Raul Garcia started working for a recruiting company, Parallel Partners, in the Chicago loop in 1995 as an Administrative Assistant. After some time, he started recruiting and placing candidates in new positions and realized that he enjoyed helping people find exciting new jobs with great companies. In 2014, he joined Next Step Systems and has been an integral member of our recruiting staff and key contributor to our success.
Our clients include financial services and trading industry firms. Clients include International Hedge Funds, Proprietary Trading Firms, Investment Banks, Online Brokerages, Market Data Providers, Start-up Trading Firms, Trading Software Product Vendors and many others. He would welcome the opportunity to assist you in finding your next great career! We recruit for information technology jobs near Chicago with our IT recruiting and staffing agency.
Next Step Systems specializes in IT recruiting in the Chicago area for IT professionals looking for new information technology careers.
We are a group of Chicago IT recruiters with years of IT recruiting and tech staffing experience ready to find qualified IT candidates for your open positions.
IT Technician, Tier 3 Senior Systems & Network Engineer, Onsite in Mount Prospect, IL As an onsite IT Technician, Tier 3 Senior Systems & Network Engineer, you will serve as the highest level of technical escalation within the IT department. This role carries a dual mandate: maintaining the reliability, performance, and security of existing infrastructure, and engineering new solutions that support business growth and modernization. You will handle complex technical issues that cannot be resolv
Senior Trading Systems Engineer, Low Latency, Onsite We are looking to hire a highly talented Senior Trading Systems Engineer to join the technology team. This Senior Trading Systems Engineer position is 100% Onsite and NOT open for Remote. Senior Trading Systems Engineer Responsibilities: - Work collaboratively with technology and business teams on all aspects of a global trading and research infrastructure. - Research and implement enhancements to infrastructure systems as well as automation
Director of Platform Engineering & Operations, Hands-on, Onsite in Charlotte, NC The Director of Platform Engineering & Operations is responsible for the entire technology platform, overseeing both customer-facing systems and internal infrastructure to ensure 24x7 availability, security, and scalability across Azure Cloud and on-premises environments. This hands-on leadership role balances technical execution and strategic management, including building a high-performing team, driving operation
Senior Quantitative Researcher, Buy-Side, PhD Preferred, Onsite in Chicago, IL We are looking to hire a highly talented Senior Quantitative Researcher to join the technology team. This Senior Quantitative Researcher position is 100% Onsite and NOT open for Remote. Senior Quantitative Researcher Responsibilities: - Work collaboratively with the technology and business teams to develop an understanding of complex financial markets, products, and strategies. - Analyze financial market data to iden
Director of DevOps and Cloud, Hands-on, Onsite in Charlotte, NC The Director of DevOps and Cloud is responsible for the entire technology platform, overseeing both customer-facing systems and internal infrastructure to ensure 24x7 availability, security, and scalability across Azure Cloud and on-premises environments. This hands-on leadership role balances technical execution and strategic management, including building a high-performing team, driving operational excellence, implementing securi
Senior Linux Systems Engineer, Low Latency, Onsite in Chicago, IL We are looking to hire a highly talented Senior Linux Systems Engineer to join the technology team. This Senior Linux Systems Engineer position is 100% Onsite and NOT open for Remote. Senior Linux Systems Engineer Responsibilities: - Work collaboratively with technology and business teams on all aspects of a global trading and research infrastructure. - Research and implement enhancements to infrastructure systems as well as auto
Senior IT Manager, NetSuite Experience Required, Hybrid in Morrisville, PA We are seeking an experienced Senior IT Manager to lead our IT operations and support the organization s technology initiatives. This role is responsible for overseeing IT infrastructure, enterprise applications, cybersecurity, and day-to-day technology operations while partnering with leadership to ensure technology supports business objectives. The ideal candidate has a strong background in IT leadership, infrastructu
Experienced Trader - Work From Home We are currently looking for an Experienced Trader for a great opportunity. The ideal Experienced Trader is willing to develop new trading strategies utilizing proprietary software, as well as customizing current trading strategies. The company participates in a wide variety of marketplaces including global futures, equities, commodities, options, fixed income, and cryptocurrencies. Their culture emphasizes teamwork and focuses on continuous integration and
Technical Product Lead, AI Email Applications, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Required - Work From Home As Technical Product Lead, AI Email Applications, you will work at the intersection of user needs, model capability, and engineering constraints. The Technical Product Lead will work directly with Machine Learning (ML) and engineering teams to define how the system should behave, how we measure it, and how we continuously improve it. This is a deeply technical, hands-on role. You are expected
Java Software Engineer, Secret Security Clearance Required, Onsite in King George, VA We are seeking a skilled and experienced Java Software Engineer to join a dynamic team in King George, VA. The Java Software Engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining a Java code base in support of U.S. Navy Weapon Systems. This Java Software Engineer role requires a strong understanding of front and back-end programming, user interface design, class design, code structuring, uni
