DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world.  We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk. 

Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets. 

We operate with respect, curiosity and open minds. The people who thrive here share our belief that it’s not just what we do that matters–it’s how we do it.  DRW is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus.  

DRW NX is looking for a talented Network Administrator to join our NSO team (Network Services and Operations). You’ll have the opportunity to work on the fastest network in the world, experiment with the latest technologies and be a pioneer in the networking industry. You’ll be part of a driven and dynamic global team, focusing on managing, improving and monitoring a global cutting-edge network.

As a Network Administrator for DRW, here are some of the things you’ll focus on: 

• Design, configure and support our global infrastructure including proprietary hardware platforms with a focus on low latency
• Proactively identify enhancements to existing configurations, technologies and procedures to improve performance
• Provide operational support for our global wireless and wired high-performance network environments
• Use proprietary and industry standard monitoring and analysis tools to identify, diagnose and solve network related issues throughout our global infrastructure
• Contribute to the documentation of network processes, systems and configurations
• Design and deploy new monitoring and telemetry systems where applicable
• Participate in network change and code reviews
• Interact with software and infrastructure teams to design, maintain and improve our internal tool stack
• Automate repetitive tasks and day to day network processes

What you bring to the team: 

• At least 3 years of experience working with large-scale enterprise or low latency networks
• In depth knowledge of WAN, LAN, and datacenter network architectures
• In depth knowledge of switching, routing and multicast protocols
• In depth knowledge of Linux
• Knowledge of a monitoring framework such as PRTG, Zabbix, Cacti, Nagios
• Excellent analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills
• Proven ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities
• A high level of energy and a passion for creativity and innovation
• The flexibility to participate in a rotating on-call schedule including weekends
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills and documentation/knowledge management skills

Bonus points for: 

• Experience with point to point wireless networks and knowledge of RF principles
• Experience working on low latency or trading networks
• Hands on experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible
• Hands on experience working with containerization (Docker or others)
• Hands on experience with cloud services (AWS)
• Coding experience in Python, Go or similar coding language
• Hands on experience with TICK stack (Telegraf / Influx)

What DRW Montreal has to offer you:

• Recognized as one of Canada’s Best Employers for the past 8 years
• Committed to continuous learning & development
• Industry leading benefits package and perks
• Focused on employee well-being and work-life balance
• Community initiatives, volunteer program and opportunities for giving back

Find out more about all of our perks & benefits at https://drw.com/work-at-drw/montreal-benefits.

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