Luke Roberts
Networks & Infrastructure Consultant
Hi nice to meet you I'm Luke, a few facts about me...
- Bristol City Supporter.
- Have played handball at an international level.
- Raised in Somerset.
Part of the Financial Services EMEA division at HB and we deliver recruitment solutions to pioneering firms in low latency trading networks, financial exchanges, and fintech infrastructure, we have HQ offices in London, NYC & Austin, and satellite offices across the world.
What We Recruit For
- Low Latency Networking – trading and market data infrastructure
- Networking (LAN and WAN) – Cisco, HP, Juniper, Arista, Alcatel, Extreme
- Network Automation – Python, Ansible, Terraform, Django
- Software Defined Networking – Cisco ACI, VMware NSX, Juniper Contrail
- Network Security – Cisco, Check Point, Juniper, Fortinet, Palo Alto, F5
- Infrastructure Engineering – Data Centre, Cloud, DevOps, Site Reliability, Windows and Linux system engineers
Track Record
- A major UK retail bank – Over the past three years, we’ve helped build their network engineering team, becoming a trusted long-term partner as the team grew.
- A global Tier 1 bank – We hired nine engineers into their Networking team within a single financial year, helping them scale quickly without compromising on quality.
- Built the network engineering team for a quantitative trading firm, supporting the firm’s growth and expansion.
- In 2026 we placed two Low Latency Network Engineers across two global locations for a top-tier trading firm. Both roles had been open for months before Hamilton Barnes was engaged, and we identified both successful candidates through our own CRM within a week.
Whether you’re hiring or looking for your next role in financial services, I’m always happy to chat. Feel free to connect with me on here, or drop me an email.