
Cryptocurrency Trading Firm
Gaining an edge in cryptocurrency markets requires investment in the right tools and a systematic approach. Our research pipeline is built on data that has been harvested on a 24-hour basis from 50+ exchanges.
Your role will be to help deliver a secure, reliable, and best-in-class production environment for our global trading franchise.
Responsibilities:
· Provide first-line support and troubleshooting for our exchange connectivity applications.
· Track, escalate, and prioritise incidents, ensuring timely resolution.
· Implementing configuration changes and software upgrades.
· Actively participate in the continuous monitoring of exchange connectivity, order flows, latency etc.
· Actively participate in the design and improvement of processes around monitoring and alerting.
· Planning long-term roadmap for the trading system, from capacity to tools to software features.
· Working with developers to design and implement features in the trading system.
· Perform ad-hoc operational tasks as needed to support the global trading function.
Qualifications:
· At least 2 to 7 years’ experience in a similar role at a bank or proprietary trading firm.
· Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject (e.g., Computer Science).
· Required: Experience working in front-line support.
· Required: Experience in MySQL/MSSQL and Linux.
· Required: Ability to understand and read API documentation. Nice to have WS, REST and FIX.
· Required: Ability to analyse logs, and metrics and system performance of applications in general.
· Required: Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
· Nice to have: Exposure to container technology (e.g., Docker, Rancher).
· Nice to have: Software development experience a plus but not required.
· Disciplined self-starter with high attention to detail and ability to work autonomously and/or remotely.
· A high degree of motivation, adaptability and proactiveness are key success factors for the role.
· Optimistic and willing to learn and working with other SRE’s even outside the domain.