Senior Network Engineer

As a Senior Network Engineer at our company, you will play a crucial role in designing, building, and optimizing our ultra-low latency network infrastructure that supports high-frequency trading. Your responsibilities will include architecting and maintaining high-performance, low-latency networks across colocation data centers and trading environments. You will also be tasked with optimizing network design to minimize latency, jitter, and packet loss. Your expertise in configuring and managing Cisco routers, switches, and firewalls, along with CCNP/CCIE certification, will be essential in ensuring the peak performance of our trading systems. Key Responsibilities: - Architect and maintain high-performance, low-latency networks across colocation data centers and trading environments. - Optimize network design for minimal latency, jitter, and packet loss. - Configure and manage Cisco routers, switches, and firewalls, leveraging CCNP/CCIE expertise. - Drive latency improvement projects including tuning multicast feeds, routing, and hardware acceleration. - Implement network monitoring, automation, and proactive troubleshooting to ensure near-zero downtime. - Manage exchange connectivity, colocation providers, and telecom vendors for optimal performance. - Lead incident resolution during live trading and establish network best practices. - Mentor and guide junior engineers, sharing expertise across the team. Qualifications Required: - Education: B.Tech in Computer Science/IT/Electronics (or related field). - Certification: CCNP required, CCIE preferred. - Experience: 7+ years in advanced networking, with at least 5 years of hands-on CCNP-level expertise. Exposure to low-latency or trading environments strongly preferred. - Deep knowledge of Cisco routing & switching, TCP/IP, VLAN, MPLS, Multicast, QoS. - Market data distribution and colocation connectivity. - Network security (firewalls, VPNs, IPS/IDS). - Experience with network automation (Python, Ansible, scripting). - Strong troubleshooting ability in time-sensitive environments. - Excellent communication and team leadership skills. In this role, you will have the opportunity to own and shape the backbone of a cutting-edge HFT trading infrastructure, work in a collaborative, high-performance culture, and have access to the latest tools, technologies, and continuous learning opportunities. Additionally, we offer comprehensive health insurance coverage for employees and their families, along with an annual Extravaganza event.,