Network Automation Engineer Electronic Trading

Automate network validation for HSBC’s low-latency electronic trading infrastructure in Toronto with Python, Ansible, and CI/CD testing.

This engineering role owns repeatable validation and operational support across colocation networks, exchanges, clients, carriers, and internal trading platforms. You will create actionable telemetry, measure one-way and round-trip latency, and build automated checks for topology, routing, multicast, failover, and performance. Collaboration spans application engineering, operations, cyber security, vendors, and service providers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop version-controlled network tests for topology and configuration intent
• Integrate pre-change and post-change validation into CI/CD workflows
• Build API-driven provisioning and compliance automation using Infrastructure as Code
• Create dashboards and alerts for health, errors, queues, and latency
• Maintain designs, addressing, routing records, evidence, and documentation

Requirements:

• Network automation experience with Ansible and Python or Java
• Experience with Containerlab, pytest, Robot Framework, or Batfish
• Knowledge of routing, switching, BGP, multicast, QoS, and redundancy
• Practical latency analysis covering jitter, loss, microbursts, and path comparison
• Clear communication of technical findings, risks, and implementation plans

Use automation, observability, packet analysis, and latency engineering to strengthen HSBC electronic trading networks in Toronto.