HPC Operations Engineer
Jump Trading is a global trading firm where traders, engineers, and researchers develop trading strategies, models, infrastructure, and systems across asset classes and time horizons.
About Jump Trading
Jump Trading is a global trading firm focused on research-driven trading and the engineering of scalable models, tools, infrastructure, and execution systems. Its operations combine trading, technology, AI/ML, and quantitative research, and it also runs research and talent programs including conference travel grants and a fellowship program.
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About the Role
You provide frontline operational support for 24/7 Linux HPC compute, storage, and interconnects. You resolve research community problems, respond to alerts, perform coordinated maintenance, develop diagnostic and automation code, support monitoring systems and production tools, document systems, manage vendor relationships, participate in on-call rotations, and work on global infrastructure projects.
Requirements
- At least 2+ years of professional Linux systems administration experience
- HPC experience with parallel filesystems, batch systems, and high-performance network interconnects is a plus
- High proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language such as Go, Python, or C
- Ability to perform root cause analysis
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong collaboration skills
- Ability to independently manage complex projects and multiple workstreams
- Willingness to perform operational maintenance during evenings and weekends
- Reliable and predictable availability
Responsibilities
- Provide frontline operational support for Linux HPC compute, storage, and interconnects
- Resolve research community problem reports and questions
- Respond to alerts
- Participate in coordinated maintenance operations
- Work on global infrastructure projects
- Write code for diagnosis, resolution, triage, and automation
- Develop code and testing infrastructure across codebases
- Manage outside vendor relationships
- Implement and support performance and fault monitoring systems
- Develop systems and user documentation
- Develop and monitor production computing tools
- Participate in on-call rotations
- Work from the company office an average of five days a week
Benefits
- Private medical insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Travel medical insurance
- Group pension scheme
- Group life assurance
- Income protection schemes
- Paid parental leave
- Parking benefits
- Commuter benefits
