Platform ULL – Colo – Strategic

Overview

In this role you will design, deploy and optimize a global ultra-low latency network for Squarepoint’s colocation data centers. You’ll work closely with trading systems teams to deliver a high-performance trading platform and ensure operational control across 30 sites. You will lead initial deployments, automate and document procedures, and provide L3 support for performance and availability issues. This is a hands-on, global role that combines networking, systems engineering and automation to sustain low-latency trading capabilities.

Pay / Benefits

• base salary $120,000+ (New York)
• discretionary bonuses
• health and dental benefits
• 401(k) contributions

Responsibilities

• Architect and deploy ULN infrastructure at colocation data centers
• Ensure operational control and reporting; optimize performance of trading infrastructure
• Develop and maintain procedures and documentation
• Serve as escalation point for global collocation changes and incidents
• Travel as needed to data centers
• Provide L3 escalation support for performance/availability issues
• Identify efficiency gains through automation and innovative solutions

Key requirements

• 8+ years of Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Rocky) in large/complex environments (ops, systems engineering, performance)
• Deep server hardware knowledge (HP, SuperMicro, Dell; various overclock servers)
• Low latency network interfaces and kernel bypass (Solarflare Onload, Mellanox VMA)
• System hardware/OS tuning and performance troubleshooting; understanding CPU architectures
• Build/configuration management tools (Chef or Ansible)
• Observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus)
• Scripting in Python, Ruby, Bash; automation mindset
• Networking stack expertise (TCP/UDP, NTP/PTP, Wireshark)
• Critical thinking, problem-solving, proactive, organized, ownership mindset
• Understanding of trading venues (Nasdaq, LSE, Euronext)
• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related experience

• Critical thinking
• Proactive and organized
• Ownership mindset
• Linux system administration (RHEL/CentOS/Rocky)
• Server hardware architectures
• Low latency networking and kernel bypass (Solarflare Onload, Mellanox VMA)

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