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The Sr. Low Latency Enterprise Solutions Architect - VP joins the Enterprise Operations & Technology team to support global financial services, Electronic Trading, Markets, and Quantitative Investment platforms. This role involves gathering business requirements to design strategic target state low-latency network architectures that maximize throughput while minimizing deterministic packet latency and jitter. You will build and evaluate infrastructure across private cloud data centers, colocation facilities, and hybrid cloud environments. Key responsibilities include designing Layer 2/3 fabrics, managing multicast routing, and implementing high-precision time synchronization. You will utilize technologies such as Arista and Cisco switching platforms, FPGA/SmartNIC acceleration, kernel bypass frameworks like DPDK, and automation tools including Python, Ansible, and Terraform. The work focuses on solving complex networking challenges for high-volume, mission-critical trading environments.
Design strategic target state low-latency network architectures to maximize throughput and minimize deterministic packet latency.
Gather and analyze business and application requirements for global financial services and electronic trading platforms.
Evaluate emerging networking technologies including Layer 1 switching fabrics, FPGA/SmartNIC acceleration, and kernel bypass technologies.
Create detailed architectural diagrams and narrative documentation for both technical and business stakeholders.
Define and enforce network security, micro-segmentation, low-latency encryption, and disaster recovery strategies.
Serve as the subject matter expert for multicast routing, PTP time synchronization, and Direct Market Access integration.
Drive innovation in latency reduction, micro-burst mitigation, and telemetry optimization across global trading networks.
Support cloud and hybrid connectivity initiatives using services like AWS Direct Connect and Azure ExpressRoute.
What we're looking for
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or Information Technology.
6+ years of relevant experience working with enterprise mission-critical, low-latency trading infrastructure systems.
Prior experience as a Senior Network Engineer, Network Architect, or Systems Infrastructure Engineer in high-volume financial services or Tier-1 service provider environments.
Demonstrated expertise in low-latency switching and routing platforms including Arista, Cisco Nexus, ExaNIC, SmartNICs, and FPGA-accelerated cards.
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Distributed Systems
Numerical Optimization
Convex Optimization
Physics Simulation
Game Engine Development
Hardware-in-the-loop
Network Topology
High-Performance Computing
C
C++
Assembly
Distributed Systems
Numerical Optimization
Convex Optimization
Physics Simulation
Game Engine Development
Hardware-in-the-loop
Network Topology
High-Performance Computing
Azure
AI
Databricks
GitHub
App Services
Fabric
Azure AI Foundry
Systems Administration
Network Operations
Software Development
Cloud Solution Architecture
Digital Transformation
Security
Compliance
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