We're working with a global trading organisation looking for a technical leader to drive the evolution of its high-performance network infrastructure across international markets.

This is a hands-on leadership opportunity combining advanced network architecture, performance engineering and team development. You'll shape the infrastructure connecting trading systems, exchanges and global data centres, making critical decisions around latency and scalability.

What You'll Be Working On

- Leading a team of specialist network engineers responsible for latency-sensitive trading infrastructure.
- Architecting high-performance networks across exchange colocations, data centres and global WAN environments.
- Optimising network latency, routing, switching, traffic flows and overall infrastructure performance.
- Designing resilient network topologies with a focus on redundancy, fault tolerance and operational simplicity.
- Driving network automation through Python, infrastructure-as-code, automated provisioning and CI/CD.
- Building advanced telemetry, monitoring and diagnostic capabilities to identify performance bottlenecks.
- Leading network expansions, connectivity upgrades and complex infrastructure deployments.
- Troubleshooting critical production issues and improving network reliability.
- Working directly with trading, Linux and software engineering teams to solve performance-critical challenges.

What We're Looking For

- Extensive experience engineering large-scale,



low-latency or high-performance networks.
- Proven technical leadership experience, including mentoring and developing network engineers.
- Deep expertise in routing, switching, network architecture and performance optimisation.
- Solid understanding of data centre networking, WAN connectivity and colocation environments.
- Experience with multi-vendor networking platforms and complex production infrastructure.
- Strong network automation skills using Python, Ansible or similar technologies.
- Experience with network telemetry, packet analysis, observability and advanced troubleshooting.
- Ability to make architectural decisions balancing latency, reliability and scalability.
- Experience within HFT, electronic trading or other performance-critical environments is highly advantageous.

What Can You Expect?

- Lead the evolution of a global, ultra-low-latency trading network.
- Work on complex networking challenges where microseconds and reliability directly impact trading performance.
- Combine hands-on technical architecture with engineering leadership and strategic ownership.
- Collaborate with highly skilled infrastructure, trading and software engineering teams.
- Competitive compensation, performance-based bonus, excellent benefits and professional development opportunities.

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📌 Lead Network Engineer (Sydney)
🏢 Elity Global
📍 Sydney