Linux Infrastructure Operations Lead

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology, and trading expertise has shaped our collaborative mindset, which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT’s culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high quality returns for our investors.

Your future role within QRT

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Infrastructure Operations Team Lead to oversee the day-to-day operations, maintenance, and support of our primarily Linux-based infrastructure. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise with strong leadership and communication skills, ensuring the availability, performance, and security of our systems.

• A key member of the infrastructure support team working with our high-performance Linux based trading and research platforms
• Good working knowledge of the financial trading industry
• Advocate of robust change control procedures and processes
• Act as an escalation point for infrastructure issues and incidents
• Post incident management (postmortem, c-level RFO generation)
• Ability to work closely with the wider infrastructure team (e.g Network Operations Centre) to effectively manage and troubleshoot issues, in addition to delivering infrastructure projects to the business
• Building, administering, upgrading and supporting QRTs Linux estate
• Contribute to monitoring and automation initiatives
• Work with engineering teams to document and improve process
• Develop and enforce operational best practices and documentation (runbooks, disaster-recovery procedures etc.).
• Some out of hours work will be required as well as participation in an on-call rota (typically performed remotely).
• Experience of python, bash scripting.
• Lead and mentor team of Linux Infrastructure Engineers

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience is similar team lead role along with minimum 10+ years system engineering in high availability trading environment.
• Hands-on experience working with Linux based platforms
  • Excellent Linux administration skills essential 
  • Knowledge of RedHat, Centos
• Experience of complete end to end server deployments
• Working knowledge of AMD / Intel server hardware and physical components
• A drive to get to the bottom of issues and perform a full root-cause analysis along with managing expectations of priority business users
• Good problem solving, communication and analytical skills
• Excited about technology and a willingness to learn more
• Team-player
• Working knowledge of server network stack, network protocols (e.g. TCP, UDP), LAN and WAN technologies)
• Demonstrable experience of the use of automation technologies (e.g. Ansible)
• Manage monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes using tools like Nagios, Prometheus, Zabbix, or similar

QRT is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity as essential to our success. QRT empowers employees to work openly and respectfully to achieve collective success. In addition to professional achievement, we are offering initiatives and programs to enable employees achieve a healthy work-life balance.