Network Engineer (Shifts) - Banking & Finance

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity? Join a global quantitative trading company based in Chicago, with additional offices in New York, Austin, Amsterdam, London, and Singapore. Founded in 2009, the firm develops and implements quantitative trading strategies in exchange-traded financial products, including equities and other securities. As a privately funded company, it does not accept outside investors, enabling a strong focus on innovation and excellence in quantitative trading.

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, feel free to reach out and apply today!

Key Responsibilities:

• Engineering, monitoring, and supporting complex layer 2 and layer 3 network infrastructure
• Troubleshooting and tuning protocols such as BGP, OSPF, IGMP, and PIM
• Collaborating with internal teams and global offices to ensure uptime and stability
• Working closely with telecom providers to provision, test, and maintain circuits
• Implementing and tuning multicast configurations for optimal traffic performance
• Participating in data center operations, physical connectivity, and cabling plans
• Supporting Layer1 switching platforms, particularly low-latency hardware like Arista 7130
•  Contributing to automation and scripting efforts to streamline workflows

Desired Skills/Qualifications: 

• Strong grasp of core networking concepts at layer 2 and 3, including IP routing and switching
• Deep understanding of TCP/IP internals and comfort troubleshooting across network layers
• Proficient with scripting tools and approaches for automating tasks
• Previous experience working in a data center environment
• Familiar with multicast networking, QoS, and Layer1 switch operations
• Skilled in coordinating with telecoms for circuit deployments and issue resolution
• Understanding of time-sensitive networking, GPS clocking, and precision timing protocols

Core hours: 

• 6pm to 4am Central Time
• Monday through Friday
• Participation in a 24/7 on-call rotation

Location:

• Onsite presence in Little Rock, Arkansas as part of a growing operations and infrastructure team

Salary: 

• $100,000- $150,000
• Annual discretionary bonus 
• Company benefits