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 QRT’s 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:
The successful candidate will join the global infrastructure team at QRT. Working with application and support teams, you will be responsible for engineering the Linux platform for our rapidly growing global Linux estate which runs the bulk of the company’s trading activities. The role has a strong focus on automation, and you will be responsible for providing the tools, processes and standards we use to manage and expand our Linux environment.
Your Future Role within QRT
You will:
Engineer and operate the Linux platform across a rapidly growing global Linux estate
Build and evolve automation, tooling, and standards for provisioning, configuration management, and platform lifecycle management
Develop and maintain configuration management and orchestration systems (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
Improve platform observability using monitoring and logging tooling, and drive operational readiness through measurable reliability
Troubleshoot complex performance and stability issues across OS, networking, and application interfaces
Perform performance analysis and tuning across Linux systems and services
Contribute to platform engineering practices including source control, release processes, and documentation
Own and improve build and release workflows (packaging, repositories, compiling and customising open-source components
Your present skillset:
In-depth Linux expertise (e.g. RedHat-based distributions) in large-scale production environments
Experience engineering and administering Linux platforms used for latency-sensitive or high-throughput workloads
Strong background designing and operating automation/configuration management platforms (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
Experience with observability tooling such as Splunk, Elastic, Prometheus, and Grafana
Programming skills in Python and Bash (C/C++ knowledge is a plus)
Strong understanding of the server network stack and core protocols (e.g., TCP, UDP, IGMP) across LAN/WAN environments
Proven ability to conduct performance analysis and tuning
Experience working in collaborative engineering environments using source control
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including diagnosing multi-layer issues under pressure
Clear written and verbal communication skills, including producing and maintaining technical documentation
Experience with build/release management, including packaging, software repositories, and compiling/customising open-source software
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.
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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 QRT’s 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. We currently have multiple open positions on our website, please get in touch! Our commitments: https://www.qube-rt.com/commitments
