Jump Trading Group is committed to world-class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting-edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique, emphasizing constant innovation, fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking individual talent through collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk-adjusted returns; we design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading research organizations and universities to solve complex problems.
We are seeking an adaptable, hands-on individual passionate about managing Linux HPC environments at scale, eager to handle complex operational tasks as their primary role.
What You'll Do:
- Provide front-line support for 24/7 Linux HPC compute, storage, and interconnects, involving technologies like RDMA fabrics, parallel filesystems, HPC batch schedulers, FUSE filesystems, internal Jump software, multi-vendor hardware, cybersecurity, and high user expectations.
- Resolve problem reports and questions from Jump's research community, managing the full lifecycle of issues.
- Respond promptly to alerts.
- Participate in large-scale maintenance operations, including evenings and weekends.
- Contribute to global infrastructure projects.
- Develop scripts and code to diagnose, resolve, and automate tasks.
- Collaborate across teams to develop and test code in multiple programming languages.
- Manage vendor relationships, including travel for meetings.
- Implement and support monitoring systems for performance and faults.
- Develop and update documentation for systems and users.
- Maintain tools for production environment support.
- Provide operational support as a core responsibility.
- Follow cybersecurity and IT policies, using only approved hardware and software.
- Participate in an on-call rotation.
- Perform other assigned tasks as needed.
- Work from the office approximately 5 days a week and be available for maintenance windows on Friday evenings or Saturday mornings.
Skills You'll Need:
- Interest in operational work as a primary role.
- At least 2+ years of professional Linux experience.
- Experience with HPC components like parallel filesystems, batch systems, and network interconnects is a plus.
- Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language (e.g., Go, Python, C) with the ability to learn others quickly.
- Strong root cause analysis skills.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Strong collaboration skills and willingness to handle diverse tasks.
- Ability to manage complex projects independently.
- Sense of urgency and reliability.
- Willingness to perform maintenance during evenings and weekends.
- Ability to work effectively in a busy, open office environment.
Benefits:
- Discretionary bonus eligibility
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options
- Employer-paid group term life and AD&D insurance
- Voluntary life and AD&D insurance
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Retirement plan with employer match
- Paid parental leave
- Wellness programs
Annual base salary range: $125,000 - $175,000 USD.