HPC Linux Operations Engineer Chicago & London

Jump Trading, LLC.; London; On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in financial technology is seeking a hands-on individual to manage Linux HPC environments. The role involves providing 24/7 support, resolving issues, and collaborating across teams to enhance global infrastructure. Candidates should have strong Linux experience and proficiency in programming languages. Benefits include medical insurance, retirement plans, and discretionary bonuses.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus eligibility

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid vacation and holidays

Retirement plan with employer match

Paid parental leave

Wellness programs

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional Linux experience.
• Experience with HPC components is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide front-line support for 24/7 Linux HPC compute and storage.
• Develop scripts and code to automate tasks.
• Manage vendor relationships and participate in maintenance operations.

Skills

Linux

Communication

Collaboration

Root Cause Analysis

Project Management

Tools

Python

Go

C

Job description

Jump Trading Group is committed to world-class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting-edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique, emphasizing constant innovation, fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking individual talent through collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk-adjusted returns; we design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading research organizations and universities to solve complex problems.

We are seeking an adaptable, hands-on individual passionate about managing Linux HPC environments at scale, eager to handle complex operational tasks as their primary role.

What You'll Do:

• Provide front-line support for 24/7 Linux HPC compute, storage, and interconnects, involving technologies like RDMA fabrics, parallel filesystems, HPC batch schedulers, FUSE filesystems, internal Jump software, multi-vendor hardware, cybersecurity, and high user expectations.
• Resolve problem reports and questions from Jump's research community, managing the full lifecycle of issues.
• Respond promptly to alerts.
• Participate in large-scale maintenance operations, including evenings and weekends.
• Contribute to global infrastructure projects.
• Develop scripts and code to diagnose, resolve, and automate tasks.
• Collaborate across teams to develop and test code in multiple programming languages.
• Manage vendor relationships, including travel for meetings.
• Implement and support monitoring systems for performance and faults.
• Develop and update documentation for systems and users.
• Maintain tools for production environment support.
• Provide operational support as a core responsibility.
• Follow cybersecurity and IT policies, using only approved hardware and software.
• Participate in an on-call rotation.
• Perform other assigned tasks as needed.
• Work from the office approximately 5 days a week and be available for maintenance windows on Friday evenings or Saturday mornings.

Skills You'll Need:

• Interest in operational work as a primary role.
• At least 2+ years of professional Linux experience.
• Experience with HPC components like parallel filesystems, batch systems, and network interconnects is a plus.
• Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language (e.g., Go, Python, C) with the ability to learn others quickly.
• Strong root cause analysis skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong collaboration skills and willingness to handle diverse tasks.
• Ability to manage complex projects independently.
• Sense of urgency and reliability.
• Willingness to perform maintenance during evenings and weekends.
• Ability to work effectively in a busy, open office environment.

Benefits:

• Discretionary bonus eligibility
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options
• Employer-paid group term life and AD&D insurance
• Voluntary life and AD&D insurance
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Retirement plan with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness programs

Annual base salary range: $125,000 – $175,000 USD.