Network Implementation Engineer

Compensation (New York Pay range): 150,000 – 200,000 USD per year

Pico fuels the global capital markets community by providing exceptional market data services and customized managed infrastructure solutions. As financial industry experts at the center of markets and technology, we help our clients efficiently scale their business and quickly access markets. From infrastructure to connectivity, we support our clients through the full trading lifecycle. We are a global company headquartered in New York, with offices in Chicago, London, Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

Overview: Pico is currently seeking Design and Implementation engineering candidates to deliver best in class low latency connectivity solutions for Pico's clients and internal infrastructure projects in line with Pico's standards and strategic framework. Playing a key role in working with other teams within the business, the Network Implementation Engineer will be a proactive, solutions-oriented engineer with highly developed organization and attention to detail skills. This individual will be responsible for working with our Service Operations (NOC) Team to ensure that all escalations are dealt with in a timely and effective manner, transferring knowledge and building skills among Service Operations Team.

Responsibilities and duties (include but not limited to)

• Design, deploy, and escalate problem resolution, for a large service provider network infrastructure
• Perform daily checkouts of the environment and following any changes
• Construct valid configurations for implementation based upon design and/or technical concepts
• Support deployment and maintenance of Firewalls, network switches, routers, and other network appliances
• Application of configuration changes via our change control systems and processes
• Perform peer review of configurations scheduled for deployment
• Perform network infrastructure changes in a diligent and professional manner
• Participate in on-call rotation for support escalations
• Troubleshoot internal and external customer issues related to changes
• Participate in daily meetings to review changes and under lying impacts
• Work with network engineering team to design new client specific connectivity solutions
• Provide mentoring and guidance to other team members when required

Education, Skills and background (incl. Education and Experience Requirements)

• Minimum of 10 years' experience deploying and supporting Firewall and Network equipment in a service provider environment or a large-scale Enterprise network
• Experience with Fortinet, Cisco ASA, Arista, and Nexus hardware and software
• Strong knowledge of IPSec VPN, NAT and managing firewall policy
• Highly proficient in routing protocols: BGP
• Knowledge of TCP, UDP and upper layer protocols
• Multicast experience will be preferred
• Experience with cross-connectivity to high-speed, ultra-low latency financial markets and venues
• Familiarity with Ansible, Linux, Python
• Ability to analyze and diagnose problems and effectively lead to system recovery
• Clear verbal and written communicator
• Diligent and highly detail orientated
• Self-motivated and capable of prioritizing and managing own workload
• Capable of working with little supervision
• Creative thinker with out of the box ideas
• Keen to contribute ideas, share knowledge, and help others develop
• Interested in cutting edge technology
• Driven to develop own skills and knowledge
• Understanding of JIRA as a ticketing system

Working Arrangements This is a Remote position. Role holder will be expected to work Tuesday-Saturday. Though travel may be required from time to time, it is not expected to be regular or frequent. The role holder will be expected to work whatever hours are necessary for the performance of this role (recognizing that it involves multiple jurisdictions/geographies including but not limited to EMEA, USA and APAC).

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Full compensation packages are based on candidate experience and relevant certification.

New York Pay range $150,000 — $200,000 USD

Be a part of Pico Family Pico is an equal opportunity employer. Pico does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at Pico are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.