Summary
✨ AI‑Generated
Take ownership of infrastructure that supports critical technology operations in a fast-paced trading environment. You will design and manage CI/CD pipelines, build deployment and monitoring tools, automate operational processes, troubleshoot production issues, and improve system resilience. The role also provides opportunities to provide technical direction, unblock strategic initiatives, and increase developer productivity.
Highlights
High-impact infrastructure role with technical leadership, ownership of critical systems, opportunities to improve production resilience and developer productivity, and exposure to strategic projects.
Description
Overview
As a Trading Infrastructure engineer, you play a key role in the delivery of critical technology solutions that support Susquehanna's business objectives.
The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of the software development life cycle, IT operational processes, and strong systems thinking.
The expectation is that you’re able to own the architecture and design of the systems and tools that enable automating and optimizing our operations and processes, build and maintain tools for deployment, monitoring and operations, as well as troubleshooting and resolving issues across our environments.
Your work will focus on:
Improving resilience of our systems in productionProvide technical leadership and direction for the Trading Infrastructure teamUnblock strategic projects across the teamImprove developer productivity
In This Role, You Will
Design, implement and manage our CI/CD pipelines on different platforms and environments.Work closely with production engineers and developers in a tight knit business facing teamAutomate processes to gain efficiency and quality.Administer and monitor different environments and systems health.Manage and configure cloud infrastructure services.Take an automation first approach in responsible areas including trading systems and development lifecycles systems and backup operations.Help troubleshoot issues during testing and provide production launch support.Provide support and troubleshooting on production systems including diagnosing and resolving post deployment issues, patching servers, implementing automated server hardening policies, investing / resolving and downtime incidents.
What We're Looking For
Strong experience in infrastructure support, deployment and monitoring.Must have strong technical skills in scripting (e.g.
Python, PowerShell etc.).Experience in either Windows or Linux operating systemsExperience in messaging systems, and experience debugging network protocols such as TCP, multicast, would be highly regardedHands-on experience with CI/CD orchestration tools Exposure to deployment orchestration platforms (e.g.
Octopus Deploy) Proficiency with enterprise version control platforms (e.g.
GitLab) Understanding and practical application of security models (e.g., RBAC) B.S.
in a technical discipline or equivalent experience.Financial trade floor experience is a plus but not essential, training will be provided
Personal Skills
Initiative – proven record of seeking continuous improvement and implementing best practice in technology environmentAbility to work under pressure and tight deadlinesSelf-motivated and creativeStrong communication (verbal and written) – ability to convey technically complex subjects in a clear and concise mannerAttention to detail – thorough in work carried outInterpersonal – friendly and approachableTeamwork – working together to meet deadlinesExcellent time management, organization and prioritization skillsFlexibility – all members of the team participate in early morning and out of hours support schedulesDesire to learn and improve skills and knowledge
About Susquehanna
Susquehanna is a global quantitative trading firm powered by scientific rigor, curiosity, and innovation.
Our culture is intellectually driven and highly collaborative, bringing together researchers, engineers, and traders to design and deploy impactful strategies in our systematic trading environment.
To meet the unique challenges of global markets, Susquehanna applies machine learning and advanced quantitative research to vast datasets in order to uncover actionable insights and build effective strategies.
By uniting deep market expertise with cutting-edge technology, we excel in solving complex problems and pushing boundaries together.
What We Do
We are experts in trading essentially all listed financial products and asset classes, with a focus on derivatives trading.
Through market making and market taking, we handle millions of trading transactions around the world every day, providing liquidity and ensuring competitive prices for buyers and sellers.
While our presence in the market is broad, our trading desks are highly specialised, allowing for a deep understanding of unique drivers of each asset class.
Equal Opportunity Statement
We encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities.
Susquehanna is an equal opportunity employer.
If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruitment process, please contact us.
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