Network Engineer

London, England, United Kingdom

6/10/2025

At Mako, we believe in the power of collaboration to drive innovation in pursuit of our collective ambition; excellence in trading. Our diverse community is connected through a commitment to being the best we can be with the highest standards of integrity.

Join the Mako IT Infrastructure team which is responsible for building and operating the complex technology foundation upon which the firm’s operations are built. In this team, world-class engineers work together to build a highly reliable, low-latency platform to enable the firm’s business.

The Network Engineer will work closely with Mako’s trading, quant, developer and support teams.to deliver globally distributed WANs, LANs, Cloud, and exchange connectivity. The breadth of the team’s responsibilities span ultra-low latency trading through to global unicast and multicast packet delivery, routing, switching, monitoring, automation and hardware implementation to both on-premise and co-located sites.

What you’ll be involved in:

• Planning and setting up network architecture, including LAN, WAN, intranet, and extranet.
• Installing and configuring routers, switches, firewalls, and other network devices.
• Monitoring and optimizing network performance, ensuring system availability and reliability, and performing regular maintenance and updates.
• Diagnosing and resolving network problems promptly, providing Level-2/3 support.
• Implementing security tools, policies, and procedures to protect network integrity.
• Recording and documenting network setups and procedures.
• Supporting a real-time, latency-sensitive trading operation spread across multiple global sites.
• Disaster recovery, business continuity and high availability engineering.
• Helping to drive the automation and efficiency of the network estate.
  
  

What we need from you:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A passion for automating processes and using an infrastructure-as-code mind-set
• An open-minded and innovative approach and a desire to take initiative
• 4+ years’ experience working as a network engineer in an enterprise environment
• Solid routing, switching and firewalling knowledge
• Detailed knowledge of core network protocols such as TCP and UDP
• Some experience of advanced networking protocols such as BGP, EIGRP, IGMP
• Scripting skills for automation of network tasks e.g. Python, Ansible, NXAPI
• Experience with financial, trading or low-latency environments is advantageous
• Hands on experience working in colocation/datacentre facilities
  
  

We are Mako

Benefits

At Mako, we are welcoming, inclusive and collaborative. We work fast and smart in a supportive and dress-down environment that allows colleagues to be themselves and achieve great things. We uphold the principles of a flat structure that offers unrivalled engagement with senior leadership and career development opportunities. We have a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Flexible leave and flexible working policies
• Private health and dental insurance
• Generous pension scheme
• Free access to the Mako gym
• Employee wellbeing guidance and support
• Opportunity to become involved in the rewarding work of the Mako Foundation
  
  

About Mako

Mako is a leading options market maker with a global trading footprint. It has been at the forefront of options market making since 1999, from the open outcry trading pits to screen trading and automated algorithmic execution strategies that are driving the future of the industry.

From offices in London, Dublin, Amsterdam, Singapore, Sydney, Brisbane and Chengdu, Mako offers the best-in-class liquidity solutions across Equities, Fixed Income, Commodities and FX derivatives markets and prides itself in its entrepreneurial, collaborative and philanthropic culture.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or assistance during the recruitment process, please email [email protected] and we will arrange this.

For further information on the Mako Group please refer to our website: www.mako.com.

Mako does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate details from recruiters or search firms and will not pay any fees to such firms without a signed agreement.