UNIX DevOps Engineer

BGSF; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A proprietary trading firm in downtown Chicago seeks a motivated DevOps Engineer to join their team. The role requires support at various levels, primarily focusing on monitoring trading systems and resolving production issues. A strong background in UNIX and scripting is essential, along with excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
• Strong working knowledge of SQL and Unix commands.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring and alerting of critical trading system environments.
• Proactive identification and resolution of production issues.
• Development of tools for efficiency improvements.

Skills

UNIX environment

SQL

Python

Bash

Interpersonal communication

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Job description

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Base pay range

$100,000.00/yr - $125,000.00/yr

Our client, a proprietary trading firm in downtown Chicago, is looking for a motivated individual to work in our Chicago office as part of their DevOps team. This role will handle L1 thru L3 level support of service requests/incidents in a professional and timely manner. Customer service and production support are the most important aspects of this role. This role requires the candidate to be local to Chicago as they will need to visit the office approximately once per week.

Responsibilities

● Monitoring and alerting of critical trading system environments

● Proactive identification and resolution of production issues

● Development of tools and driving efficiency/stability improvements/ automation with scripting

● Troubleshooting and resolution of complex systems issues

● Production Deployments of all infrastructure components

● Off hours pager support on a rotating schedule

Qualifications

Required

● Minimum 5 years of relevant experience

● Strong working knowledge of UNIX environment/Unix commands

● Database knowledge with SQL - MySQL, InfluxDB

● Strong scripting knowledge - Python/Bash

● Minimum B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent

Preferred

● Experience using Jira as a ticket/work request system

● Network troubleshooting and analysis experience

Other Skills needed

● Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential

● Ability to switch and track various ongoing tasks and issues is required

● Attention to detail in problem solving

● Ability to work under pressure within a dynamic trading environment

● Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Investment Management and Financial Services

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