Job Application for Systems Engineer at AlphaGrep Securities

AlphaGrep is a quantitative trading and investment firm founded in 2010. We are one of the largest firms by trading volume on Indian exchanges and have significant market share on several large global exchanges as well. We use a disciplined and systematic quantitative approach to identify factors that consistently generate alpha. These factors are then coupled with our proprietary ultra-low latency trading systems and robust risk management to develop trading strategies across asset classes (equities, commodities, currencies, fixed income) that trade on global exchanges.

We are seeking a bright and resourceful individual who will work as Systems Engineer with our trading team which is based out of our London office.

Roles & Responsibilities

Supporting and Maintaining the trading team’s trading Linux Infrastructure
Proactively working on issues, identifying problem areas and providing solutions to enhance performance
Managing, Benchmarking and Scaling Distributed File System (NFS, GlusterFS, ReadyNAS) for hosted data centres and public clouds
Managing, Benchmarking and Scaling Job Scheduling services (SunGridEngine, Oracle Grid Engine) for hosted data centres and public clouds
Managing, Benchmarking and Scaling hosting services for - git repos, issue trackers, web servers and portals. Ensuring secured access to authorized devices.
Managing and monitoring Security solutions for secured access to linux systems. Automating detection of suspicious activities.
Managing essential core services such as DHCP, LDAP, DNS
Interacting with firm’s system team for smooth operations
Managing and benchmarking network connectivity, automated alerts for flaps, auto-switching to backups in co-ordination with firm’s system team
Working with vendors to procure high performance hardware and resolve issues

Required Skills

Experience with distributed systems - ReadyNAS, GlusterFS, GPFS, GFS etc
Experience with two factor authentication and security automations
Experience with GitLab, BitBucket, GitHub etc hosting, securing and scaling, Experience with CI/CD (TeamCity etc) hosting, securing and scaling
Experience with MySQL server hosting and performance benchmarking
Experience with configuration management tools, package management tools, user management tools
Knowledge of RedHat Centos and simultaneous setup for python2.7 and python 3.8
Expert knowledge of bash, ACL, other access control frameworks
Understanding of server-side networking, networking protocols, designing and configuring network layout

Why You Should Join Us

Great People. We’re curious engineers, mathematicians, statisticians and like to have fun while achieving our goals
Transparent Structure. Our employees know that we value their ideas and contributions
Relaxed Environment. We have a flat organizational structure with frequent activities for all employees such as yearly offsites, happy hours, corporate sports teams, etc.
Health & Wellness Programs. We believe that a balanced employee is more productive. A stocked kitchen, gym membership and generous vacation package are just some of the perks that we offer our employees

Systems Engineer

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