Senior Network Engineer – Cisco Engineering & Linux Administration – Expanding Trading Firm
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Expanding Trading Firm based in Chicago’s Loop area is seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer who has strong experience with Cisco networking, Trading Applications and Linux systems administration. If you are an experienced Network Engineer with Trading environment and Linux experience then we want to hear from you!
Role Description
Expanding Trading Firm in Chicago’s Loop area is seeking an experience Senior Network Engineer. This position will be taking a lead role in the department of 3 technical staff and report into the CTO. You will ideally have a good understanding or background in Linux Systems Administration and now be focusing on Network Engineering. You will be working with trading systems and traders so previous experience in this is a must.
Responsibilities and Duties
- The engineer will be responsible for the trading systems and report to the IT Director.
- Defines, designs and implements IT solutions in response to business needs
- Develop and maintain effective working relations with users, vendors, and other department personnel.
- Identify and evaluate future technologies for enterprise and departmental solutions.
- Manage projects through entire lifecycle including, creating and maintaining project plans, define scope and requirements, technical design, project presentations, managing tasks and providing appropriate project reporting.
- Create and maintain clear and easily understandable documentation for the current state and proposed state of systems
- Monitor server-level access by both internal and external sources to assure secure enterprise systems
- Experience with an enterprise backup strategy design and implementation
- Strong project management skills including requirements gathering, task definition, resource allocations and change management
- Performs troubleshooting procedures and designs resolution strategy and documentation as needed to hand off to operational staff.
Qualifications Experience:
- Experience supporting trading systems such as ISV and proprietary trading software, etc.
- Experience in high performance computing and low-latency, high-volume message based applications
- Strong knowledge of FIX protocol.
- Knowledge of Network Architectures and Financial networks
- College degree in CS, CIS or MIS preferred
- Red Hat certification, Solaris certification
- MCSE, CCNP, RHCE, Solaris Certification, and RHCSS CCIE a plus
Personal Profile:
- Experience serving as team lead or supervisory experience
- Well organized with a passion for getting the most out of individuals.
- An excellent attitude towards helping end-users.
- To share technical expertise with less experienced staff; to train, technically develop, and mentor.
- Comfortable working in a small team environment and a ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple demands
- Must be available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week on an emergency basis for troubleshooting. Provide support remotely when needed.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Creative problem solving when faced with less than ideal circumstances.
- Ability to deliver in an “everything must get done now” environment
Key Words: Trading, Linux, Systems, Red hat, Redhat, Windows, Cisco, Engineer, Network, Networking, Chicago, Loop area, Senior, Team Lead, project work, design, monitor, ISV, FIX protocol.
This is an immediate priority hire, interviews are on going and early applications are advised. GQR also welcomes tentative enquiries from suitably qualified individuals.
Confidentiality and utmost discretion is 100% assured.
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Note, while a resume is preferable we also welcome tentative enquiries from well-qualified persons. To speak with an agent please contact one of our regional offices using the contact details listed below. Utmost confidentiality and discretion is assured.
Please ask for George Woods in our Los Angeles office.
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