Belvedere Trading is a leading proprietary trading firm proudly headquartered in downtown Chicago. Our traders work hard to provide liquidity to the market through their market-making activities and are the masters of a diverse set of commodities, interest rates, exchange-traded funds (ETF), and equity index options. From the beginning, we began iteratively investing in our proprietary technology and committing to building our systems from the ground up. Our trading models and software systems are continually re-engineered, optimized, and maintained to stay on top of the industry. This wouldn’t be possible without the dedicated efforts of our technology teams who utilize and perfect our innovative technology solutions.
Our Intel team focuses on delivering high-quality technology solutions to our core and affiliated groups. We go all-out to understand and support end-user needs, leverage data to gauge effectiveness, and advance our trading infrastructure by developing cutting edge and mission-critical support for our trading platform and applications. We look for passionate team members that excel and their contribution is critical to our continued success. Belvedere Trading is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join our growing Intel Department.
In this new role, the Network Engineer will ensure the overall integrity of our network by designing, implementing, and monitoring the performance of our trading and enterprise network infrastructure. They will also work with Linux administrators to automate the management of the network. Our Network Engineers perform a wide variety of evaluation, maintenance, and installations to ensure the strength and stability of our network, while also providing direction and recommendations on network configuration improvements. In this new role, Network Engineers will also get the opportunity to expand their skills in Linux and automation while learning a variety of technologies.
What you'll do
- Monitor performance metrics across the LAN and WAN for proactive capacity planning and issue resolution
- Work with other teams to identify and reduce latency across trading systems
- Manage Layer 3 routing protocols such as OSPF, BGP, and PIM
- Implement and maintain packet capture and analysis systems
- Evaluate low latency switching and routing hardware solutions
- Maintain a thorough understanding of layer 2 topologies
- Support existing network environment and change requests
- Troubleshoot production issues on network hardware and provide support to software applications debugging
- Monitor network diagnostics to ensure proper network performance, measurement, and debugging protocols
- Configure firewalls and support VPN environment enhancements
- Work closely with Cloud data teams to integrate on-prem and remote services into our rapidly expanding hybrid environment
- Document environment topologies and changes
- Leverage scripting languages to automate common tasks
- Research and evaluate the potential benefit of new technologies
- Work outside of regular business hours on occasion to complete work without affecting production
What you'll need
- 5+ years of experience with network administration
- We're looking for Network Engineers who are detail-oriented, attentive and possess strong problem-solving skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Networking or related degree
- Ability to learn new network protocols quickly for the purpose of troubleshooting, monitoring and design considerations
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment in both individual and team settings
- Strong desire to expand current skill set and learn new technologies
- Excellent communication skills
- General knowledge of network security best-practices and concepts
- Highly self-motivated to succeed in the position with room for occupational growth
- General knowledge of Linux administration a plus
- Strong understanding of multicast: protocols, routing design, capacity planning
- Knowledge of Juniper, Palo Alto, Extreme and Arista networking technologies a plus
- Proficiency in deploying, maintaining and troubleshooting wireless networking systems
- Competency in some scripting language a plus (Bash, Perl, Python, Ruby, Scheme, etc.)
- Experience with cloud networking design, maintenance, and monitoring (AWS,GCP)
$140,000 - $220,000 a yearAdditionally, certain positions at Belvedere Trading are eligible for discretionary bonuses. Our employees have access to a variety of benefits, which can be found on our website here.
Women and underrepresented groups frequently apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications.
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We welcome your application.
Core Values
The secret to our award-winning culture is our Core Values: Team Belvedere, Me In Team, Own It, Iterative Innovation, and Passionate Discourse. We live and breathe these values every day.
Our Stance
Belvedere is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing a non-discriminatory employment environment for its employees. Discrimination against employees and applicants due to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, military, and veteran status is prohibited. Belvedere encourages initiatives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity to all applicants and employees. Belvedere is committed to providing a positive environment in which team members are treated with respect, dignity, and courtesy.
Our firm believes in a dynamic culture of inclusion and diversity, where people thrive on individual and organizational characteristics, values, experiences, and backgrounds.Please note that Belvedere Trading does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Any unsolicited resumes will become the property of Team Belvedere. No phone calls, please.Any questions regarding the virtual recruiting process, please reach out to recruiting@belvederetrading.com.
Work Schedule:
Regular and reliable attendance in addition to occasional nights and weekends
Sponsorship:
Not available for this position
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