Network Engineer

Company: Wolverine Trading
Location: New York
Posted on: May 9, 2024

Job Description:

The network team designs, implements, and supports the network infrastructure for Wolverines proprietary real-time trading systems including proprietary hardware platforms with a focus on low latency. Network performance and redundancy are critical to the success of the global trading operation. The network engineer will be part of a team that works with Wolverines software engineers and traders to satisfy the high availability of the electronic trading infrastructure.This will be a local position in the NYC/NJ area. The candidate will have about a 50/50 mix of working from home and working in the office at 111 Broadway, NYC. This position will also be expected to travel locally to NJ area data centers when necessary.What You'll Do:Design, engineer, implement low-latency network solutions based on requirements from business stakeholdersOwn and manage strategic projects to implement and optimize low latency, high-performance network solutions at and between various data center locationsWork with financial exchanges, brokers, and banks to implement network connectivity in shared colocation facilitiesCarry out high-level analysis and troubleshooting of the network infrastructureRespond to network requests, troubleshoot network failures to diagnose, isolate and resolve complex problems ensuring timely results and minimal disruption of operationsPerform network maintenance and system upgrades including patches and hotfixes to address vendor bugs and vulnerabilitiesMonitor system resource utilization, historical trends, and perform capacity planningProvide technical knowledge needed to ensure safe, effective, and efficient changes to the network infrastructureParticipate in team on-call rotation cycleWhat We're Looking For:Minimum of 6 years in a technical networking environment as a network engineerHands-on knowledge and experience of complex network designs and principles, L2 switching, dynamic routing (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP), firewalling (ASA, PaloAlto), and VPN (Site-to-Site IPSec)Extensive knowledge of network operating systems (IOS / NX-OS / EOS / PANOS based network devices)Solid knowledge of multicast, exchange connectivity, and real-time market data feedsAbility to troubleshoot network latency and packet drop issuesHands-on experience with network monitoring, diagnostic, analytics tools, and automation. Understanding of and experience with Python and Ansible is a plus.Experience with physical planning, implementing, and supporting space, power, and structured cabling within a data center environmentExperience with troubleshooting fiber optic connectivity in and between data center locations is a plusExperience working with financial exchanges, brokers, and banksStrong communication and interpersonal skills will be needed as you collaborate with colleagues across the firmBonus Points:Hands-on experience with cloud services (AWS, GCP)Understanding of network time synchronization protocolsExperience with databases and big data tools (i.e MySQL, Splunk, InfluxDB, Grafana)Experience with Linux Shell utilitiesIn accordance with New York Citys Pay Transparency Law, the base salary range for this role is $140,000 to $180,000. Base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits.All candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.by Jobble

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