[LA-Jobs] Trading Systems Reliability Engineer

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A new job has been posted on the Linux Australia website.
http://linux.org.au/trading-systems-reliability-engineer-0
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Trading Systems Reliability Engineer
Permanent Full time
Sydney CBD
Salary negotiable based on experience

About Optiver

Optiver is a proprietary global market maker, trading on all major financial  
markets around the world, putting only its own capital at risk. Making  
markets in financial products is Optiver's core business.

We take our time finding great people. Once we've found them, we don't want  
to lose them, so we offer lots of benefits, like terrific training and career  
development programs, casual attire, extended annual leave benefits, paid  
maternity and paternity leave, access to an employee assistance program, and  
on-site flu vaccinations. Our people look forward to breakfast and lunch  
every day prepared by our onsite chef, onsite barista, a weekly massage, free  
gym membership, a games room, and sponsored sporting teams. We also have  
monthly and quarterly team events. This is one of the reasons Optiver has  
been voted in the top two spots on the BRW Best Places to Work in the last  
two years in a row!

About the role

In an environment where microseconds matter, our trading systems need to  
perform at their peak, all day, every day. As a Trading Systems Reliability  
Engineer you work in the production environment where you are a mechanic 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 analysis/ 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.

Technical skills
* 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 / UNIX
* Good scripting skills. Experience with Python and/or software development  
is highly regarded
* You are excellent at troubleshooting and root cause analysis
* Networking experience will be very useful but it's not a deal breaker if  
you haven't had any

Soft skills
* You're awesome
* You're a team player
* Excellent communication skills - verbal, written and face-to-face
* You're a strong problem solver
* You know how to and understand the importance of managing expectations
* Easily liaise with both techies and non-techies and talk tech to  
non-techies
* Love to learn and often find you are trying to improve just about  
everything, all the time
* You're efficient and keep a cool head under fire

If you are interested in discussing this opportunity please send your resume  
to Kassidy at Kassidy.mulley at optiver.com.au or give me a call on # 02 9275  
6950.

http://www.optiver.com/sydney/


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