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Trading Systems Support Engineer

Trading Systems Support Engineer at HRT, Chicago. Linux, Python.
Hudson River Trading
On-Site
United States
USD 120,000 - 160,000
Job Description

Hudson River Trading is looking for a Trading Systems Support Engineer for their Systems team. In this role, the candidate will develop and maintain the infrastructure that powers the company's trading. The candidate will be responsible for deploying and managing all servers in the trading environment, ensuring optimal performance and uptime. This is an opportunity to work on cutting-edge systems that are critical to Hudson River Trading's success in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

  • Write detailed documentation and instructions for server installation and patching
  • Server break/fix and troubleshooting
  • Operating system installation and upgrading
  • Help evaluate demo systems from vendors
  • Join on-call rotation and Linux troubleshooting
  • Work with vendors to resolve issues
  • Interface closely with data center techs to complete hardware installations
  • Plan and execute technical projects to make our Linux trading systems (hardware, network, OS, etc.) faster, adaptable, and more maintainable
  • Manage and optimize worldwide trading infrastructure
  • Automate and troubleshoot a broad range of technical infrastructure
  • Troubleshoot hardware and software issues
  • Deploy, configure, and test internal and external applications
  • Performance testing and tuning
  • Script solutions to automate repetitive tasks

Requirements:

  • 2+ years of relevant experience among the following:
  • Installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of Linux systems, especially Debian and its derivatives
  • Using Linux/UNIX command line tools and configuration management tools
  • Python or comparable programming experience focusing on automation and integration
  • Shell (bash or comparable) scripting
  • Supporting a live production environment (especially trading)
  • Configuration management tools, particularly SaltStack but also Puppet, Ansible, Chef, or CFEngine
  • Cloud experience in AWS or GCP is desirable but not required
  • Strong attention to detail to manage and debug production services
  • Exceptional communication skills - this role will require cross-collaboration with various stakeholders across HRT
  • Ability to manage projects efficiently

The role offers:

  • Discretionary performance-based bonuses
  • Competitive benefits package
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Hudson River Trading

Hudson River Trading (HRT) is a global algorithmic trading firm that applies a scientific approach to trading financial products. The company has built a sophisticated computing environment for research and development, fostering innovation in algorithmic trading. HRT utilizes cutting-edge automation across its organization, and values collaboration, transparency, and diverse expertise. They operate large-scale distributed compute clusters and petabyte-scale storage layers, with a focus on state-of-the-art hardware and operating systems. The company has worldwide operations.

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