Network Team Lead, Systematic Trading Infrastructure

A Career with Point72’s Technology TeamAs Point72 reimagines the future of investing, our Technology team is constantly evolving our firm’s IT infrastructure and engineering capabilities, positioning us at the forefront of a rapidly evolving technology landscape. We’re a team of experts who experiment and work to discover new ways to harness open-source solutions, modern cloud architectures, and sophisticated Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, while embracing enterprise agile methodologies. Our commitment to building and innovating in the AI space provides the framework intended to drive smarter decision making and enhance how we build and operate our platforms and applications.As a member of Point72’s Technology team, we encourage and support your professional development from day one—helping you advance your technical skills, contribute innovative ideas, and satisfy your own intellectual curiosity—all while delivering real business impact for our multi-billion-dollar global business.What you’ll doLead a specialized global network team that owns the critical path between trading strategies and markets across collocated sites and inter-site connectivityOwn the architectural roadmap for the collocated trading environment and wide area network (WAN) connecting exchange sites, proximity data centers, venues, brokers, and data providersDesign and operate ultra-low-latency network fabrics, including layer 1 topologies, optical transport, structured cabling, patching strategy, and capacity planningEvaluate, procure, validate, and monitor inter-site circuits to ensure route latency, stability, resilience, and performance meet production trading requirementsManage BGP, IP routing, load balancing, firewall, and segmentation architecture across the WAN and extranet connectivity protecting the trading estateOwn end-to-end market data connectivity, including multicast and unicast feed delivery, gap and loss analysis, arbitration paths, and line-rate reliabilityLead venue and broker connectivity onboarding for order entry, including gateway sessions, conformance, certification, and operational readiness for new launchesOwn network latency and quality monitoring, packet capture, precision timing, and telemetry capabilities that provide evidence-based answers about network performanceDrive automation for network changes, validations, venue onboarding, compliance checks, diagnostics, and safer change execution using modern automation and approaches assisted by artificial intelligenceDevelop engineers, set operational standards, manage vendor and colocation relationships, and communicate architectural decisions and incident findings to senior stakeholdersWhat’s requiredSignificant experience at a buy-side or sell-side financial firm directly responsible for production trading network infrastructure in colocation environmentsDeep expertise in BGP and IP routing across wide area network (WAN) and extranet environments supporting latency-sensitive trading connectivityDemonstrated experience with layer 2 and layer 3 design for low-latency data center fabricsStrong knowledge of load balancer and firewall platforms, segmentation architecture, and secure connectivity patterns for trading infrastructureHands-on experience with multicast market data distribution, troubleshooting, gap and loss analysis, and reliable line-rate feed deliveryPractical experience with layer 1 mux and tap, switching, optical transport, DWDM, and colocation cross-connect managementWorking knowledge of precision time synchronization, hardware timestamping, packet capture, and packet analysis at line rateHands-on experience with network platforms used in latency-sensitive environments and familiarity with kernel bypass and low-latency host networking conceptsExperience leading or mentoring engineers, either as a people manager or senior technical lead accountable for the work of othersCommitment to the highest ethical standardsWe take care of our peopleWE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLEWe invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:Fully-paid health care benefitsGenerous parental and family leave policiesVolunteer opportunitiesSupport for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of color and the LGBT+ communityMental and physical wellness programsTuition assistance A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and moreAbout Point72Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen. Building on more than 30 years of investing experience, Point72 seeks to deliver superior returns for its investors through fundamental and systematic investing strategies across asset classes and geographies. We aim to attract and retain the industry's brightest talent by cultivating an investor-led culture and committing to our people's long-term growth. For more information, visit annual base salary range for this role is $250,000-$350,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.