DevOps Engineer

Quantbox Research; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

4 Weeks paid vacation

Medical insurance

International team outing

Job summary

Quantbox is seeking a DevOps Engineer for its Bengaluru office to work with Traders, Quants and Developers on production trading environments.

The role emphasizes incident management, monitoring, and system reliability, with exposure to cash equities, derivatives and FX markets.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of DevOps experience, preferably in trading support.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from a reputed college.
• Experience owning and managing multiple incidents in a fast-paced environment.
• Exposure to Follow The Sun support model and hand-off procedures.
• Strong Python and Bash scripting skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide level 1 and 2 support for Production Trading systems.
• Manage Order Management System and Market Data delivery systems.
• Monitor and report system health and status.
• Collaborate with Traders, Quants and Developers to understand needs.
• Contribute to design/implementation of reliable, self-correcting support systems.
• Serve as primary technical contact for trading systems users.
• The role requires adaptability to non-standard work hours.

Skills

Python scripting

Bash scripting

Linux/Unix

SQL basics

Incident management

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering

Job description

Quantbox is a technology-driven proprietary trading firm that specializes in systematic alpha research and electronic market-making on various exchanges. We trade across a multitude of asset classes and trading venues with significant market share and are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join us in our Bangalore Office. As a DevOps Engineer, you will be working closely with Traders, Quants and Developers to develop, test and deploy cutting edge solutions that will be used in our production trading environment. Additional requirements include:

Responsibilities

• Solving problems by providing level one and level two support for our Production Trading support systems
• Managing the widely-deployed Order Management System and Market Data delivery systems
• Monitoring and reporting on the status and health of our systems
• Working closely with clients to understand their needs
• Contributing to the design and implementation of the support system to enhance reliability and self-correction
• Serving as the primary technical contact to the users of the trading systems
• The position calls for adaptability to non-standard work hours, aligned with project and market demands.

Qualifications

• 2 + years experience in DevOps, Trading Support preferred
• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Engineering from reputed engineering college with exposure to programming
• Demonstrated experience to own and manage multiple incidents/tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with Follow The Sun model of support and ensuring proper hand-off procedures
• Brilliant scripting skills in Python, and Bash/Scripting
• Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix
• Basic knowledge of SQL and use of databases queries
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities
• The ability to conduct root cause analysis and Incident management
• Excellent communication skills and fluency in English
• Good exposure to financial products like Cash Equities, Bonds, Derivatives, Currencies, Commodities, FX markets.
• Excellent understanding of Trading Life Cycle, Futures and Options Trading

Quantbox is a place of friends and colleagues, where people convert their passion into action. We believe in togetherness that brings out the best in ourselves and our Company. Our open and casual work culture gives you the space to innovate and deliver.

Everyone on the team is approachable.

Employee remuneration packages are reviewed regularly to ensure that they remain competitive. In recognition of our employees’ contributions and performance, for full time permanent roles we provide:

• Competitive compensation
• 4 Weeks of paid vacation
• Medical insurance
• International team outing

Quantbox is an equal opportunities employer.