Metabit

Provides government IT services and security

Global Network Engineer

Network Engineering & AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related STEM discipline.
At least 3 years of hands-on data center network engineering experience; experience in quantitative funds, proprietary trading firms, exchanges, or financial market access vendors is ideal.
In-depth understanding of the TCP/IP stack, including packet/frame structures and state mechanics for Ethernet, IP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, ARP, and IGMP.
Expert knowledge of enterprise and data center network architecture and routing protocols, specifically BGP, OSPF, and PIM.
Extensive hands-on experience with multicast routing (PIM-SM/SSM, IGMP) and high-throughput multicast market data distribution networks.
Proven experience deploying hardware time-stamping network packet capture (PCAP) infrastructure, such as MetaWatch or dedicated tap aggregators.
Advanced capability in PCAP analysis, microburst identification, nanosecond/microsecond network jitter detection, and end-to-end latency profiling.
Proficiency in Python to develop network automation scripts for batch configuration deployment, state validation, and network device management.
Familiarity with SNMP and monitoring/logging platforms, including Zabbix, Prometheus, and Grafana.
Direct experience with exchange dedicated-line provisioning (cross-connects/leased circuits) and exchange colocation deployments.
Sound understanding of market data streams, financial messaging protocols such as FIX and native binary protocols, and colocation rack/cabling/power logistics.
Clear, professional, and effective verbal and written communication skills in English.
Exceptional organizational and project management skills with close attention to technical details.

Responsibilities

Design and deploy high-reliability, full-stack network and server infrastructure solutions for quantitative trading operations.
Lead data center migrations, facilitate business-domain architecture decoupling, and execute end-to-end performance-tuning projects.
Build network monitoring, anomaly alerting, and rapid troubleshooting systems.
Establish unified, hardware-timestamp-based network capture across complex trading environments.
Oversee exchange colocation deployments, manage dedicated point-to-point leased lines, and optimize multicast market data distribution paths.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in quantitative funds, proprietary trading firms, exchanges, or financial market access vendors is ideal.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Network Engineer specializing in quantitative trading network architectures and data center engineering. In this role, you will design, build, and optimize worldwide top tier grade, highly reliable network and server infrastructure for a high frequency/quantitative trading environment. You will lead key colocation build-out, migration and decoupling projects, deploy hardware-timestamped packet capture solutions, and build precise performance monitoring systems to deliver a unified, transparent data observability standard across our trading topology. English oral communication skill is fundamental requirement.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure Design & Architecture: Design and deploy high-reliability, full-stack network and server infrastructure solutions tailored for quantitative trading operations.
Project Leadership: Lead data center migrations, facilitate business domain architecture decoupling, and execute end-to-end performance tuning projects.
Observability & Performance Monitoring: Build network monitoring, anomaly alerting, and rapid troubleshooting systems. Establish a unified, hardware-timestamp base network capture across complex trading environments.
Exchange Colocation & Connectivity: Oversee exchange colocation (proximity hosting) deployments, manage dedicated point-to-point leased lines, and optimize multicast market data distribution paths.

Qualifications & Technical Requirements

Education & Background

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related STEM discipline.
3+ years of hands-on data center network engineering experience, ideally within quantitative funds, proprietary trading firms, exchanges, or financial market access vendors.

Network Architecture & Protocol Mastery

Protocol Deep Dive: In-depth understanding of the TCP/IP stack, with precise knowledge of packet/frame structures and state mechanics for Ethernet, IP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, ARP, and IGMP.
Core Routing & Switching: Expert knowledge of enterprise/datacenter network architecture and routing protocols, specifically BGP, OSPF, and PIM.
Multicast Expertise: Extensive hands-on experience with multicast routing (PIM-SM/SSM, IGMP) and high-throughput multicast market data distribution networks.

Hardware Time-stamping Network Capture

Proven experience deploying hardware time-stamping network packet capture (PCAP) infrastructure (e.g., MetaWatch, or dedicated tap aggregators).
Advanced capability in PCAP analysis, microburst identification, nanosecond/microsecond network jitter detection, and end-to-end latency profiling.

Network Automation & Monitoring

Automation: Proficient in Python to develop network automation scripts for batch configuration deployment, state validation, and network device management.
Monitoring Stack: Familiarity with SNMP and monitoring/logging platforms, including Zabbix, Prometheus, and Grafana.

Financial Domain & Colocation Engineering

Exchange Ecosystem: Direct experience with exchange dedicated line (cross-connects/leased circuits) provisioning and exchange colocation (proximity hosting) deployments.
Market Protocols: Sound understanding of market data streams, financial messaging protocols (e.g., FIX, native binary protocols), and colocation rack/cabling/power logistics.

Professional Capabilities

Exceptional organizational and project management skills with extreme attention to technical details.
Clear, professional, and effective verbal and written communication skills in English.

About the Company

Metabit

Provides government IT services and security

Metabit delivers IT services to U.S. federal, state, and local government agencies by combining managed services, strategic consulting, and advanced technology implementation. Its offerings include AI-powered cybersecurity with Zero Trust, generative AI for data analytics, and AI-driven cloud and infrastructure modernization, plus AI-enhanced SaaS development and staff augmentation with cleared IT professionals. Metabit differentiates itself as a government-focused, woman-owned small business with enterprise-level capabilities and niche expertise in unmanned systems, drones, and nuclear technology safety and data management. Its goal is to help public-sector customers modernize securely and cost-effectively, ensuring compliance and resilience while advancing government missions.

Company size: 1-10
Company stage: Seed
Total funding: $2M
Headquarters: Toronto, Canada
Founded: 2022

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