Senior Linux Engineer

• Collaborating with a global Linux Engineering team for coordinating work, engineering projects, changes, and on-call schedules 
• Serving as a liaison between the Linux Engineering team and various trading desks and teams  
• Configuring, deploying and maintaining DRW’s Linux environments in a declarative and repeatable manner 
• Actively monitoring the health of our entire Linux server environment; performing day to day troubleshooting 
• Application packaging and maintenance of software repositories 
• Automating repetitive system administration tasks 
• Evaluating and recommending new hardware and software technologies or solutions 

• Experience working with configuration management tools, ideally Ansible, Chef, or Puppet 
• Scripting and automation experience with one or more of the following: Bash, Python, or another high-level programming language 
• Extensive Linux support and engineering experience in a large (10,000+ server) high availability environment 
• Strong knowledge of Red Hat-based and Debian-based platforms (CentOS, Rocky, Alma, Oracle, Ubuntu)
• Solid understanding of protocols such as Kerberos, DNS, and DHCP, and applications like Kubernetes, VMware, and Openstack.
• Previous experience tuning and debugging Linux systems for high performance, low latency trading applications
• A firm understanding of IP networking, routing, and multicast traffic 

The annual base salary range for this position is $200,000 to $250,000 depending on the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set. The position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition, DRW offers a comprehensive suite of employee benefits including group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance, 401k (with discretionary employer match), short and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, health savings accounts, and flexible spending accounts.