Technology Operations Engineer - Eagle Seven
Chicago, IL 60661
About the Job
Eagle Seven is seeking a Technology Operations Engineer. Our Operations Team is at the intersection of trading, development, and systems administration and plays an integral part of our firm’s success. The team manages the deployments, scheduling, monitoring, and troubleshooting for multiple trading strategies. We are seeking an individual to help us solve complex problems and improve our processes and tools. The ideal candidate is someone with a strong sense of ownership who can anticipate challenges. Must be open to working a rotating schedule which will include US and Asia shifts.
Primary Responsibilities include
- Monitor the trading system and work to identify and resolve issues
- Identify, diagnose and troubleshoot complex problems to keep trading online
- Work with Risk and Trading desks to understand and facilitate trading requirements
- Manage daily changes and communicate status to the company
- Automate software distribution and deployments for Linux and Windows applications to speed up our application deployments
- Build new tools to manage our system and reduce effort and errors
Requirements
Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
- Financial industry experience is required
- 1-3 years of experience using, managing, or developing on Linux systems
- Fluent with Windows and Linux platforms
- Proficient in a scripting language, preferably Python
- Comfortable with distributed version control like Git, Mercurial, or Subversion
- Familiar with configuration management systems like Salt, Puppet, or Chef
- Familiarity with monitoring tools, such as Solarwinds, Nagios, Cacti, etc.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks with high attention to detail in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Motivated to identify and problem solve issues in a timely manner
Benefits
Eagle Seven offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to all full-time employees.
- Medical PPO and HMO coverage through BlueCross BlueShield
- Company Contributions to a Health Savings Account (with enrollment into a High Deductible Health Plan)
- Dental coverage through Principal
- Vision coverage through VSP
- 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Company Paid Disability Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Flexible Spending Account
- Pre-tax Transit Benefits
- Complimentary Lunch and Beverages