Job Title:  Senior Unix System Administrator

Corporate Title:  Vice President

Department: Technology

Location: New York

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $145,000 and $160,000/year*

Company Overview

As the agency-model execution services arm of the Nomura Group, Instinet Incorporated subsidiaries provide brokerage services to clients in over 60 markets around the world. Through its advanced suite of electronic trading strategies, experienced high-touch trading group, top-ranked Commission Management services, award-winning desktop trading platform, and unparalleled access to insightful analytics, content and unique liquidity, Instinet helps institutions lower overall trading costs and ultimately improve investment performance. In the US, Instinet also offers a boutique-model Equity Research offering to assist their clients in the pursuit of alpha generation in a changing landscape. Over the course of its 50+ year history, Instinet has introduced a range of now industry-standard trading technologies, and has been an innovator at the forefront of the market's evolution. For more information, please visit www.instinet.com.

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Job Description

As a Linux System Engineer you will provide support for all on-prem and cloud Linux servers across North America, Europe and Asia. You will be part a global Infrastructure Technology team, working on large transformation projects as well as BAU support.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide Systems Support of Swift Messaging Infrastructure running on Linux platform. The work will involve Project and BAU work of installation, upgrading, patching of all major components of Swift stack of components, including HSM, SNL, SAG, SAA.
• Provide Systems Support of Electronic Trading Infrastructure running on Linux platform.
• Full life cycle management of Linux Systems Infrastructure, including systems deployment, routine maintenance and patching and systems decommissioning.
• Support audit and remediation actions to comply with IT Governance policies and procedures.
• Actively look for opportunities to improve systems security, stability and performance, as well as internal processes and workflows.
• Maintain up to date documentation.
• Investigate outages, document and communicate to the stakeholders Root Cause Analysis.
• Use Jira to coordinate department activities and be able to develop dashboards and reports that measure success.
• Participate in on-call follow-the-sun rotation. This includes some after-hours and weekend work.
• Use Ansible for configuration management and uniform systems deployment.
• Understand and apply the philosophy of managing Infrastructure as a Code and Configuration as a Code.
• Work closely with InfoSec team to ensure system and network security.

Skills and Experiences Assessment

• Must have experience configuring, upgrading and managing Swift Infrastructure, including SNL, SAG, SAA, Crest.
• Must have strong Linux administration skills, including system and network security, performance monitoring and tuning.
• Strong experience with Ansible for system configuration management. Knowledge of RedHat AAP is a plus.
• Scripting experience with Python or Perl, Unix shell, SQL.
• Fundamental knowledge of using git. Experience with Gitlab pipelines is a plus.
• Experience with Systems Monitoring using Elasticsearch/OpenSearch and Prometheus.
• Knowledge of x86 server hardware, hands-on experience with Dell and HPE is a plus.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP protocols. Experience with Network Load Balancers (F5 or similar) is a plus.
• Knowledge of using and managing Red Hat Satellite.
• Experience with Terraform is a plus.
• Experience with SAN, NAS and Enterprise Backup technologies is a plus.

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*base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, corporate and functional title and duties, job-related knowledge and advanced degrees, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors”.

Instinet is an Equal Opportunities Employer