Linux Administrator

3Red Partners, a proprietary trading firm headquartered in Chicago, is seeking a Linux Administrator to join the team. Our team has extensive, global experience in a wide variety of asset classes, risk management, and leading trading technologies. We focus our efforts on hiring extremely talented and motivated individuals from around the world to create cutting edge technology, address challenging problems and achieve best-in-class solutions.

The Linux Administrator will work in our Chicago office alongside other technologists and will be responsible for the day to day user support and the ongoing maintenance of 3Red’s computer systems and network. At 3Red, you will be tasked with building flexible and innovative solutions while ensuring reliability in a dynamic global trading environment.

Your impact:

• Work as part of the IT team to optimize, tune and build low latency Linux servers
• Build tools to automate systems related tasks and work with packet capture technologies to troubleshoot networking issues
• Install and maintain Linux OS on bare metal and virtual servers deployed across various datacenters
• Research and test network cards and server hardware from various manufacturers
• Create and maintain documentation of systems processes and recommend new hardware and software solutions
• Partner with operations, core development, research and trading teams to resolve systems and network related tasks and issues

Your skills:

• A Bachelors or Master’s degree with more than 3 years of Linux administration experience or equivalent training
• Strong background in Linux/Unix system administration deploying bare metal and virtual servers
• Knowledge of scripting in Python or other languages; experience with Gitlab, CI/CD methodologies and tools
• Experience with automation/configuration management using Ansible, Terraform, Kickstart and MAAS
• GCP cloud experience, provisioning, GKE and Docker
• Deep understanding of TCP and UDP protocols, experience with Prometheus and Grafana
• Self-motivated and strong attention to detail and communication/customer service skills with the ability to identify problems and work proactively to resolve issues

Our perks:

3Red prides itself on offering highly competitive benefits for our employees. We have an excellent work-life balance and are able to be most productive by working together. The firm offers competitive salary and performance-based bonuses, casual dress, fully stocked pantries with many healthy options (and a bit of chocolate, too!), catered breakfast and lunches weekly, 3Red outings, and a Zen Room for moments of relaxation. Additionally, 3Red offers productivity allowances, a generous learning and development reimbursement, retirement planning, and premium health benefits.