Systems Engineer

Our client is a Market Maker and operates a high-performance trading platform powered by a global network of finely tuned, highly automated servers. As a Systems Engineer, you’ll be instrumental in designing, building, and maintaining this infrastructure. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure our systems meet the demands of low-latency trading and scale seamlessly with our business.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analyze, diagnose, and resolve Linux based server issues.
• Create, test, deploy, and maintain packages, batch files, and scripts for the OS environment.
• Identify opportunities for optimization to reduce latency and increase efficiency.
• Manage move, add, and change requests and configuration as needed.
• Proactively engage with internal technology groups and vendors as necessary to deliver optimum solutions.
• Assist in developing long-term infrastructure strategies and capacity planning to meet future platform infrastructure needs.

THE CANDIDATE

• 3-5 years background in Linux/Unix administration.
• Kernel tuning experience.
• Strong understanding of networking protocols and network topology (NFS, DHCP, IP, TCP, UDP, TFTP and NTP).
• Knowledge of Kickstart, Ansible, Git.
• Strong scripting ability (Python)
• Experience with BIOS configuration.
• MySQL or Postgres experience a plus
• HT Condor, HTC clusters, Team City, Keycloak, Atlassian suite experience a plus
• Analytical, innovative, problem solving and strategic thinker.
• Self-motivated and proactive; strong organizational and time management skills.
• Must have high tolerance for continually shifting priorities.