Linux Engineering Lead – Quant Trading
up to £250,000 + benefits and bonus hybrid working
Quant Capital is urgently looking for a Linux Engineering Lead to join our high profile client.
Our client is a well known quantitative proprietary trading firm, liquidity provider and market maker. They operate globally and are considered to be a market leader in their field. For any technologist this is the place to be, they offer an intellectual, fun and progressive environment where you are encouraged to think outside the box.
This is an environment of Google or a well-funded FinTech startup where tech is number one with huge budget allocated towards this. The firm is known globally for its attitudes and rigour more importantly, you will be surrounded by smart people deeply interested in teaching what they know, and in learning from you.
The Linux Engineering lead will mission manage a small team as well as critical services such Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Build & Deploy, Research and Trading compute, storage and network infrastructure.
My client automates as much as they can because it reduces human error and the team holds the view that automating is also enjoyable and that should be how you also see it.
You will need:
• Support management experience
• Hands-on experience in Linux/Unix administration (RHEL/CentOS/OEL).
• Experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management (Chef, Puppet or Ansible).
• Proficiency in Python, Bash scripting.
• Good working knowledge of storage and different storage protocols (nfs or gpfs a plus).
• Experience with CICD tooling (Git, Bamboo, Gitlab, Jenkins, etc..).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering discipline or related area.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work in one of the highest skilled Linux teams around with a deep culture of sharing knowledge and experimentation with technology.
My client is based in London hybrid working is available