NETWORK ENGINEER (TRADING INFRASTRUCTURE)

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<div class="jobDescription"> <div class="jobCell__left">We’re looking for a Network Engineer to join our Trading Infrastructure team. You will work on end-to-end network tasks: from new site and provider connectivity to validation, troubleshooting, and performance bottleneck analysis. The role is focused on low-latency and performance-sensitive environments and involves close collaboration with vendors, carriers, systems and hardware engineers.</div> <div class="jobCell__left"><hr> What You’ll be doing <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Design, build, and operate network connectivity for trading infrastructure across colocation sites and regions</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Deliver end-to-end network setups: cross-connects, routing, validation testing, and go-live readiness</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Investigate and resolve complex network issues affecting latency, jitter, packet loss, or reliability</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Identify and address bottlenecks across the stack together with systems and hardware engineers</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Support timing-sensitive networking (PTP/NTP): bring-up, validation, monitoring, and troubleshooting</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Work on connectivity to cloud providers</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Improve repeatability through automation, templates, and tooling</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Contribute to operational readiness: runbooks, checklists, incident reviews (RCA), inventory and documentation</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Participate in scheduled on-call rotations to support network operations and incident response</li> </ul> What we look for in you: <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Hands-on experience operating and troubleshooting production networks, Linux and NGFW </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Solid understanding of routing and switching fundamentals (BGP, OSPF, VLANs, L2/L3 design)</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Good understanding of how networks impact system and application performance</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Ability to work end-to-end and collaborate across domains (systems, hardware, vendors)</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Automation mindset; scripting experience (Python/Bash) is a plus</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Passion for technology and continuous learning</li> </ul> Nice-to-Have: <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience in low-latency or performance-sensitive environments (trading, exchanges, market data)</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Colocation and provider connectivity experience (cross-connects, optics, acceptance testing)</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience with cloud connectivity (Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, Cloud Interconnect, etc.)</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">PTP/NTP experience and understanding of timing-related failure modes</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">CCNP-level (CCNP SP / CCNP DC / CCNP Ent knowledge or equivalent hands-on experience</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="jobCell"> Why should you join our team? <ul class="jobCell__right"> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Exciting challenges with ample opportunities for personal and professional growth</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">A welcoming international team of highly qualified professionals</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Cutting-edge hardware and technology</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Work remotely from anywhere in the world</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Access any of our global offices anytime</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Flexible schedule</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">40 paid days off</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Competitive salary</li> </ul> </div>