to the PIPE platform or to correct production issues.
Key Tasks:
The role requires a flexible, highly skilled engineer who is capable of managing multiple work streams in a fast-paced service provider environment. Teamwork and ability to work on own initiative is imperative for the role which includes (but is not restricted to the following key areas):
New Client Solutions/Designs:
Involves design and implementation of new client network architecture ready for client on-boarding in to our private cloud, the Options PIPE®. These designs range from (but are not limited to) redundant Gig-E connections to multiple OTL datacentres, site to site VPNs, data centre x-connects, secure web hosting services and layered firewall security, through to software VPN access, and home/office network connectivity using site-to-site Internet VPNs.
Ideally the candidate will have performed firewall migrations in the past.
Evolution of PIPE services:
Example projects include data centre Greenfield builds, data centre relocation projects, and global deployments of new network/application services. In doing so, you will use a wide range of enterprise-level network and security technologies including Catalyst switches, Cisco routers (39xx/29xx) and Nokia Checkpoint firewalls.
3rd Party Network Connections:
Options provides broker/venue connectivity as part of its PIPE Core® offering, typically to Tier 1 Investment Banks, brokers or pools of liquidity. We deliver these either via direct fibre circuits, via x-connects, or through the use of global MSP networks (e.g. BT Radianz, TNS).
Direct Exchange Connectivity:
Options provides connectivity to and market data services from the global catalogue of stock exchanges and venues/MTFs. We deliver ultra-low latency market data and on-exchange trading services. Currently connected exchanges include Nasdaq, NYSE, CME/CBOT, LSE, Deutsche Börse (Xetra/Eurex) as well as MTFs such as BATS Chi-X Europe and Direct Edge.
Technical Skills should include most of the following:
Security Platforms:
Fortinet Fortigates – in depth experience.
Checkpoint NGX R70/R75/R77 and Management Suite (SmartCenter, SmartUpdate, SmartView Tracker)
Nokia firewall platforms - experience implementing/installing/troubleshooting on
Linux
Will ideally be comfortable on a Linux platform and be able to install and maintain Linux based applications eg Cacti, Rancid etc
Scripting/coding
Will ideally have experience with scripting. Python preferred.
WAN Technologies:
IPSEC, GRE, E1/T1, ATM, PPP, HDLC, SONET, xDSL, WES/LES, SDSH, Dark fibre
LAN Technologies:
Gigabit Ethernet (GigE etc), TenGig Ethernet, Multicast (PIM/IGMP), Spanning-Tree (+extensions), switching, Vlan trunking EtherChannel (PAgP, LACP), SVI’s and inter-vlan routing, VOIP, QoS and DiffServ
Routing Protocols:
OSPF, BGP,RIP (v2), static routes, route re-distribution, policy-based routing
Multicast:
PIM-SM, MSDP
NMS and Troubleshooting Tools:
tcpdump, fwmonitor, Wireshark
WLAN Technologies:
Cisco Aironet deployment in either root or repeater mode
Familiarity with wireless security (WEP/WPA/WPA2)
Hardware:
Experience with our common platforms would be useful:
Fortinet – 30d, 60d, 200d, 1000d, 1500d
Cisco Catalyst switches – 65xx, 45xx, 3750, 3560 – 6500 platform particularly desirable
Cisco routers – 39xx, 38xx, 28xx, 88x, 87x
Arista switches – 7124, 7150
Juniper EX4200 series switches
Cisco 10Gb line modules
SolarFlare 10Gb network cards
Nokia Checkpoint firewalls – IP3xx, IP5xx, 46xx, 48xx
Fortinet FIrewalls
F5 BigIP DNS Load Balancers (GTM)
Wireless access points - 3560, 2950, Aironet 1242ag
Accreditation:
Fortinet Firewall accreditation (desirable)
Checkpoint accredited CCSA and above (desirable)
Cisco accreditation (desirable)
03/05/2017
Description
Job Title: Senior Network & Security Engineer
Purpose of Role:
To design, implement, maintain, troubleshoot and support all aspects of network and security on the Options PIPE network infrastructure.
