VP Linux Systems Engineer — Lead Scalable Infra & SRE

Morgan-Stanley; Town of Islip (NY); On-site; USD 155,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley’s SETI team seeks a Linux Systems, Hardware and Infrastructure Services Engineer to design, build and maintain robust, scalable automation for electronic trading. You will drive configurations, collaborate with developers and admins, and ensure maintainability and security across enterprise Linux platforms.

The role blends software engineering, hardware awareness and leadership, offering technical influence and mentoring within a small team of system administrators and SREs to

Qualifications

• Comprehensive understanding of Linux systems administration.
• Experience with hardware components integration and drivers/firmware patching.
• Familiarity with automation platforms and infrastructure-as-code concepts.
• Experience with architecture of large-scale, resilient trading infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design, engineer and support Linux server-based solutions for algorithmic trading.
• Utilize Linux configuration platform features to deliver and maintain distinct system configurations.
• Evaluate hardware components (e.g., FPGAs) and coordinate with vendors for supportability and security patches.
• Mentor engineers, provide technical leadership and drive infrastructure improvements through SRE practices.

Skills

Linux administration

Network troubleshooting

Python automation

Git

Jenkins

CI/CD

Automation

System ownership

Debugging

Leadership

Tools

tcpdump

strace

Git

Jenkins

Automated testing

Job description

Morgan Stanley’s SETI team seeks a Linux Systems, Hardware and Infrastructure Services Engineer to design, build and maintain robust, scalable automation for electronic trading. You will drive configurations, collaborate with developers and admins, and ensure maintainability and security across enterprise Linux platforms.

The role blends software engineering, hardware awareness and leadership, offering technical influence and mentoring within a small team of system administrators and SREs to