Flow Traders is searching for an experienced Linux Engineer to design, deploy, and operate a stable, cost efficient and highly performant Trading Systems Infrastructure. This person will also monitor and determine business needs, secure required resources and engineer solutions for non-intrusive implementations.
What you will do
- Leverage automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles to manage, upgrade, and optimize diverse Linux infrastructures, including distributed systems like Kubernetes and custom ultra-low latency (ULL) bare-metal configurations. Streamline processes, minimize manual effort, and enhance operational efficiency across physical machines, virtual environments, and VDI workstations
- Oversee the monitoring of Flow Trader’s global infrastructure by managing and optimizing the framework to incorporate adaptive principles, ensuring enhanced proactive, reactive, and self-healing mechanisms for improved reliability and performance
- Serve as a point of higher escalation for Linux-related incidents and requests, participating in on-call rotations to provide expert analysis and response. Collaborate across teams to ensure thorough and well-understood resolutions, addressing all aspects for effective incident management and prevention
- Provide leadership at a regional level, while collaborating with senior members globally to strategize architectural decisions and implement projects at scale
- Utilize AI tools to analyze large datasets for enhanced system monitoring, predictive alerts, and automated interventions, preventing issues proactively
What you need to succeed
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science preferred
- 7+ years of experience operating in a complex Linux environment
- Comprehensive expertise in Linux operating systems knowledge (e.g., Debian and related distributions), troubleshooting, and optimizing platforms in virtual and bare-metal configurations
- Extensive Kubernetes experience
- Configuration management (e.g., Ansible, Puppet)
- Infrastructure deployment and lifecycle management (e.g., Foreman, Satellite)
- Scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python)
- Experience with ULL/HFT implementations preferred, but not required.
- Various VMware technologies (e.g., vSphere, Horizon)
- Monitoring and visualization tools (e.g., Nagios, Prometheus, Grafana)
- Cloud technologies (e.g., GCP, AWS, Azure)
- Working knowledge of routing protocols like BGP and familiarity with FPGA technology
- Cross-platform integration skills, custom alerting mechanisms, and scripting for metric exports
- Familiarity with Big Data components, especially data streaming platforms like Kafka
- Experience with version control systems, preferably Git
- Interest in continuous learning and application of new technologies
- Motivated and confident with multi-tasking
- Problem-solving skills and ability to delve deeper to understand root causes of incidents
- Ability to lead discussion, projects, and delegation at a regional and global level
At Flow Traders, we acknowledge the importance of open and transparent communication whether it be with our employees, our stakeholders, or our local and global communities. When it comes to salary, Flow Traders uses reliable market research to create base ranges. Where candidates will fall within the range depends on a few different factors including but not limited to level of experience, location, and specific skill set. We also consider ourselves one global team, and to demonstrate that, all employees are eligible to share in the company’s success through an annual discretionary variable remuneration allocated based on company, group and individual performance and contribution.
Per NYC salary transparency law, the total compensation for this role includes a base range of $195,000 to $240,000 plus annual discretionary variable remuneration.
Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms. All resumes, and any other information identifying potential candidates, submitted to any employee at Flow Traders via-email, the Internet or directly without a valid and signed search agreement will be deemed free to contact by Flow Traders without any restrictions and no placement fee of any kind will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Flow Traders.
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What We Do
Since 2004, Flow Traders has been a principal trading firm and one of the world’s largest liquidity providers, specialised in Exchange Traded Products (ETPs). Our headquarters in Amsterdam and offices in New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, Milan and Cluj accommodate more than 500 employees. Throughout the years, Flow Traders has received the industry’s recognition, winning numerous awards and has been listed as a company since 2015.
Our non-hierarchical approach stimulates innovation and development. We value creative minds and out-of-the-box thinkers and challenge them to make full use of their capacities. Our demanding, high-paced environment continuously puts us to the test.
Flow Traders fosters a strong team-oriented culture which rewards people for their contributions to the company as a whole rather than only in their direct area of responsibility.
At Flow Traders, we focus on professional and personal development; we encourage our people to be the best at anything they do by offering the right training. On top of that, we have our private gym where our health coaches provide our people with the right personal sports programs. We invest in our hard working people, because they hold the key to our success.
