Senior Network Engineer

picoquantitativetrading

Pune

Posted Jun 1, 2026

Other
Hybrid
Network Engineering

Job description

Pico fuels the global capital markets community by providing exceptional market data services and customized managed infrastructure solutions. As financial industry experts at the center of markets and technology, we help our clients efficiently scale their business and quickly access markets. From infrastructure to connectivity, we support our clients through the full trading lifecycle. We are a global company headquartered in New York, with offices in Chicago, London, Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

Job Title: Senior Network Engineer

Corporate Title: Vice President

Purpose of the role

Pico is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join our Network Engineering team. In this role, you will design, deploy, and troubleshoot large-scale service provider network infrastructure, including escalated issues. You will work closely with internal and external clients, operations and systems teams, financial exchanges, and fellow Network Engineers to design and automate solutions, research and develop improvements, resolve system issues, and support business analysis.

Responsibilities and duties (includes but not limited to):

Translate business requirements into architecture
Convert availability, performance, and regulatory needs into technical designs
Create HLDs depicting Logical Architecture and Traffic flow
Define design principles with focus on scalability, resilience, simplicity and standardization
Strategize on methods to improve overall network infrastructure with a low-latency profile
Design and deploy customer networks with automation, security, and operability as focus
Evaluate vendors, platforms, and protocols for long-term fit
Support internal and external customer facing issues as a point of escalation
Generate, Follow Up, and Complete tickets for internal projects and customers
Construct valid configurations for implementation based upon design and/or technical concepts
Implement critical configuration changes as required through established change control processes and systems with little to no guidance
Participate in daily meetings to review changes and underlying impacts

Education, Skills and background (incl. Education and Experience Requirements)

10-14 years of experience working on network equipment in an ISP style environment or a large NOC
7-10 years of experience with Fortinet, Arista, and/or Cisco hardware and software
CCIE or JNCIE certified or equivalent level of knowledge
Expert understanding and deployment experience in the following technologies:
IP Protocols (ICMP, UDP, TCP)
Firewalls (VPNs, Policies)
Routing Protocols (BGP, OSPF)
Multicast Routing (IGMP, PIM)
NAT (Static, Dynamic)
Network Sniffers (TCP/IP Analysis)
NTP, PTP and Network Timing
Ability to analyse and diagnose problems and lead system recovery effectively
Clear verbal and written communicator
Capable of prioritizing and managing own workload
Self-motivated
Capable of working with little supervision
Creative thinker with out of the box ideas
Keen to contribute ideas, share knowledge, and help others develop
Interested in cutting edge technology
Driven to develop own skills and knowledge
Scripting in Bash or Python
Familiarity with Linux
Understanding of JIRA as a ticketing system

Working Arrangements

This is a Hybrid position with weekly time in the office with the flexibility of working from home. Though travel may be required from time to time, it is not expected to be regular or frequent. The role holder will be expected to work whatever hours are necessary for the performance of this role (recognizing that it involves multiple jurisdictions/geographies including but not limited to EMEA, USA and APAC).

APAC hours (Monday - Friday)

06:30 - 15:30 IST with Occasional OOH works including weekends and Bank Holidays (as Business needs arise)

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Be a part of Pico Family

Pico is an equal opportunity employer. Pico does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at Pico are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.