Arista Low-Latency Network Migration Engineer

Virtual Tech Gurus; Whippany (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtual Tech Gurus is seeking an experienced network engineer to lead a weekend-driven refresh of Arista switches across exchange co-location environments, with zero-downtime requirements and close collaboration with the EMEA regional manager.

You will plan, configure, validate BGP and multicast, perform staging and cutover, and coordinate with exchanges, data centers, and engineering teams to deliver reliable, high-performance trading networks.

Qualifications

• Arista 7150/7060/7130 switching experience required.
• Low-latency financial/market network experience preferred.
• Experience with end-of-life switch migrations and hardware refreshes.
• Strong Layer 2/3 switching skills including BGP and multicast.
• Data center or co-location environments experience.
• Ability to execute changes with limited downtime and weekend windows.

Responsibilities

• Execute replacement and migration of ~60 end-of-life Arista/Cisco switches across exchange co-location environments.
• Configure and validate customized switch settings within limited change windows.
• Manage external connectivity to exchanges and extranet environments.
• Configure and troubleshoot BGP and multicast routing in live trading networks.
• Ensure zero-downtime delivery across migration activities.
• Coordinate with exchanges, external parties, and internal engineering teams.

Skills

Arista switching

Low-latency networks

Migration experience

BGP

Multicast

Data center / co-location

Weekend support

Job description

Virtual Tech Gurus is seeking an experienced network engineer to lead a weekend-driven refresh of Arista switches across exchange co-location environments, with zero-downtime requirements and close collaboration with the EMEA regional manager.

You will plan, configure, validate BGP and multicast, perform staging and cutover, and coordinate with exchanges, data centers, and engineering teams to deliver reliable, high-performance trading networks.