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Linux Systems Engineer

Fintal Partners

We're looking for a Linux Engineer with strong systems knowledge and Python/scripting skills to join our expanding global team. You'll build and run Linux at scale in a business-critical environment, and improve the automation and self-service tooling we use to manage our server estate.

Please read the information in this job post thoroughly to understand exactly what is expected of potential candidates.

The Linux Engineering group owns provisioning, configuration, performance and reliability for a large Linux infrastructure that runs many kinds of workloads. These include ultra-low latency systems at the core of high-frequency trading, high-throughput research environments, and a wide range of Kubernetes-based applications. You'll need solid Linux fundamentals applied at scale, with automation driving consistency and efficiency across the fleet. Your initiative, teamwork, problem-solving and drive to keep improving will help the firm stay competitive by bringing new technologies and practices into production.

What You'll Do:

  • Use deep Linux expertise to diagnose and fix complex issues on enterprise systems, keeping them stable and performant
  • Improve the configuration management code and processes behind 10,000+ bare-metal Linux servers worldwide
  • Build and maintain Python/Bash tooling for large-scale Linux management
  • Streamline provisioning so bare servers become production-ready platforms
  • Expand Linux metrics, logging, monitoring and alerting integrations for full fleet visibility
  • Keep peers and stakeholders updated through meetings, tickets, code reviews, chat and merge requests

What You'll Bring:

  • Hands-on Linux engineering, administration and provisioning at scale, ideally on bare metal
  • Large-scale configuration management, ideally Puppet and Hiera on bare-metal servers
  • Python for automation, APIs, design, testing and debugging
  • Writing Ansible playbooks and automating xhyhwjd complex tasks
  • Designing, building and publishing RPMs, plus managing in-house repositories
  • CI/CD pipelines, Git, and good branching/merging practice
  • Strong system and network troubleshooting with tools like eBPF, tcpdump, strace, systemd, NTP/PTP, lsof and nc
  • Networking fundamentals: routing, DNS, TCP/UDP/multicast
  • Building and publishing Docker images
  • Working knowledge of Kubernetes
  • Exposure to Prometheus, Grafana and AlertManager, especially Linux telemetry and exporter development
  • Bachelor's in Computer Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience
Vacancy posted 2 days ago
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