Senior IT Site Reliability Engineer
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Hudson River Trading (HRT) is looking for a Senior IT Site Reliability Engineer to join our growing IT Solutions Delivery team. This team is responsible for developing and maintaining the corporate productivity stack for the entire firm, both on-prem and in the cloud. As a Senior IT SRE, you will ensure the availability and reliability of systems within this stack and grow our engineering practice in alignment with the firm's larger engineering organization.

This role requires a deep Linux operating system and application administration skill set, proficiency in Python, and solid experience with configuration management/IaC. Successful candidates should also have exceptional organizational, communication, and project management skills, as well as the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.

Responsibilities

* Manage on-premise containerized web services

* Automate and troubleshoot a broad range of technical infrastructure

* Design and operate secure, reliable systems

* Develop and implement monitoring solutions to ensure high system uptime and reliability; utilize tools to detect and resolve issues proactively

* Document system architecture, processes, and best practices

* Break down complexity, iterate, and communicate progress to a wide variety of leads and stakeholders

* Assist with the administration of DHCP and DNS for both on-premise and external systems and applications

Qualifications

* 5+ years of experience in site reliability engineering or related disciplines

* Proficiency with Python

* Experience managing and monitoring containerized infrastructure

* Experience working with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or ArgoCD

* Expert experience with IaC and configuration management tools such as Terraform, SaltStack, Chef, Puppet, or Ansible

* Nice-to-haves:

* Experience building and operating systems on cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP)

* OpenLDAP or other directory services management expertise

* Atlassian Data Center administration experience (on-prem)

* Web development experience

Annual base salary range of $150,000 to $250,000. Pay (base and bonus) may vary depending on job-related skills and experience. A sign-on and discretionary performance bonus may be provided as part of the total compensation package, in addition to company-paid medical and/or other benefits.

Culture

Hudson River Trading (HRT) brings a scientific approach to trading financial products. We have built one of the world's most sophisticated computing environments for research and development. Our researchers are at the forefront of innovation in the world of algorithmic trading.

At HRT we welcome a variety of expertise: mathematics and computer science, physics and engineering, media and tech. We're a community of self-starters who are motivated by the excitement of being at the cutting edge of automation in every part of our organization-from trading, to business operations, to recruiting and beyond. We value openness and transparency, and celebrate great ideas from HRT veterans and new hires alike. At HRT we're friends and colleagues - whether we are sharing a meal, playing the latest board game, or writing elegant code. We embrace a culture of togetherness that extends far beyond the walls of our office.

Feel like you belong at HRT? Our goal is to find the best people and bring them together to do great work in a place where everyone is valued. HRT is proud of our diverse staff; we have offices all over the globe and benefit from our varied and unique perspectives. HRT is an equal opportunity employer; so whoever you are we'd love to get to know you.