Linux Support Engineer Job in Dolat Capital

Responsibilities

• Debugging dropped packets, whether at the network, NIC, OS, or application layers
• Troubleshooting kernel panics and system hangs
• Analyzing performance issues
• Fine-tuning processes to run with the least jitter
• Directing support for our continuously active servers, lines, and low-latency network
• Installing, configuring, and deploying fully-distributed Red Hat Linux systems
• Taking a role in researching, testing, recommending, implementing, and maintaining a cutting- edge, ultra-low-latency system and network technologies
• Participating in an on-call rotation
• Deploy, monitor, and configure a complex suite of trading applications
• Provide exceptional trade support to a high-frequency trading floor environment
• Provide skilled hands-on technical expertise to trading, risk, middle office, and compliance teams across Windows and Linux platforms
• Develop fluency with existing systems, infrastructure, and procedures and proactively improve them
• Intelligently automate while maintaining firm human control
• Script against configuration files, databases, and logs
• Gather and analyze metrics to improve and report on the performance and efficiency of trading systems
• Work in tandem with the development team to ensure the health and stability of the production environment
• Continually drive production systems toward cleanliness, simplicity, and reliability
• Participate in deep-dive investigations necessary in troubleshooting and improving low latency systems
• Track and solve issues as part of fast-paced results driven set of IT teams
• Solving problems by providing level one and level two support for our reporting and tools
• Testing and releasing the tools to production
• Monitoring daily reports and run of scheduled jobs
• Monitoring and reporting on the status and health of our systems
• Serving as the primary technical contact for compliance and risk managers
• Contributing to the design and implementation of the support system to enhance reliability and self-correction
• Provides support for the front office, middle office and back-office applications and users
• Facilitate communication between trading, infrastructure and software development teams
• Supports proprietary and third-party trading systems and infrastructure
• Contributes to the engineering efforts to automate processes, monitor systems and
• Improve software management on both Microsoft and Linux platforms.
• Communicate directly with exchanges, clearing members and ISV s to resolve trading issues
• Work with software development teams to improve, monitor and maintain internal systems
• Maintain enterprise scheduling, release and monitoring systems
• Provide support for local and co-located datacenters

Qualifications

• If you have not used the following commands, please do not apply: vmstat, top, uname, ps, emacs/vi, svn, git, make, rpm, ping, tcpdump, wireshark, nfsstat, traceroute

• A technical degree from an accredited university (B.E/B.Tech only)
• Knowledge in Linux Kernel tuning, configuration management with cfengine, Linux
• Network performance management/troubleshooting, hardware testing/integration and IT security
• Knowledge of maintaining Cisco, Windows, and PC hardware
• Fluency in at least one scripting/coding language
• Hands-on knowledge of SSH, iptables administration, NFS, DNS, DHCP, and LDAP
• Knowledge with Open Source applications to build enterprise-level systems (i.e., Nagios, SmokePing, MRTG, etc.)
• Expertise in maintaining Cisco ports/VLANs/dot1.x settings in any office environment
• Experience with scripting tools such as Power Shell, Python, Perl and /or Bash is a plus
• Ability to read and interpret English-language technical documents
• A high aptitude for learning and employing appropriate technologies
• Solid scripting skills
• Software development skills are a plus but not required
• SQL and database administration skills are preferred
• Solid understanding of operating systems
• Solid understanding of network architectures
• Knowledge of trading exchanges and financial instruments is not required
• Knowledge of Linux along with REDHAT Certification.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities
• The ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced trading environment
• Excellent communication skills and fluency in English
• Must be able to demonstrate technical problem-solving skills
• Excellent documentation and knowledge management skills