Linux Systems Engineer

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Title:  Linux Systems Engineer
Location: Chicago

Optiver's Linux Systems Engineers provide and guarantee a stable platform for our production trading environment. We firmly believe in balancing a safe, orderly production environment with profitability and sustainable growth. We are looking for engineers who share this vision, and who eschew complexity in favor of simplicity.

Who we are:
Optiver’s story began over 30 years ago, when we started business as a single trader on the floor of Amsterdam’s options exchange. Today, we are at the forefront of trading and technology as a leading global electronic market maker, focused on pricing, execution and risk management. With over 1,000 employees globally and 200 in our Chicago office, our mission to improve the market unites us.

What you'll do:
•   Maintain and grow a production trading environment comprising of high-performance Linux servers
•   Create repeatable server builds and work closely with Trade Systems Support to deploy them to meet the dynamic needs of our business users
•   Monitor and analyze our servers to ensure they are stable and performing optimally
•   Act as an expert resource for operating system, kernel, and sever hardware performance tuning
•   Troubleshoot problems and prevent them from reoccurring
•   Maintain infrastructure to measure system performance and availability – to detect problems and minimize down time and the impact of failures.
•   Perform cross-discipline work with other teams (e.g. Trade Systems Support, Application Performance Monitoring, Windows Engineering, Networking, Data Center Engineering, and Development) to solve business challenges
•   Work at a technology-driven company where you can make an immediate impact

What you'll need:
•   Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
•   2+ years of experience in a Linux Administrator role; Red Hat or CentOS preferred
•   A high aptitude for learning and employing appropriate technologies
•   Solid shell and scripting skills; Bash and Python are preferred
•   Solid understanding of mechanized build systems; Ansible preferred
•   Solid understanding of network protocols and architectures
•   Knowledge of trading exchanges and financial instruments is not required
•   Ability to harness available tools, resolve problems quickly, and provide optimal solutions
•   The desire to "go the extra mile" and strive for excellence in whatever you undertake
•   Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required; we will not sponsor individuals for employment authorization for this job opening

What you’ll get:
25 days paid vacation, paid commuting expenses up to the maximum allowable amount, attractive bonus structure, training opportunities, generous 401K company match, fully paid health insurance premiums, free catered breakfast, lunch, snacks and beverages daily, complimentary in-house barista, weekly in-house chair massages, casual dress, game room and more!

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130 E. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60601

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