Linux Systems Engineer
- Toronto, ON, Canada
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Job details
- Job type
- Contract
- Workplace
- On-site
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Company Description
SCT resources have a broad range of skills in different technologies. The large skill-set has been made possible by a conscious focus on strengthening our skills base. Every person selected for our team brings something new, something that adds to our offerings. We learn continuously, both on the job and through formal training programs.
Job Description
Responsibilities:
-Support global high frequency trading environment and core trading environment.
-Responsible primarily for the architecture, design, implementation, and support of proprietary trading environment, including server, operating system, network, colocation site, and connectivity to a multitude of vendors and exchanges.
-Conduct research to identify the latest cutting edge computing, networking, and connectivity trends and developments to keep company at the forefront of the industry.
Qualifications:
-Successful candidates will have a bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering from a top university.
-Strong knowledge of network/connectivity and/or x86_64 Linux server technologies, particularly as related to ultra low latency design.
-10 - 15 years of experience architecting and supporting a high performance, reliable, flexible, scalable and heterogeneous network of computers and related communications equipment.
-Storage experience is a big plus.
-Strong vendor management background is highly desired.
-Some programming experience (Java, C, and/or C++) is preferred and knowledge of Scripting languages such as Perl, Python, and Bourne Shell is required.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Linux Systems Engineer at SCT Resources will design, build and support the trading environment, including servers, networks and vendor and exchange connectivity. The role also researches new computing and networking trends to keep the company current.
Requirements
Candidates need a bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering, strong x86_64 Linux and network skills with ultra-low-latency design experience, and 10 to 15 years of architecting high-performance systems. Scripting in Perl, Python or Bourne Shell is required.
Skills
- Linux
- Ultra-low-latency system design
- Network and connectivity architecture
- Colocation infrastructure
- Storage systems
- Vendor management
- Perl
- Python
- Bourne Shell scripting
- Java
- C
- C++
- High-availability system design
- Scalable system architecture
- Technology research
- Trading systems
- Exchange connectivity
Categories
- Technology
- Finance & Accounting
- Engineering
Keywords
- Linux
- x86_64 Linux server
- low latency
- high frequency trading
- network architecture
- colocation
- trading systems
- storage
- vendor management
- Perl
- Python
- Bourne Shell
- Java
- C++
- systems engineering
- network engineering
- infrastructure architecture
- exchange connectivity
Seniority
Senior
Tools
- Linux
- Perl
- Python
- Bourne Shell
- Java
- C
- C++
Languages
- English
Fields of study
- computer science
- engineering