Senior Systems/Networks Engineer (Tier 3)

Qualifications

Must-have skills: 

• 3+ years of experience in UNIX/Linux administration and/or Networking,
• Experience in Amazon Compute Cloud,
• In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP and ISO/OSI stack,
• Solid experience with networking (routing, switching, IP, TCP, UDP, BGP, EIGRP, VPN, DNS) and Cisco IOS,
• Knowledge of IP Multicast (RP, PIM, IGMP),
• Technical knowledge to ensure safe, effective, and efficient changes to the network and systems infrastructure
• CI/CD and DevOps/SRE activities experience,
• Proficiency in shell script languages: awk, perl, etc
• Preferred experience in cluster technologies and high availability systems,
• Experience in solving complex problems and the ability to handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously,
• Strong analysis, investigation, and troubleshooting skills,
• Good written and spoken English language.

Nice-to-have skills: 

• Understanding high-performance, high-throughput, and low-latency network technologies,
• Knowledge of Java programming language,
• Experience with CDN architectures,
• Experience with WAN technologies,
• Experience with Trading/Exchange/Risk management software usage and management,
• Experience in working with GIT, Ansible, nginx, haproxy, and similar technologies,
• Experience with Atlassian software (JIRA, Confluence, etc.).

Company Description

dxFeed is a subsidiary of Devexperts, a globally recognized fintech leader in capital markets technology. As an integral part of this established financial technology provider, dxFeed serves buy-side and sell-side firms worldwide, equipping traders, analysts, quants, and portfolio managers with accurate, real-time market data and insights to power smarter decision-making.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Systems/Networks Engineer to join the team.

We expect the Senior Systems/Networks Engineer to

• Oversee and manage critical server and Unix OS subsystems, ensuring optimal configuration and performance,
• Maintain network equipment (Cisco),
• Maintain datacenter facilities (on-prem),
• Maintain cloud environments (AWS, GCP),
• Be active on the assistance for developers, participate in SRE/DevOps activities,
• Collaborate with network and security teams in aligning infrastructure with organizational policies and requirements,
• Implement and maintain system monitoring, backup, recovery, and automation solutions,
• Architect, design, install and configure managed installations, cloud-based clusters/networks.
• Automate cloud and hybrid (on-prem/cloud) platform and systems deployment, including load-based auto-scaling approaches,
• Be proactive in identifying and troubleshooting problems in testing and production environments (generating solutions and bug reports when required) and monitoring network/systems health and status, and continuously making improvements,
• Solve critical problems in network environments (multicast routing/latency issues/packet loss/etc) and in Systems, platforms, and data such as: unavailability/ outage/ inconsistency/ misconfiguration/ data delays/ etc.),
• Diagnose complex issues within network stack, including low-level packet capture and OS system analysis,
• Be engaged into on-call rotation to ensure 24x7x365 coverage for critical core and customer issues,
• Provide hands-on guidance and mentorship to junior systems engineers, ensuring quality and timelines,
• Contribute to documentation, best practices, and process improvements within the project or business unit,
• Communicate with clients and partner companies' engineers on technical subjects.