About the company: Maven is a market-leading proprietary trading firm allocating internal capital across discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies. Our collective expertise spans traders, engineers, and technologists, unified by an unwavering dedication to enhance our efficiency as a premier liquidity provider for globally listed derivatives. We leverage groundbreaking execution and pricing technologies to elevate and improve how financial markets operate.
Job Overview: We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Junior Linux Engineer to join our Infrastructure team. This role is crucial in supporting and maintaining our Linux-based systems, with a strong focus on automation and scripting. The ideal candidate will have a foundational understanding of Linux environments, combined with a passion for learning and developing their skills in a dynamic trading environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- System Administration: Assist in the administration and maintenance of Linux servers, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
- Automation: Develop and maintain automation scripts using Python and Bash to streamline system management tasks.
- Monitoring and Troubleshooting: Monitor system performance, identify issues, and perform initial troubleshooting to resolve hardware and software problems.
- Configuration Management: Use tools like Ansible to manage system configurations and ensure consistency across environments.
- Collaboration: Work closely with senior engineers to implement and document new solutions and improvements.
- Support: Provide support for internal teams, addressing technical issues and ensuring smooth operations.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Basic Linux Knowledge: Understanding of Linux operating systems (e.g., Alma, RHEL, Rocky) and basic system administration tasks.
- Automation Skills: Proficiency in scripting languages, particularly Python and Bash, with a focus on automation.
- Configuration Management: Familiarity with configuration management tools like Ansible.
- Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to identify and resolve technical issues efficiently.
- Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration with team members.
- Eagerness to Learn: A proactive attitude towards learning new technologies and improving technical skills.
Additional Attributes:
- Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or similar.
- Knowledge of version control systems like Git.
- Basic understanding of networking principles and protocols.
- Exposure to containerization and virtualization technologies (e.g., Docker, VMware).
Work Conditions:
- Availability for on-call support and occasional after-hours work to ensure system availability and performance.
- Ability to lift and handle equipment as part of regular duties.
This role is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about Linux systems and automation, keen on working with a dynamic team, and eager to develop their skills in a cutting-edge technical environment.
What we can offer you:
- Group Pension plan
- Competitive compensation
- Annual discretionary bonus
- 25 days’ annual leave
- Informal dress code
- Private healthcare and life assurance
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What We Do
Maven implements both fundamental and quantitative trading & market making strategies across global financial markets, utilising only the group’s capital. We see ourselves just as much a technology firm as a multi-strat trading firm.
We aim to equip our traders with the best tools we can. We channel the advances in computer learning, processing power and network capacity into streamlining and improving all aspects of the trading operation, from front office to settlements. This is paired with meticulous and attentive execution and conservative risk management.
If you would like to learn more about working at Maven please visit: https://www.mavensecurities.com/work-at-maven/
