Senior Network Administrator & IT Lead

FENIX ONE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation to Singapore

Autonomy and ownership

Cutting-edge infrastructure access

Health coverage

Job summary

Fenix One in Singapore is seeking a senior network lead to own the global network topology across colocation sites and the Singapore office. You will drive reliability, latency, and capacity while building a transparent, automated network fabric.

You will design and operate Arista switching, L1/optical layers, Solarflare NICs, and monitoring systems, and you will lead automation, onboarding exchanges, and cross-region collocation builds.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on network engineering in multi-site/global environments.
• Deep routing and switching expertise; design, scale, and troubleshoot under pressure.
• Hands-on experience with Arista platforms and data-center switching gear.

Responsibilities

• Own the global network topology across all sites and Singapore office; improve reliability, latency, and capacity.
• Build and maintain monitoring, observability, and automation for the network layer.
• Lead colocation builds end-to-end and onboard new exchange connectivity; manage vendor relationships.

Skills

BGP

OSPF

Linux scripting

Automation tooling

Network monitoring

Communication

Vendor relations

Tools

Arista platforms

L1/optical switching

Solarflare NICs

Packet capture tooling

Job description

About Fenix One

Fenix One is a global high-frequency trading firm operating across multiple asset classes and financial exchanges. We run proprietary, latency-critical infrastructure across colocation facilities across multiple global sites, connected via dedicated leased lines and managed through our own switching and server hardware. Our Singapore headquarters is home to a high-calibre team of 20–30 people.

This is a senior lead role with full ownership of the network domain. Fenix has established depth in server infrastructure and configuration management; your mandate is to bring the same rigour to the network side — building a function defined by transparency, proactive monitoring, and automation.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the global network topology across all colocation sites worldwide and the Singapore office; drive continuous improvement in reliability, latency, and capacity.
• Manage and configure our hardware estate: Arista switches, L1/optical switching infrastructure, Solarflare kernel-bypass NICs, and packet capture systems.
• Build and maintain comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and observability for the network layer — latency, throughput, link state, anomaly detection — with full visibility as a baseline, not a goal.
• Drive network automation: standardise configuration management, deployment pipelines, and change procedures to eliminate manual toil.
• Lead colocation build-outs end-to-end: rack planning, cabling, cross-connects, and remote smart-hands coordination across all regions.
• Manage onboarding of new financial exchange connectivity, interfacing directly with exchange technical teams through requirements, testing, and certification.
• Oversee Singapore office IT: in‑office data centre, AD, email, storage, workstations, and desktop support for 20–30 staff.
• Own communication to leadership on network status, risks, and roadmap; champion transparency through dashboards, documented decisions, and structured updates.
• Assess team capacity and lead additional hiring when warranted, end-to-end.

Requirements

• 8+ years of hands‑on network engineering, with senior ownership of complex, multi‑site global environments.
• Deep routing and switching expertise (BGP, OSPF, VLANs, QoS, spanning tree); proven ability to design, scale, and troubleshoot under pressure.
• Hands‑on experience with Arista platforms, L1/optical switching, and packet capture tooling.
• Strong data centre and colocation background: cabling, cross‑connects, power, and rack management.
• Demonstrated track record building network monitoring, observability, and automation tooling from the ground up.
• Experience with kernel-bypass / low-latency NIC technologies (Solarflare/OpenOnload or equivalent) in performance-sensitive environments.
• Solid Linux fundamentals; capable of writing automation scripts (Python, Bash, or equivalent).
• Experience onboarding exchange or ISP connectivity and managing vendor relationships across multiple regions.
• Excellent English communication — written and verbal — with ability to produce clear documentation and manage remote smart‑hands teams.

Highly Desirable

• Background in HFT, algorithmic trading, or other latency‑critical financial infrastructure.
• Exposure to financial exchange co‑location agreements and direct market access onboarding.
• Experience hiring and developing junior engineers.
• CCNP, CCIE, or equivalent certification.

Who You Are

• Proactive, not reactive — you surface problems and proposals before you're asked.
• You build for visibility: monitoring and documentation are how you demonstrate ownership.
• You default to automation; manual processes are temporary.
• You communicate clearly and early, especially about risk and capacity.
• You thrive with high ownership in a lean, technically demanding environment.

What We Offer

• Competitive senior compensation commensurate with experience.
• Full relocation package to Singapore.
• High autonomy — clear ownership, real decisions.
• Access to specialised, cutting‑edge infrastructure across global financial markets.
• Competitive benefits including health coverage.