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# Network Engineer

- **Company:** Jump Trading
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States
- **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $200,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Border Gateway Protocol, Complex Networks, Computer Networks, Databases, DevOps, Monitoring of Systems, Icinga, Internet Group Management Protocols, Internet Protocol, JSON, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Unix Shell, MySQL, Multicasting, Network Architecture, Routing, Network Administration, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Ansible, TCP/IP, Scripting, Grafana, Git, Information Technology, Low Latency, Influxdb, Data Management, Splunk, Cisco
- **Published:** July 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/5a597e9a-772d-4e26-8055-b2065c5960da

## About the Role

* At least 5+ years of networking experience
 * At least 1+ year of scripting experience (Python preferred) and expertise with GIT and REST or JSON
 * Experience supporting a large-scale global network environment
 * Advance knowledge and troubleshooting of IP networking, TCP/ IP
 * Advance knowledge of Switching, Routing (BGP, OSPF) and Multicast (IGMP, PIM)
 * Experience working with one or more of the following hardware platforms (Cisco, Mellanox, Arista)
 * Experience working with automation tools (ie, Ansible)
 * Experience with databases and big data tools (i.e. MySQL, PostgreSQL, Splunk, InfluxDB, Grafana).
 * Experience with monitoring tools (i.e. Icinga, Splunk, Kapacitor).
 * Strong Linux Shell (all utilities) experience
 * Strong written and verbal communication skills
 * Proven ability operating in a fast paced environment
 * Collaborative approach to complex problem solving, with a positive can-do attitude.
 * Reliable and predictable availability
 * CCIE certification or equivalent experience
 * Bachelor's Degree (preferably in Information Technology)
 * Previous experience demonstrating strategic thinking skills and maturity in tackling complex problems, dealing with people, technology and processes

## Description

* Design, configure and support our global network infrastructure, collaborating across multiple teams to optimize for proprietary low latency trading applications.
 * Support and troubleshoot a hybrid wireless and wired high performance network environment
 * Take an automated, data driven approach to diagnosing and solving complex network infrastructure issues such as micro-bursting, jitter and queuing.
 * Leverage automation skills and take a "dev ops" approach to improve efficiency of network management, deployment and maintenance of propriety trading applications.
 * Own and project manage global network initiatives from requirements gathering, design review, implementation, deployment and documentation
 * Other duties as assigned or needed.


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