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Network Operations Engineer

Optiver
🇨🇳ShanghaiSeniorFull-timePosted June 18, 2026

About the Role

Network Operations Engineers at Optiver are directly responsible for the infrastructure underpinning all of the company's trading and non-trading activity, including office networks and complex WAN environments. The role involves providing reliable, fast and well-supported network and Unix platforms to run core business operations. Key responsibilities include:

  • Support end-to-end infrastructure deployments in Asia Pacific data centers including network and security platforms
  • Drive research, innovation, and implementation of infrastructure capacity and reliability optimizations
  • Build, manage and support complex international LAN/WAN and security environments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • Collaborate with developers, researchers and hardware engineers on platform stability and scalability projects
  • Automate, monitor, and benchmark various networks and systems

Requirements

  • 10+ years of working experience as a senior network engineer or architect with proven on-box experience
  • Experience designing, implementing and troubleshooting complex LANs and WANs
  • Experience designing, implementing and supporting Campus LAN networks, ideally on Arista and Cisco products
  • Experience managing network systems using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodology
  • Experience working in a multi zone, multi tier firewall architecture across APAC
  • Experience designing, implementing and supporting DC (data center) environments
  • Experience administrating Unix systems
  • Experience monitoring and managing diverse international WAN networks

What You'll Get

  • Performance-based bonus structure with global profit pool sharing
  • Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities
  • Daily breakfast, lunch and snacks
  • Gym membership, sports and leisure activities
  • Weekly in-house chair massages
  • Regular social events, clubs and Friday afternoon drinks