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title: 'Venue Services Network Associate at Pico'
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# Venue Services Network Associate at Pico

- **Company:** Pico
- **Location:** Belfast, United Kingdom
- **Posted:** 2026-06-29
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/picoquantitativetrading/jobs/4692857006

## 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.

Purpose of the role

Pico is seeking to hire a new team member to join the venue services team. Venue services is a critical function at Pico, sitting at the center of the commercial and technical responsibilities of supporting 100s of exchanges & trading venues. This role will be responsible for a range of network and automation responsibilities. The venue services team are responsible for owning the technical requirements as it relates to the 100s of exchanges and trading venues on PicoNet, Pico’s global network. This work translates into millions of data points which need to be accurately provided to the network engineering teams, and with the mass of information the role requires excellent automation skills and network related knowledge.

Responsibilities and duties (include but not limited to)

- Own the technical relationship with a wide range of global exchanges and trading venues, building a detailed understanding of how each venue’s services operate at a network, connectivity, protocol, and entitlement level.
- Translation of network connectivity information for global exchanges and trading venues, into the Pico internal standard, which is used to drive automation on the Pico network.
- Work closely with the venue services commercial and licensing team to ensure network configuration and ACLs are aligned to client data entitlements.
- Handle changes driven by exchange or trading venues by assessing impact on Pico supported services and clients and providing technical change requirements to network implementation teams ensuring Pico is always one step ahead of any changes or upgrades
- Work closely with the network automation team to enforce standards and continually fight against manual effort in maintaining Pico data.
- Drive improvements around automation of data collection and data validation to help ensure accuracy and integrity of venue connectivity data.

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

- Degree-level education or equivalent practical experience, with at least 5 years’ experience in a network, exchange connectivity, market data, or capital markets technology role.
- Strong understanding of exchange connectivity, market data delivery models, venue-driven change processes, and the operational controls needed to maintain accurate client access to exchange services
- An excellent communicator both written and verbal.
- A multi-tasker, interfacing with all other departments in Pico, and keeping multiple programs on track at the same time.
- An incredible attention to detail and concern for data content and quality.
- Python, bash, advanced excel.
- Good understanding of the characteristics of TCP vs UDP regarding reliability and statefulness and the role of network infrastructure regarding TCP/UDP
- Understanding of Routing Protocols (BGP) in highly distributed environments, Multicast Routing (IGMP, PIM), NAT (Static, Dynamic).

Desirable: -

- Expertise with network-as-code - Python, Jinja2 Templating, JSON/YAML data structures, CI/CD pipelines, and toolsets such as Git/GitLab/Docker.
- Familiarity with any of these network automation tools; Ansible, Netmiko, Napalm or Nornir
- Experience with virtualized environment configuration capabilities – VM’s, containers Experience with one or more Databases – MySQL, Postgres, InfluxDB, Prometheus Understanding of Linux at a network and system level
- Familiarity with NetBox, NetBox plugin development & Ansible AWX

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.

## IMPORTANT DATA PRIVACY INFORMATION:

This position is available with PICO GLOBAL LTD. The controller of your personal data will be PICO GLOBAL LTD.

For further information on what personal data we collect, how we will process your personal data and your rights with respect to your personal data please read our Pico Job Candidate Privacy Notice, [View Here](https://go.pico.net/l/128111/2023-05-01/4s49my/128111/1682995105w7mQ7hz0/Pico_Job_Candidate_Privacy_Notice.pdf). 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.

## About Pico

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Pico provides mission-critical trading infrastructure, global connectivity, market data, analytics, and software to financial institutions.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Venture-backed; last known funding: Private Equity round in 2022)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2009
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Financial Services – Trading Infrastructure, Market Data & Analytics
- **Target Customers**: B2B – exchanges, market makers, banks, brokers, asset managers, hedge funds, and quantitative trading firms across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific
- **Mission or Purpose Statement**: “Data you can trust. Data that moves fast. Data anywhere to anywhere.” (from pico.net)

## Products & Services
- **Global Market Services (PicoNet™)**: Ultra low-latency, fault-tolerant connectivity to over 900 exchange and venue products worldwide, delivered over a private global network with deterministic latency between major financial centers. Includes colocation in 55+ tier‑1 data centers (e.g., NY4, LD4, TY3) and 24/7 managed services.
- **Enterprise Data & Analytics (Corvil)**: Packet-level network capture and observability platform providing nanosecond-resolution latency measurement for every order, SLA proof, and actionable intelligence via REST, Splunk, and Kafka.
- **Data & Trading Execution Software (Redline)**: High-performance, low-latency API for normalized market data and order execution, supporting both software and FPGA‑accelerated deployments across asset classes.
- **Managed Services**: Firms can run Pico infrastructure self-managed or opt for 24/7 managed services via Pico’s global Service Operations Center.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of USD 391.4 million (7 rounds); annual revenue estimated at USD 78.2 million (LinkedIn)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Golden Gate Capital (lead in 2022 Private Equity round), Intel Capital (lead in 2020 Series C). Other investors include Nokia, IPC Systems, Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 302 employees (+5.8% YoY). Recent awards: TradingTech Insight Awards Europe 2025 (“Best Time Stamping/Latency Measurement System”) and American Financial Technology Awards 2025 (“Best Data Analytics Provider”). Acquisitions: Corvil (2019) and Redline Trading Solutions (2022). Active job postings increasing (+176.9% yearly).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary Physical Infrastructure**: Colocation inside 55+ exchange‑adjacent data centers (public clouds cannot offer this).
- **PicoNet™ Private Network**: Deterministic, sub-millisecond latency between major financial hubs.
- **Full-Stack Integration**: Single API for market data, order execution, and packet-level analytics across all asset classes.
- **Hybrid Cloud Flexibility**: Bridge between colocated infrastructure and public cloud workloads.
- **24/7 Managed Services**: Reduces complexity for firms expanding into new asset classes or regions.

## Strategic Focus
- Expand into new asset classes, including digital assets.
- Deepen analytics and observability capabilities (Corvil platform).
- Grow hybrid cloud architectures that combine low-latency colocation with public-cloud flexibility.
- Scale global managed services to reduce operational overhead for clients.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasizes diversity, equity, and inclusion, with employee resource groups such as the Pico Women’s Network. Described as “a team passionate about delighting clients” and “united by a shared passion for technology.”
- **Work Model**: In‑office roles (jobs listed as “In-Office” on Built In). Office locations in all major financial centers (New York, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, etc.).
- **Engineering Focus**: Build and maintain the infrastructure that powers global electronic markets. Technology stack includes low-latency networking, FPGA, real-time analytics, and high‑performance APIs.
- **Perks & Benefits**: Not detailed in search results, but the company offers career growth across multiple departments (engineering, SRE, network operations, product management).

## Sources
1. [pico.net](https://www.pico.net/)
2. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/picotrading)
3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/pico-0)
4. [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/picoquantitativetrading)

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