Senior Network Engineer - Low Latency Trading

Hudson River Trading • Chicago, IL

268d • $150,000 - $250,000

About The Position

The Networks team designs, builds and maintains all the communications infrastructure that allows our high-capacity, low-latency trading and data research environments to run 24/7. This network spans over 25 countries and 100 locations. We are looking for a Senior Network Engineer with experience designing and managing large environments to fulfill the high-performance and availability requirements of a premiere algorithmic trading firm operating in global financial markets. This position requires both project management and deep technical skills. Working together with some of the brightest minds in our industry, you'll be responsible for everything from product selection and design to routing configuration and troubleshooting. You will work closely with our Systems and Trading Operations teams as well as others at HRT to build, manage, and monitor our low-latency trading network. You'll have broad responsibilities with freedom to analyze and solve problems, and your solutions will have an immediate impact on our worldwide operations. We're looking for someone with a love for technology and an excitement for tackling big picture problems. You will work on a wide variety of projects to enhance the performance and capacity of the global trading and research platforms and contribute to both high-level strategy and the technical nitty-gritty of our global network architecture.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related IT field.
• 5-10 years of relevant experience, preferably in low-latency and high-frequency trading environments.
• In-depth understanding of common layer 2 and layer 3 network protocols and best practices.
• Working knowledge of OSPF, BGP, PIM, IGMP.
• Experience managing Arista, Cisco, and other common networking devices.
• Familiarity with low-latency microwave networks and/or optical transmission systems.
• Experience in designing enterprise networks, capacity planning, and full lifecycle project management.
• Experience with packet decoding and analysis tools such as tcpdump and Wireshark.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience with Unix/Linux command line utilities and networking stack.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills on a wide range of networking issues.
• Understanding of basic power consumption and cooling issues in a datacenter environment.
• Knowledge of fiber optics technology and cabling standards.
• Willingness and ability to solve small technical problems in the field.
• Excellent collaboration skills and a willingness to admit mistakes.
• Familiarity with firewalls, VPNs, and NAT.
• Familiarity with configuration management tools, such as Ansible or Salt.
• Familiarity with Python, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, GitHub.
• Familiarity with public cloud networks, such as AWS, GCP, Azure.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with low-latency microwave networks and/or optical transmission systems.
• Familiarity with configuration management tools, such as Ansible or Salt.
• Familiarity with Python, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, GitHub.
• Familiarity with public cloud networks, such as AWS, GCP, Azure.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage large network environments to meet high-performance and availability requirements.
• Select products and design network architecture.
• Configure routing and troubleshoot network issues.
• Collaborate with Systems and Trading Operations teams.
• Build, manage, and monitor low-latency trading networks.
• Analyze and solve network problems.
• Enhance performance and capacity of global trading and research platforms.

Benefits

• Discretionary performance-based bonuses.
• Competitive benefits package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Publishing Industries
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees