Senior Linux Systems Engineer

🚀 Linux Systems Engineer | Large US Hedge Fund 📈

Are you an elite Linux Systems Engineer looking to power high-performance infrastructure for a premier US hedge fund? We are expanding our core team to keep our mission-critical Linux-based research and platform environments reliable, secure, and blazing fast! ⚡

If you thrive on solving complex production puzzles, automating operational toil, and supporting cutting-edge compute clusters, we want to hear from you. 👇

🌟 What You'll Do

• Operate & Scale: Manage core Linux servers and shared infrastructure powering our top-tier research and platform teams. 🐧
• Troubleshoot & Resolve: Diagnose production bottlenecks across system performance, availability, network connectivity, and access configurations. 🔍
• Container & Cluster Mastery: Support Kubernetes platforms and scheduler-backed compute environments (such as Slurm) ensuring optimal node health and incident recovery. ⚙️
• Modernize Access: Elevate user-facing Linux access services including SSH, shared shell environments, and session platforms. 🔐
• Lifecycle & Hardening: Drive OS provisioning, patching, kernel/package updates, and rigorous security hardening. 🛡️
• Automate Everything: Build clean automation and scripts in Python or Bash to eliminate manual toil. 🤖
• Infrastructure as Code: Implement safe, version-controlled infrastructure changes using Git and configuration management tools. 📝

📋 What We’re Looking For (Mandatory Skills)

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in Linux systems engineering, SRE, DevOps, or infrastructure support. 💼
• Deep Linux Administration: Mastery over systemd, package management, file permissions, filesystems, and low-level log analysis. 🛠️
• Networking Fundamentals: Solid grasp of DNS, NTP/PTP, routing, and host connectivity. 🌐
• Container & Cluster Familiarity: Experience with Kubernetes, virtualization, or clustered platforms. 🐳
• Config Management: Practical experience with tools like Ansible, Salt, or Terraform. 🎛️
• Methodical Mindset: Strong problem-solving skills with a high sense of ownership and calm under pressure during incidents. 🧠

🔥 Nice-to-Haves (Bonus Points!)

• Experience with Slurm, HPC-style environments, or GPU infrastructure. 🖥️
• Familiarity with shared storage clients like NFS, autofs, or GPFS / IBM Storage Scale. 💾
• Observability chops using Prometheus, Grafana, or similar platforms. 📊
• Exposure to identity and access services (LDAP, Kerberos, SSSD, PAM). 🔑
• On-premises datacenter operations or hardware lifecycle support. 🏢
• Interest in leveraging AI/ML techniques for infrastructure optimization and anomaly detection! 🤖✨

🎯 Why Join Us?

• Work at the intersection of high finance and high-performance computing. 💸🚀
• Collaborate with brilliant quantitative researchers and elite engineers. 💡
• Direct impact on mission-critical revenue-generating infrastructure. 🌟

👉 Ready to make an impact? Apply directly here or drop me a message to learn more!