Systems Engineer II
Tower Research CapitalAbout the Role
Tower Research Capital, a leading quantitative trading firm founded in 1998, is seeking a Systems Engineer II to join its Business Support teams in New York. The role focuses on supporting, maintaining, and enhancing the firm's trading Linux infrastructure as well as its HPC infrastructure for research. You will handle emergency response, planned changes and deployment projects, manage HPC systems supporting trading operations and the Condor Job Scheduler, and perform advanced profiling and troubleshooting of performance issues.
- Support, maintain, and enhance the firm's trading Linux and research HPC infrastructure
- Automate provisioning, configuration, and monitoring of thousands of Linux servers
- Manage core services such as DHCP, LDAP, DNS, and NFS across on-prem, hosted data centers, and public clouds
- Participate in an on-call rotation, occasional weekend shifts, and daily communication with trading and core engineering teams
Requirements
- Experience in maintenance, operation, and administration of a sufficiently advanced Linux environment
- Daily use of and contribution to developing automation and monitoring tools
- Comprehensive understanding of Linux OS concepts and internals
- Working knowledge of Intel-based hardware and server components
- Good knowledge of Python, expert knowledge of Bash for scripting and automation tasks in a Linux environment
- Understanding of Linux server-side networking and typical network protocols
- Participation in open source or personal projects is a plus
- Understanding of Linux configuration management, source control, CI/CD, and automated deployment
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team
- Preferred: Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
- Preferred: Familiarity with cloud computing platforms and hybrid cloud environments
- Preferred: Knowledge of parallel file systems (e.g., GPFS), batch systems (e.g., Slurm, Grid Engine, Condor), and high-performance network interconnects
- Preferred: Experience with VAST and Weka storage solutions is highly desirable
- Preferred: Solid understanding of trading infrastructure and low-latency systems
- Preferred: Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Preferred: Skills in managing hybrid cloud/on-premises environments
- Preferred: Experience proposing and implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices from the ground up
What You'll Get
- $130k–$165k base salary
- Generous paid time off policies
- Savings plans and other financial wellness tools available in each region
- Hybrid working opportunities
- Free breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily
- In-office wellness experiences and reimbursement for select wellness expenses (e.g., gym, personal training and more)
- Company-sponsored sports teams and fitness events (JPM Corporate Challenge, Cycle for Survival, Wall Street Rides FAR and more)
- Volunteer opportunities and charitable giving
- Social events, happy hours, treats, and celebrations throughout the year
- Workshops and continuous learning opportunities