Overview

Senior Headhunter at Hunter Bond | London | New York | Singapore | Montreal | Specialising in Infrastructure Engineering

Title: System Adminstrator

Client: Elite Fintech Trading Firm/Market Maker

Location: London (hybrid/3 days)

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled System Administrator with a strong foundation in Bare metal infrastructure, automation, performance tuning, and Python scripting. The successful candidate will work closely with infrastructure and development teams to maintain, optimize, and automate mission-critical systems. This is an excellent opportunity for someone eager to expand their technical expertise within a dynamic and intellectually stimulating environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, support, manage, and optimize Linux-based trading infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain automation tools and scripts using Python and other relevant technologies.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability of trading systems.
• Collaborate with software developers, network engineers, and traders to enhance system performance and reliability.
• Implement and manage configuration management and deployment automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, or similar).
• Ensure security best practices are followed in system configurations and deployments.
• Provide research into new technologies and plan their adoption.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience.
• Strong understanding of Linux systems administration, including troubleshooting, performance tuning, and security.
• Proficiency in Python for scripting, automation, and system integration.
• Experience with DevOps tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Docker, or Kubernetes.
• Basic networking knowledge (TCP/IP, DNS, firewall configurations, etc.).
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-performance environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for automation and efficiency.
• Experience in a trading, finance, or high-frequency/low-latency environment is a plus but not required.
• Cutting-edge tech: 5/10 years ahead of the competition
• Rewarding, satisfying work: yearly pay reviews, role progression and autonomy
• Greenfield projects
• Unrivalled bonus, exceptional benefits package

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology, Engineering, and Finance
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting, Software Development, and Investment Management

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