Windows Engineer OR Linux Engineer

Job Summary:

Client is seeking a talented Associate Linux/Windows Engineer to join our Platform Services team which is responsible for building and managing all 15,000+ servers and 250+ PB of storage that composes our critical trade focused infrastructure. You ll work alongside technologists across Susquehanna s environment to troubleshoot application, network, hardware issues.

Responsibilities:

• Rotate across technology spaces: As part of the team, you will be able to rotate with senior engineers specializing in Windows, Linux, Virtualization, Storage, and open-source technologies. During these rotations, you will partner with engineers to learn the fundamentals of their spaces and help them solve complex problems from building out new environments, evaluating and creating new applications, performance tuning, automation, and configuration management.
• Work with mentors: In each rotation you will be paired with one or more mentors that will guide you through your technical growth and Susquehanna s environment. In addition to dealing with day-to-day project work, together you will pinpoint your areas of interest and avenues for growth. You will also work closely with the rest of our teams through design/white board sessions, problem solving discussions, and ongoing project and team updates.
• Engage with bleeding edge technology: Client is always looking at the latest technology to see where we can increase speed and performance for competitive advantage while managing risk and enhancing stability. You will have the freedom to test and implement your solutions at scale in our onsite labs consisting of over 600 physical and virtual servers. You may have the opportunity to help test out new hardware that isn t generally available (server hardware, network cards, flash storage), work on emerging platforms geared toward container orchestration (Kubernetes, Service Fabric), or work on high performance clustered environments responsible for driving our quantitative trading

Qualifications:

• On-Prem -- major + (seeing primarily Cloud)
• Systems knowledge, automation, hardware (On Prem), monitoring tools, virtualization (VM Ware), exposure to all is great!
• 15,000 servers
• Automation/scripting - any, Python, Bash, etc.
• Windows or Linux, no preference, they will support Sr Engineers who specialize in designated areas (selling point, the opportunity to work with these Engineers in areas of specialization, elevate knowledge, growth).
• Personality: very curious, passionate a tech (home lab), looking to make improvements, understand why they're using a tool, why they decided to use it, show initiative
• Challenges: personality, heavy Cloud, need to understand On-Prem, depth of knowledge, not just plug/play, comm skills
• Rotating shifts: Normal hours M-F 9-6, will rotate the 7-4 & 11-8 across team, if weekend coverage, can flex time
• BS in Information Technology, Computer Science or Engineering, or a similar technical major.
• Knowledge of computer architecture, OS and network concepts.
• A passion for technology, learning, and finding creative ways to solve hard problems.
• Strong personal initiative and excellent communication skills.
• Experience with any of the following a plus: Python, PowerShell, Bash, Linux, Windows, building computer systems or networks.
• The shift for this role rotates between 7:00am-4:00pm, 9:00am-6:00pm and 11:00am-8:00pm. Applicants must be willing to work these shifts.