[LA-Jobs] System Reliability Engineer – Sydney CBD - Optiver

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A new job has been posted on the Linux Australia website.
http://linux.org.au/system-reliability-engineer-–-sydney-cbd-optiver
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Who we are

Optiver is a Premier Global Trading firm focused on market-making, who take  
pride in our people and our technology. From our Sydney office, we trade  
across the APAC region and due to continued growth we are constantly on the  
lookout for talented and passionate people. Although trading is our game, our  
technology helps us to achieve our goals. Our IT team works closely with  
trading to help guide and drive our business and therefore is an integral  
contributor to our success.

What you’ll do

In an environment where microseconds matter, our systems need to perform at  
their peak, all day, every day. As a Trading Systems Engineer, you work in  
the production environment where you are a custodian of the systems that  
drive Optiver’s core business.

You’ll be responsible for the entire trading system, from end-to-end  
(servers, networks, software deployments etc). You'll be entrusted with the  
delivery of game-changing ideas, performance improvements and coordinating  
incident responses. Your goal is flawless execution at every stage.

Whilst this is not a development or systems admin role, it incorporates  
elements of both. You’ll often find yourself on the trading floor as a  
trusted advisor to our traders on operational decisions. You excel in taking  
real business problems and solving them with cutting edge technology.

Who you are

You're a solution-oriented engineer who wants to have a direct impact on the  
business. You want to work with systems end-to-end and you don’t shy away  
from intricate low level details. You love to problem solve, troubleshoot and  
get your hands dirty with technology. You’re customer-focused, communicate  
strongly and enjoy engaging others face-to-face. A critical thinker when it  
comes to troubleshooting and analysis, you recognise the smallest of details  
and patterns, leave no stone unturned, ask all the right questions and are  
always looking to improve how things work.

Skills and experience
• Min 3 years’ experience working in System Administration, IT Operations  
/ DevOps / Release management or any technical role that requires complex  
troubleshooting, incident management and production support
• A solid understanding of Linux is required
• Experience with Python scripting, networking and/or software development  
is highly desirable
• Excellent verbal, written and face-to-face communication skills with the  
ability to liaise with both technical and non-technical stakeholders alike
• Demonstrated ability to keep a ‘cool head’ when under pressure

In-house trading training is provided so you’ll be well equipped to liaise  
with traders. You’ll learn about market operations, trading concepts and  
strategies and how that translates to the technology that makes Optiver as a  
business tick.


If this sounds like you then please click APPLY now, we look forward to  
hearing from you!

Also feel free to check out our website http://optiver.com/sydney/ to get to  
know us better!


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