Junior Network Engineer
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Position Overview & Specifications
About the Position
Jane Street’s numerous distributed systems are built on an agile, reliable, multi-vendor network infrastructure that supports all traffic profiles from trading to internet connectivity.
We are looking for a Junior Network Engineer who will help us maintain the team’s highest level of service and scale our network ahead of our business’ demands, while pushing for more standardisation through automation.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills will be needed as you collaborate with colleagues across the firm globally. You will find and resolve issues, plan and execute deployments, and improve systems where possible. Getting the details right and keeping good records are critical in this role. Striving to improve the team through documentation and contributing to our monitoring and automation systems is a must.
A typical day in the Network Engineering team includes:
- Working on cross-team projects such as site expansions and new colocation builds, with the help of our project managers
- Interacting with stakeholders to provision new market data feeds and connections to third parties
- Contributing to support tasks and actively taking steps to improve the team's ability to monitor the network effectively, through scripting and/or conveying requirements to our dedicated developers
About You
- Experience working across LAN and WAN networks
- Experience with routing and network protocols (OSPF, BGP, PIM-SM)
- Experience troubleshooting transport protocols (TCP/UDP)
- Experience working with Linux and proficient in a programming language
- Ideally experience with overlay networks (EVPN, VxLAN)
- Eagerness to automate your workflow to increase efficiency
- High capacity to learn; we are more interested in how you think than what you already know
- High capacity for context switching and organising your workload
- Clear communication skills with the ability to maintain a high degree of customer service
- A flexible and reliable team player who enjoys working in a collaborative environment
- Fluency in English is required
Jane Street is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Research & Development
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Junior Network Engineer roles across Jane Street's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Research & Development.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £55,260 - £80,989 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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