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Network Infrastructure Architect
full-time•Singapore
About this role
<p><strong>DRW</strong> 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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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. <strong>DRW</strong> is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus.<strong></strong></p>
<p>DRW-NX is looking for a talented <strong>Network Infrastructure Architect</strong> to join our NSO team (Network Services and Operations). You will play a critical role in building, automating, and ensuring the reliability of some of the most cutting-edge low latency infrastructure in the world.</p>
<p>You will:</p>
<ul>
<li>Have the opportunity to work on the fastest network in the world.</li>
<li>Experiment with the latest technologies and be a pioneer in the networking industry.</li>
<li>Be part of a driven and dynamic global team focused on designing, improving, managing and monitoring a cutting-edge global network.</li>
</ul>
<p>As a Network Infrastructure Architect for DRW, you will have two main mandates:</p>
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<li>Supporting our global infrastructure with a focus on low latency including:</li>
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<li>
<ul>
<li>Providing operational support for our global wireless and wired high-performance network environments</li>
<li>Diagnose and solve network related issues and outages</li>
<li>Proactively identifying enhancements to existing configurations, technologies and procedures to improve performance</li>
<li>Operating and provisioning monitoring and telemetry systems where applicable</li>
<li>Contributing to the documentation of network processes, systems and configurations</li>
<li>Participate in network change and code reviews</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>Work on team and department projects such as:</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>
<ul>
<li>Automate our network provisioning and operation</li>
<li>New network, colocation or path onboarding</li>
<li>New telecom link delivery</li>
<li>New monitoring solutions</li>
<li>New automation projects</li>
<li>Liaise with our internal project team and external service providers for maintenance support</li>
<li>Automate repetitive tasks and day to day network processes using scripting and automation</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>What you’ll bring to the team:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>At least Three to Five years of experience in network automation</li>
<li>Able to write code and implementation automation using existing framework such as ansible</li>
<li>Will to learn wireless technologies and low latency networking</li>
<li>Knowledge of switching, routing, WAN, LAN, and datacenter network architectures</li>
<li>Good understanding of Linux (Boot sequence, services, processes, network and kernel)</li>
<li>Ability to deploy and operate a monitoring framework such as Cacti, Zabbix, Nagios, Prometheus or Tick stack</li>
<li>Excellent analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills</li>
<li>Proven ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities</li>
<li>Ability to work independently and be part of a global team</li>
<li>A high level of energy and a passion for creativity and innovation</li>
<li>The flexibility to participate in the rotating weekend maintenance schedule</li>
<li>Excellent verbal/written communication skills and documentation/knowledge management skills</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Bonus points for:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer science, Software Engineering or similar</li>
<li>CCNP or JNCIP certification (R&S or similar)</li>
<li>Experience working on automation (Python, Ansible/Puppet/Salt etc.)</li>
<li>Experienced in Python, Go or similar coding language</li>
<li>Experience with point-to-point wireless networks and knowledge of RF principles</li>
<li>Experience working on low latency or trading networks</li>
<li>Hands on experience working with containers or pods (docker or Kubernetes or similar)</li>
<li>Hands on experience with cloud services (AWS)</li>
<li>Firewall experience (Checkpoint, FortiGate, Palo Alto etc.)</li>
</ul>
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What you'll do
- As a Network Infrastructure Architect, you will support global infrastructure with a focus on low latency and work on team projects such as automating network provisioning and operations. You will also diagnose network issues, enhance existing configurations, and contribute to documentation.
About DRW
At DRW, we identify and capture trading and investment opportunities globally. What sets us apart is our diversified approach—trading across many asset classes and instruments, in markets around the world, with horizons from seconds to years. We succeed by leveraging technology, research and risk management.
We offer the best of both worlds: the opportunity and spirit of a startup and the benefits and stability of an established, experienced firm. Our employees work hard to solve interesting problems, and their results are rewarded. We value continuous learning—from our outcomes, from the environment and from each other. It’s a place of high expectations, deep curiosity, and constant collaboration, with some of the smartest, most passionate people you’ll meet.
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Chez DRW, nous identifions et saisissons les opportunités de négociation et d'investissement au niveau mondial. Ce qui nous différencie, c'est notre approche diversifiée : nous négocions sur de nombreuses classes d'actifs et d'instruments, sur des marchés du monde entier, avec des horizons allant de quelques secondes à plusieurs années. Nous réussissons en nous appuyant sur la technologie, la recherche et la gestion des risques. Nous offrons le meilleur des deux mondes: les opportunités et l'ésprit d’une entreprise en démarrage, et les avantages et la stabilité d'une entreprise établie et expérimentée. Nos employés travaillent dur pour résoudre des problèmes intéressants et leurs résultats sont récompensés. Nous valorisons l'apprentissage continu – de nos résultats, de l’environnement et de chacun de nous. C’est un lieu où les attentes sont élevées, la curiosité est profonde et la collaboration est constante, et où l’on retrouve quelques-uns des individus les plus intelligents et les plus passionnés que vous puissiez rencontrer.
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