Role: VPN Engineer
Location: Gurgaon
Graviton is a privately funded quantitative trading firm striving for excellence in financial markets' research. We are seeking a VPN Engineer for our team in Gurugram. Graviton trades across a multitude of asset classes and trading venues using a gamut of concepts and techniques ranging from time series analysis, filtering, classification, stochastic models, pattern recognition to statistical inference analyzing terabytes of data to come up with ideas to identify pricing anomalies in financial markets.
As a VPN Engineer, you will be responsible for managing and maintaining the firm's Virtual Private Network (VPN) infrastructure, which is crucial to the success of our high frequency trading operations. You will work closely with other members of the IT team to ensure the security and reliability of our network infrastructure.
Responsibilities:
- Design, configure, and implement VPN solutions to support the firm's high frequency trading operations.
- Manage and maintain the VPN infrastructure, including hardware and software components.
- Troubleshoot network connectivity and performance issues.
- Ensure the security and compliance of the VPN infrastructure with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with other members of the IT team to implement network enhancements and new technologies.
- Participate in the on-call rotation for network support.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- At least 2-3 years of experience in network engineering, with a focus on VPN Technologies.
Experience on site-to-site VPN tunnel, DMVPN, etc - Experience working on ACLs on different networking devices (switches, firewalls and routers) and implementing it without any downtime.
- Experience with VPN solutions such as Cisco AnyConnect, Juniper Pulse, and OpenVPN.
- In-depth understanding of network protocols, including TCP/IP, routing, and switching.
Knowledge of NAT, PAT and PBR. - Knowledge of network security technologies, such as firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and endpoint security solutions.
- Knowledge of basic linux and bash scripting.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Preferred qualifications:
- Industry certifications such as CCNA, CCNP will be an added advantage.
- Familiarity with high frequency trading operations and requirements.
- Experience with network automation and scripting languages such as Python or Perl.
Benefits:
Our open and casual work culture gives you the space to innovate and deliver. Our cubicle free offices , disdain for bureaucracy and insistence to hire the very best creates a melting pot for great ideas and technology innovations. Everyone on the team is approachable, there is nothing better than working with friends!
Our perks have you covered.
- Competitive compensation
- 6 Weeks of paid vacation
- Regular after work parties
- Top of the line health insurance for family