Profile
- 10+ years of relevant experience
- Proven ability to prioritize workloads and manage implementation schedules with a meticulous attention to detail
- Proactive problem-solver with the technical skills and hands-on mentality to tackle challenges in the field.
- Strong collaboration skills and a focus on continuous improvement, with the humility to own and learn from mistakes
Skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills: able to distill complicated issues into clear and concise terms
- Able to create and maintain clear and effective technical documentation
- In depth understanding of common layer 2 and layer 3 network protocols (OSPF, BGP, PIM, IGMP, RoCEv2, spine-leaf architecture, and VXLAN) and best practices for them
- Proven ability to select and work with vendors to engineer switches for next-generation computing environments
- Experience managing Arista (EOS), Cisco (NX-OS), Nvidia (Cumulus) and SONiC-based switches, as well as an interest in exploring new platforms
- Strong design skills in computing and grid networks, with expertise in capacity planning, and full lifecycle project management
- Experience with packet decoding and analysis tools such as tcpdump and Wireshark
- Experience with public cloud networks, such as AWS, GCP, Azure
- Familiarity with configuration management tools, such as Ansible or Salt is desirable to support zero-touch network management
- Familiarity with Python, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, GitHub is desirable
- Understanding of basic power consumption and cooling issues in a data center environment
- Knowledge of fiber optics technology and cabling standards ranging from 1 to 800 Gbps. Ability to sort through specs and make recommendations on appropriate purchases.
- Skilled in Unix/Linux command line utilities and networking stack
- Experience with AI style network designs and workloads is preferred
The estimated base salary range for this position is 200,000 to 300,000 USD per year (or local equivalent). The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This role will also be eligible for discretionary performance-based bonuses and a competitive benefits package.
Culture
Hudson River Trading (HRT) brings a scientific approach to trading financial products. We have built one of the world's most sophisticated computing environments for research and development. Our researchers are at the forefront of innovation in the world of algorithmic trading.
At HRT we welcome a variety of expertise: mathematics and computer science, physics and engineering, media and tech. We’re a community of self-starters who are motivated by the excitement of being at the cutting edge of automation in every part of our organization—from trading, to business operations, to recruiting and beyond. We value openness and transparency, and celebrate great ideas from HRT veterans and new hires alike. At HRT we’re friends and colleagues – whether we are sharing a meal, playing the latest board game, or writing elegant code. We embrace a culture of togetherness that extends far beyond the walls of our office.
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