wintermute-trading - Infrastructure Engineer

• Problem-Solving & Agility: Motivated to find the best solutions to problems of all sizes, whether they require managing data centre connectivity or hands-on hardware troubleshooting. • Network & Data Centre Foundations: Solid understanding of data centre connectivity, structured cabling, and core TCP/IP networking concepts (IPv4/IPv6, subnetting). • Cisco Networking: Hands-on experience configuring, managing, and troubleshooting Cisco switches (e.g., Catalyst or Nexus series). • OS & Hardware Expertise: Solid, practical knowledge of server hardware, network appliances, and computer internals. Proven ability to troubleshoot server OS (Linux), enterprise applications, and network infrastructure issues. • Experience: Minimum of 5 years of systems administration, network infrastructure engineering, or related experience. • Network Troubleshooting: Experience diagnosing network performance issues, packet loss, and latency using tools like Wireshark, tcpdump, or traceroute. • Hardware Lifecycle: Demonstrated ability to analyse, troubleshoot, and resolve complex hardware failures, performance bottlenecks, and component issues. • Version Control: Familiarity and hands-on experience with Git workflow. • Team Collaboration: Ability to work seamlessly as part of a team that supports mission-critical production systems and back-office core infrastructure functions. • Performance Management: Experience with hardware/network monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, SNMP) and performance tuning. • Professional Communication: Aptitude to maintain a professional and clear relationship in all collaborative technical interactions, inquiries, and status updates. • Organisation: Strong organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail. • Flexibility & Support: Ability to work weekend and evening shifts, and provide out-of-business-hours support when required for infrastructure deployments, critical incidents, or maintenance windows. • Security & Firewalls: Experience deploying, configuring, and monitoring enterprise Firewalls and Access Control Lists (ACLs) to secure network perimeters. • Routing Protocols: Basic familiarity with enterprise routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF, or static routing environments. • Server Administration: Familiarity with enterprise Linux server environments and automated deployment tools. • Automation: Practical experience writing scripts in Python to automate repetitive network administration, Cisco provisioning, and infrastructure tasks.