Systems Engineer

The role of Systems Engineer at Virtu involves designing, building, and supporting high-performance servers that run the company's trading platform. The Systems Engineer will work with engineers across global groups to ensure the platform remains competitive and efficient. The responsibilities include analyzing and resolving server issues, creating and maintaining OS packages and scripts, optimizing latency and efficiency, managing configuration changes, and collaborating with internal technology groups and vendors. The ideal candidate should have a background in Linux/Unix administration, kernel tuning experience, strong networking knowledge, scripting ability, and be analytical, innovative, and proactive.

• Analyze, diagnose, and resolve Linux based server issues.
• Create, test, deploy, and maintain packages, batch files, and scripts for the OS environment.
• Identify opportunities for optimization to reduce latency and increase efficiency.
• Manage move, add, and change requests and configuration as needed.
• Liaise with internal technology groups and vendors as necessary to deliver optimum solutions.
• Assist in developing long-term infrastructure strategies and capacity planning to meet future platform infrastructure needs.

• Background in Linux/Unix administration up to 5 years
• Kernel tuning experience
• Strong understanding of networking protocols and network topology (NFS, DHCP, IP, TCP, UDP, TFTP and NTP)
• Knowledge of Kickstart, Ansible, Yum, Git, SVN
• Strong scripting ability (Bash, Python etc.)
• Experience with BIOS configuration
• Analytical, innovative, problem solving and strategic thinker
• Self-motivated and proactive; strong organizational and time management skills
• Must have high tolerance for continually shifting priorities

• The opportunity to make an impact in a highly visible role within the firm
• A great place for upward and geographic mobility
• Direct exposure to the decision makers and senior leaders on the business side
• A company that’s investing a sizable amount in its technology department
• Teams that are passionate about continually learning, improving, and raising the bar
• A community that values hard work as well as work-life balance