What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Network Architect position at MDS (Micro-Data Systems)?
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Senior Lead Networking Technical Architect
Location: Hybrid 3 Days Per Week Onsite New York, NY 10019
Job Summary:
We are seeking a Senior Lead Networking Technical Architect with expert-level experience in Arista, Palo Alto Networks, data center networking to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of our high-performance trading infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in low-latency financial networks, ensuring our systems meet the demanding requirements of high-frequency trading (HFT) and other mission-critical financial applications.
Key Responsibilities:
- Architect and optimize high-performance, low-latency network infrastructure for financial applications, including high-frequency trading and real-time data processing.
- Design, implement, and manage Arista-based data center networks with a focus on ultra-low-latency and high availability.
- Deploy and secure next-generation firewall solutions using Palo Alto Networks to ensure robust security and compliance.
- Integrate and optimize InfiniBand networking for high-performance computing (HPC) and trading environments.
- Collaborate with financial technology teams to ensure network infrastructure aligns with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
- Lead networking architecture projects, providing technical expertise and mentorship to junior engineers.
- Develop and enforce best practices for network automation, monitoring, and incident response.
- Stay ahead of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in financial networking, security, and performance optimization.
Required Qualifications:
- 10 years of experience in designing and managing large-scale data center networks in the financial industry.
- Expert-level knowledge of Arista Networks, including EOS, CloudVision, and ultra-low-latency architectures.
- Deep expertise in Palo Alto Networks firewalls, security policies, and threat prevention strategies.
- DC Spine/Leaf architecture with Advanced Layer 3 and VXLAN skillsets/experience.
- In-depth understanding of financial trading infrastructure, market data distribution, and exchange connectivity.
- Experience with network automation (Python, Ansible, Terraform, etc.).
- Strong knowledge of BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, EVPN, multicast, and other advanced networking protocols.
- Familiarity with cloud networking (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid cloud strategies.
- Excellent troubleshooting skills in high-stakes, real-time environments.
- Ability to lead and mentor teams, as well as collaborate with traders, developers, and business leaders.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with low-latency tuning for trading systems.
- Knowledge of FIX protocol and financial market infrastructure.
- Certifications such as Arista ACE, Palo Alto PCNSE, CCIE (Enterprise or Data Center), or similar.
- Prior experience in high-frequency trading (HFT) or investment banking environments.