As a member of the UK Networks team, the senior network engineer will work closely with the global network team (US and Asiapac). They will be responsible for the timely delivery of changes to the network environment to facilitate the onboarding of new clients, to deliver new features or service to the PIPE platform or to correct production issues.
Key Tasks:
The role requires a flexible, highly skilled engineer who is capable of managing multiple work streams in a fast-paced service provider environment. Teamwork and ability to work on own initiative is imperative for the role which includes (but is not restricted to the following key areas):
New Client Solutions/Designs:
Involves design and implementation of new client network architecture ready for client on-boarding in to our private cloud, the Options PIPE®. These designs range from (but are not limited to) redundant Gig-E connections to multiple OTL datacentres, site to site VPNs, data centre x-connects, secure web hosting services and layered firewall security, through to software VPN access, and home/office network connectivity using site-to-site Internet VPNs.
Ideally the candidate will have performed firewall migrations in the past.
Evolution of PIPE services:
Example projects include data centre Greenfield builds, data centre relocation projects, and global deployments of new network/application services. In doing so, you will use a wide range of enterprise-level network and security technologies including Catalyst switches, Cisco routers (39xx/29xx) and Nokia Checkpoint firewalls.
3rd Party Network Connections:
Options provides broker/venue connectivity as part of its PIPE Core® offering, typically to Tier 1 Investment Banks, brokers or pools of liquidity. We deliver these either via direct fibre circuits, via x-connects, or through the use of global MSP networks (e.g. BT Radianz, TNS).
Direct Exchange Connectivity:
Options provides connectivity to and market data services from the global catalogue of stock exchanges and venues/MTFs. We deliver ultra-low latency market data and on-exchange trading services. Currently connected exchanges include Nasdaq, NYSE, CME/CBOT, LSE, Deutsche Börse (Xetra/Eurex) as well as MTFs such as BATS Chi-X Europe and Direct Edge.
Technical Skills should include most of the following:
Security Platforms:
Fortinet Fortigates – in depth experience.
Checkpoint NGX R70/R75/R77 and Management Suite (SmartCenter, SmartUpdate, SmartView Tracker)
Nokia firewall platforms - experience implementing/installing/troubleshooting on
Linux
Will ideally be comfortable on a Linux platform and be able to install and maintain Linux based applications eg Cacti, Rancid etc
Scripting/coding
Will ideally have experience with scripting. Python preferred.
WAN Technologies:
IPSEC, GRE, E1/T1, ATM, PPP, HDLC, SONET, xDSL, WES/LES, SDSH, Dark fibre
LAN Technologies:
Gigabit Ethernet (GigE etc), TenGig Ethernet, Multicast (PIM/IGMP), Spanning-Tree (+extensions), switching, Vlan trunking EtherChannel (PAgP, LACP), SVI’s and inter-vlan routing, VOIP, QoS and DiffServ
Routing Protocols:
OSPF, BGP,RIP (v2), static routes, route re-distribution, policy-based routing
Multicast:
PIM-SM, MSDP
NMS and Troubleshooting Tools:
tcpdump, fwmonitor, Wireshark
WLAN Technologies:
Cisco Aironet deployment in either root or repeater mode
Familiarity with wireless security (WEP/WPA/WPA2)
Hardware:
Experience with our common platforms would be useful:
Fortinet – 30d, 60d, 200d, 1000d, 1500d
Cisco Catalyst switches – 65xx, 45xx, 3750, 3560 – 6500 platform particularly desirable
Cisco routers – 39xx, 38xx, 28xx, 88x, 87x
Arista switches – 7124, 7150
Juniper EX4200 series switches
Cisco 10Gb line modules
SolarFlare 10Gb network cards
Nokia Checkpoint firewalls – IP3xx, IP5xx, 46xx, 48xx
Fortinet FIrewalls
F5 BigIP DNS Load Balancers (GTM)
Wireless access points - 3560, 2950, Aironet 1242ag
Accreditation:
Fortinet Firewall accreditation (desirable)
Checkpoint accredited CCSA and above (desirable)
Cisco accreditation (desirable)
