- 7+ years of relevant experience supporting a live production environment (especially trading)
- Experience of working with bare metal trading servers in remote datacenter sites including preparing work for remote hands engineers to execute
- Expert in installing, configuring, and troubleshooting Linux systems, from hardware and networking to kernel to applications
- Significant experience managing and debugging production trading services
- Knowledge of Debian/Ubuntu is desirable
- Project Management Skills
- Proven ability to manage assigned projects efficiently, ideally using JIRA
- Strong cross-functional communication and organization skills
- Proficiency with configuration management tools, particularly SaltStack – strong knowledge of Puppet, Ansible, Chef, or CFEngine is also desirable
- Programming experience focusing on automation and integration is desirable, but not required. Python is strongly preferred
- Advanced shell (bash) scripting experience
Culture
Hudson River Trading (HRT) brings a scientific approach to trading financial products. We have built one of the world's most sophisticated computing environments for research and development. Our researchers are at the forefront of innovation in the world of algorithmic trading.
At HRT we welcome a variety of expertise: mathematics and computer science, physics and engineering, media and tech. We’re a community of self-starters who are motivated by the excitement of being at the cutting edge of automation in every part of our organization—from trading, to business operations, to recruiting and beyond. We value openness and transparency, and celebrate great ideas from HRT veterans and new hires alike. At HRT we’re friends and colleagues – whether we are sharing a meal, playing the latest board game, or writing elegant code. We embrace a culture of togetherness that extends far beyond the walls of our office.
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