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Linux Engineer – Trading Infrastructure
Company | Hudson River Trading |
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Location | Boston, MA, USA |
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Salary | $130000 – $170000 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | |
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Experience Level | Mid Level |
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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
Responsibilities
- Write detailed documentation and instructions for server installation and patching
- Operating system installation and upgrading
- Script solutions to automate repetitive tasks
- Help evaluate demo systems from vendors
- Join on-call rotation and Linux troubleshooting
- Performance testing and tuning
- 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
- Server break/fix and troubleshooting
Preferred Qualifications
- Cloud experience in AWS or GCP is desirable but not required