Key Responsibilities Infrastructure Ownership and Architecture - Own the complete lifecycle of trading infrastructure including design, deployment, optimization, and operations - Architect scalable, resilient, and deterministic infrastructure for latency-sensitive trading workloads - Ensure high availability, performance consistency, and fault tolerance across environments Network Engineering - Design and manage ultra-low latency network architectures using L2 and L3 protocols - Deep expertise in multicast, PTP, GPS clocking, time synchronization, and timestamping - Manage exchange connectivity, market data feeds, cross-connects, and order entry paths - Optimize switches, NICs, and network paths for microsecond and nanosecond-level performance Data Centre and Colocation Management - Own exchange colocation strategy across multiple markets and venues - Manage rack design, cabling standards, power planning, cooling, and space utilization - Coordinate installations, audits, and upgrades with exchanges and colocation providers - Oversee dark fiber, metro links, and third-party connectivity providers Linux and Systems Engineering - Build and maintain high-performance Linux environments for trading and market data systems - Perform kernel tuning, CPU isolation, NUMA optimization, IRQ tuning, and real-time performance enhancements - Ensure OS level stability, security, and performance best practices Hardware and Connectivity - Own selection and validation of servers, NICs, switches, and low-latency hardware components - Manage firmware, BIOS,



and driver configurations for optimal performance - Oversee hardware procurement, deployment, lifecycle management, and decommissioning - Ensure optimal physical connectivity and cabling standards within data centres Operations and Reliability - Define monitoring, alerting, and incident response frameworks - Lead root cause analysis for outages, latency spikes, or performance degradation - Establish robust change management and operational best practices - Ensure infrastructure meets security and compliance requirements Leadership and Collaboration - Lead, mentor, and scale a team of network, infrastructure, and systems engineers - Partner closely with trading, quant, and development teams to meet performance objectives - Drive long term infrastructure strategy aligned with trading and business growth - Manage vendor relationships and negotiate with hardware, exchange, and service providers Required Skills and Experience - 5+ years of experience in infrastructure roles within HFT, prop trading, or latency-critical environments - Deep hands-on expertise in low-latency networking and Linux performance tuning - Solid experience with exchange colocation setups and market connectivity - Proven leadership experience managing mission-critical infrastructure teams - Exceptional troubleshooting and decision-making skills under pressure Preferred Qualifications - Prior experience in a leading HFT or proprietary trading firm - Exposure to FPGA-based trading or market data systems - Experience with automation, scripting, or infrastructure as code - Strong understanding of trading infrastructure security and compliance

📌 Lead Network Engineer (Gandhinagar)
🏢 Proprietary Trading Firm
📍 Gandhinagar