Senior FinTech Network Engineer - Trading & HPC

Aquatic Capital Management; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision for you &…

401k plan with employer contributions

Casual dress

Snacks

Lunch

Game room

Team and company events

Open environment to maximize learning

Generous PTO & paid holidays

Paid caregiver leaves

Job summary

Aquatic Capital Management seeks a Network Engineer to join our Infrastructure team in Chicago, New York, or London. You will design, build, and own high‑performance networks serving research compute, corporate offices, and production trading environments.

The role emphasizes low-latency, multicast‑heavy networks, automation via IaC, and close collaboration with Research, Trading and Datacenter teams. Candidates should have 6+ years in finance networking and strong TCP/IP mastery.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate study with a focus in networking is desired, but not required; equivalent practical experience is valued just as highly.
• 6+ years of professional networking experience, with meaningful time in finance, FinTech or HFT networking experience.
• CCNP/CCIE caliber depth. Certification is not required, but is a plus.
• Deep understanding of TCP/IP.
• Hands‑on experience with PIM‑SM, BGP, and VXLAN/EVPN.
• Experience with Layer 1 switching.
• Experience with network capture and monitoring tooling.
• Experience with Arista EOS and Palo Alto or comparable firewall platforms.
• Knowledge of different networking merchant silicon types and their tradeoffs.
• Basic Linux systems administration.
• Familiarity with basic IaC concepts and tools (git, Terraform, Ansible).

Responsibilities

• Own network ownership across Research/HPC, Corporate/Office, and Production Trading domains.
• Design, build, and maintain low‑latency, multicast‑heavy production trading networks, including market data distribution and exchange connectivity.
• Build and scale the Research/HPC network supporting GPU grid and high‑performance storage clusters.
• Maintain and extend corporate/offices networks including new office buildouts.
• Extend network footprint into new regions with repeatable, scalable designs.
• Own network monitoring and packet capture to detect changes and issues on the wire.
• Move network configuration toward infrastructure‑as‑code with version control and review processes.
• Support datacenter operations (rack, stack, cross‑connect Troubleshooting) in partnership with Datacenter Engineers.

Job description

Aquatic Capital Management seeks a Network Engineer to join our Infrastructure team in Chicago, New York, or London. You will design, build, and own high‑performance networks serving research compute, corporate offices, and production trading environments.

The role emphasizes low-latency, multicast‑heavy networks, automation via IaC, and close collaboration with Research, Trading and Datacenter teams. Candidates should have 6+ years in finance networking and strong TCP/IP mastery.