Head of Low-Latency Network Engineering

Harvey Nash Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

401k match

Job summary

Harvey Nash Inc. seeks a Sr. Manager of Network Engineering to lead a high‑performing team responsible for the design, build, and operation of the firm’s low‑latency network infrastructure supporting global financial exchange platforms.

The role blends hands-on technical depth with strategic execution in a fast‑paced, multi‑region environment. The candidate must have 10+ years in network engineering, with leadership experience and a proven ability to translate business needs into reliable,

Qualifications

• 10+ years in network engineering, including leadership roles.
• Deep expertise in low-latency network design and optimization.
• Ability to own outcomes end-to-end and guide engineers.
• Experience with global, multi-region networks and trading environments.
• Strong communication for leadership and stakeholder alignment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing network engineering team across global regions.
• Drive strategic network initiatives from concept through production deployment.
• Own architecture and evolution of low-latency trading network infrastructure.
• Collaborate with senior engineers to raise technical standards.
• Manage a dynamic project portfolio and reprioritize based on business needs.
• Partner with security, cloud, and application teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Establish operational practices, incident response, and post-implementation reviews.
• Support and influence network automation strategy using Python and API tooling.
• Oversee vendor relationships and architecture reviews.

Skills

Low-latency network design

Leadership and mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor management

Incident management and root-cause分析

Python and network automation

Tools

Cisco CCIE (Routing & Switching or Data Center)

Arista certified

Juniper certified

Job description

Harvey Nash Inc. seeks a Sr. Manager of Network Engineering to lead a high‑performing team responsible for the design, build, and operation of the firm’s low‑latency network infrastructure supporting global financial exchange platforms.

The role blends hands-on technical depth with strategic execution in a fast‑paced, multi‑region environment. The candidate must have 10+ years in network engineering, with leadership experience and a proven ability to translate business needs into reliable,