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Systems Engineer

Virtu Financial
🇸🇬SingaporeMediorFull-timePosted June 14, 2022

About the Role

As a Systems Engineer at Virtu, you will be responsible for designing, building, and supporting high-performance servers distributed across datacenters and offices worldwide. You will work with engineers across global teams to ensure our trading platform remains best-in-class, analyzing and resolving Linux-based server issues, managing infrastructure deployment, and identifying optimization opportunities to reduce latency and increase efficiency.

  • 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 to deliver optimum solutions
  • Assist in developing long-term infrastructure strategies and capacity planning

Requirements

  • 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
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and coordinate work with various teams and vendors in addition to daily production support activities

What You'll Get

  • The opportunity to make an impact in a highly visible role within the firm
  • A great place for upward and geographic mobility
  • Direct exposure to the decision makers and senior leaders on the business side
  • A company that's investing a sizable amount in its technology department
  • Teams that are passionate about continually learning, improving, and raising the bar
  • A community that values hard work as well as work-life balance