Senior Systems Engineer

New Yorkfull timeOn Site

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senior

$100k–$165k

H1B: yes

Tower Research Capital The Senior Systems Engineer supports, maintains, and enhances the firm's Linux and HPC infrastructure for trading and research. The role includes emergency response, system updates, and automation tool development.

Responsibilities

Supporting, maintaining, and enhancing the firm's trading Linux infrastructure
Supporting, maintaining, and enhancing the firm's HPC infrastructure for research
Providing support specifically for the Linux and HPC environments including:
Emergency response
Execution of planned changes, updates, and deployment projects within the Linux server infrastructure
Manage HPC systems to support trading operations and Condor Job scheduler
Advanced profiling and troubleshooting of performance issues specifically within the Linux servers environment
Contributing to the development and refinement of tools and systems to automate provisioning, configuration, and monitoring of thousands of Linux servers
Management of essential core services such as DHCP, LDAP, DNS, and NFS for on-prem and hosted data centers as well as public clouds
Participating in an on-call rotation and occasional weekend shifts
Engaging in daily direct communication with trading teams and core engineering
Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and best practices in HPC, storage, and GPU computing.

Qualification

Experience in maintenanceGood knowledge of PythonKnowledge of parallel file systems (e

Required

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).
Familiarity with cloud computing platforms and hybrid cloud environments.
Knowledge of parallel file systems (e.g., GPFS), batch systems (e.g., Slurm, Grid Engine, Condor), and high-performance network interconnects.
Experience with VAST and Weka storage solutions is highly desirable.
Solid understanding of trading infrastructure and low-latency systems.
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Skills in managing hybrid cloud/on-premises environments.
Experience proposing and implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices from the ground up.