Associate Linux Systems Engineer - Entry Level
PEAK6 was brought to life by the idea that the development of integrative technology can improve how business is done. The passion for that idea powers our firm still. As an Associate Linux Systems Engineer at PEAK6, you will be responsible for providing a stable, reproducible, highly-available, redundant, and performant base to benefit our financial services and trading businesses, and our investment companies. You’ll collaborate with some of tech’s sharpest minds to solve for the firm’s ever-changing but exciting challenges. Working in tech at PEAK6 means that you’ll always be presented with a variety of new possibilities as you continue to enhance your skills.
You’ll be responsible for:
- Optimizing system performance and stability on critical Linux trading systems
- Monitoring, maintaining, and supporting a variety of underlying infrastructure systems such as Elasticsearch, VMware, and Saltstack
- Writing and maintaining python/shell/other scripts that automate tech operations
- Working closely with software development projects to operationalize new applications
- Research and implement new systems that improve the way PEAK6 applications run
- Maintain the server environment of 300+ physical servers and 700+ virtual machines, SAN storage, and other associated hardware components
You’ll gain loads of experience in this role but before you do, you should have:
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related discipline, graduating between December 2018 and June 2019
- 2+ years of exposure to a Linux environment, Linux performance troubleshooting experience is a plus
- Experience programming/scripting in (shell or python preferred)
- Exposure to VMware or other virtualization technology
- Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, or Salt)
- Excellent problem-solving skills with high attention to detail
- Effective communication and time-management skills
Life at PEAK6
We want you to like coming to work so we work really hard to make your job fun and different from any other. As an Associate Linux Systems Engineer at PEAK6, you can enjoy:
- Generous medical, vision and dental plans
- Matching 401(k) programs
- Adoption assistance & family leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Speaker series
- Massage days
- Manicures
- Poker tournaments
- Sports leagues
- Yoga classes
- Cornhole tournaments
- Annual PEAK6 parties
- Philanthropy events
- Birthday gifts
- Bagel Fridays
- Lasik eye discounts
- Annual wellness screens and flu shots
- Sabbatical program
- Charitable matching gift program