Senior Linux Systems Engineer
Eclipse Trading is one of Asia's leading proprietary derivatives trading firms. Founded in 2007, we have over 100 employees across 4 office locations – Hong Kong (our HQ), Sydney, Shanghai and Chicago. Our trading expertise and strategies are deployed across several Asian markets and although we mainly specialise in equity derivatives, we also trade delta one, ETFs, commodity derivatives, and crypto currency products. Technology is inextricably linked to our trading strategies, creating an environment powered by intellectual curiosity, problem solving, and innovation.
This is an opportunity for a talented and self-motivated engineer to work with a growing international company.
We are looking for a passionate and technically skilled individual to work in a fast-paced trading floor environment whilst putting their knowledge to work in a team-oriented role. The successful candidate will be part of our global Operations team. You will be responsible for the administration and advancement of our office and trading IT systems and infrastructure.
If you are technically minded, believe in a proactive approach, can work effectively and efficiently in a team environment and enjoy administering, troubleshooting and enhancing mission critical systems in a fast-paced trading floor environment, then this role is for you!
Responsibilities
- Engineer solutions to administer, support and evolve mission critical trading systems and infrastructure in a distributed environment
- Administration of Linux systems and associated services
- Innovate and enhance the infrastructure services through automation and solution engineering
- Work closely with Operations and DevOps team members, mentoring, knowledge sharing
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess infrastructure needs, plan and execute infrastructure projects, and ensure alignment with business objectives
- Oversee the design, implementation and maintenance of the organization's IT infrastructure, including networks, servers, storage systems and cloud services
- Project work building new and improving existing systems and processes
- Ensure that IT policies and procedures are being monitored and adhered to
- After hours and weekend work for implementing changes required
What you offer
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
- 8+ years administering a RHEL/Fedora environment with automation experience
- 6+ years relevant experience with scripting languages such as Python, Go, PERL
- VMware Server, Container and Cloud platform experience
- Configuration management tooling experience such as SaltStack
- Databases, network management and central logging system experience
- Ability to manage large cross team projects and drive to completion
- Independent problem-solving, self-direction, highly motivated and strong initiative for quality driven changes
- Ability to meet commitments and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic fast paced environment
- Team player, willing to share knowledge and mentor team members
- Excellent command of spoken and written English
Other requirements
- Windows server and Microsoft 365 administration a plus
- HPE and server component hardware experience a plus
- Firewall or access control lists experience a plus
What we offer
- Dynamic and collaborative work environment
- A flat management structure, where everyone's voice is valued
- Work life balance within a multi-cultural environment
- Fully stocked kitchen for breakfast and lunch
- Attractive benefits package with discretionary bonus
Eclipse Trading is an equal opportunity employer and we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential pillars of our success as a company. We are dedicated to embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds to drive innovation. We build talented and diverse teams to drive business results and encourage our people to develop to their full potential.
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Due to the high number of responses that we receive, we are only able to respond to successful applicants.
