Senior Network Analyst

Vignetic; Plainsboro Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in financial services seeks a Senior Network Analyst responsible for overseeing the technical operations of trading networks. The role involves network monitoring, data analysis, and collaboration across multiple teams. Ideal candidates should have 2–5 years of related experience and a solid understanding of network protocols in a trading environment.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in network analysis or trade support.
• Strong knowledge of packet analysis and debugging.
• Familiarity with Linux command line for troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor network infrastructure for high-volume trading.
• Perform network data analysis to support Trading Operations.
• Collaborate with teams to resolve network-related trade issues.

Skills

Packet capture analysis

Network protocol debugging

Data analysis

Communication

Analytical skills

Job description

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Title: Senior Network Analyst

Job Type: Full-Time Permanent

Location: Plainsboro, NJ (Hybrid – 3 days in office)

Reports to: VP – DCO, Network & Data Center Ops

Job Summary:

The Sr. Network Analyst will be responsible for managing the successful technical operation of the Co’s production trading networking environments and the tools supporting the network. This person must be self-motivated, detailed oriented and a team player. The role requires interaction with Network Engineering, Trading Systems Help Desk, Systems Operations, Software Development, the Business Strategy Group and the Exchange’s customer base.

The major areas of responsibility are:

• Building out and managing monitoring tools to improve network monitoring and customization of vendor tools. Performing network data analysis and data reporting to support Trading Operations.
• Operating and monitoring the CO’S network infrastructure in support of CO’S Exchanges. The company has 4 exchanges. These are mission critical, high volume, real-time transaction processing environments.
• Participate in managing the change control process, implementation and fallback planning, business continuity planning and supporting periodic testing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform packet capture and traffic analysis using tools such as tcpdump, Wireshark, or tshark.
• Monitor FIX protocol message flows between internal systems and external trading participants.
• Work closely with the Trade Operations, Infrastructure, and Application Support teams to investigate and resolve network-related trade issues.
• Identify and analyse network latency, jitter, and dropped packets affecting trade execution.
• Collaborate with third-party vendors and exchange partners on connectivity and protocol issues.

Qualifications:

• 2–5 years of experience in network analysis, NOC support, or trade support in a financial services or exchange environment.
• Strong knowledge of packet capture analysis and network protocol debugging.
• Experience with low-latency trading infrastructure or market data delivery.
• Comfort using the Linux command line for troubleshooting and scripting.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Ability to work under pressure in a real-time trading environment.

Preferred Background:

• Experience at an exchange, broker-dealer, trading firm, or financial institution.
• Exposure to high-frequency trading (HFT) environments.
• Familiarity with FIX protocol is strongly preferred.

If you would like to discuss this role further, please apply or reach out to Rutul Raval/Vishal Gate at [e-mail]/[e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

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