IT Network Hosting Services Engineering Lead

Hays Specialist Recruitment LLC

United States

3 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Temporary contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

8 years minimum

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

computerjobs.com

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Border Gateway Protocol Software as a Service Cloud Computing Data Centers Internet Hosting Service Python (Programming Language) Network Security Multicasting Network Architecture

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Requirements

My client is a leading international financial services organisation seeking an experienced IT Network Hosting Services Engineering Lead to join a major infrastructure consolidation programme. This role will focus on the design, delivery, and optimisation of enterprise hosting environments across on-premise, cloud, Internet-facing, and market data platforms. You will play a key role in a multi-year transformation programme focused on consolidating data centres, networks, hosting platforms, storage, and compute services across multiple business entities. The position requires strong hands-on technical capability combined with architecture and engineering leadership experience., * 8+ years’ experience in Network Engineering, Hosting Architecture, or Network Infrastructure Engineering.

Strong knowledge of enterprise networking across L2-L7 technologies.
Experience designing and supporting hosting environments across data centres, cloud, and Internet-facing platforms.
Proven expertise with AWS, Azure, GCP, and/or Oracle Cloud networking.
Strong understanding of BGP, multicast, low-latency networking, and high-availability architectures.
Experience supporting market data platforms, trading infrastructure, or Real Time data distribution environments.
Strong knowledge of network security architecture, segmentation, and Zero Trust principles.
Experience with Microsoft 365 connectivity, SaaS integrations, and hybrid networking.
Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence technical and business teams.
Hands-on experience with network automation technologies such as Python, Ansible, Infrastructure as Code, or API-driven platforms.

Nice to Have

Financial Services, Investment Banking, or Capital Markets experience.
Experience with Bloomberg, Reuters, exchange connectivity, or market data platforms.
Experience delivering large-scale infrastructure consolidation, cloud migration, or data centre transformation programmes.
Knowledge of Cisco networking environments and enterprise security platforms.

The successful candidate will be comfortable operating within a complex transformation programme, driving hosting architecture decisions, supporting infrastructure consolidation initiatives, and delivering resilient, secure hosting platforms across critical business services.