Systems Engineer

The engineering challenges this role addresses provide opportunities to work on transformative technologies to migrate real-time market exchange systems to new technology stacks, to help simplify and improve flexibility in our global low-latency networks.

ROLE SUMMARY:

• Engineering position is within a distributed team, which operates both in-office and remotely, project focused deliveries, opportunities to develop automation, pipelines and develop new technologies for our production environments.
• Transformation technologies include pipelines for CI/CD and systems orchestration, migration tools and automatic testing testbeds to improve quality of testing for system changes
• Primary focus on Linux based servers, bare-metal and containers, with transformation migrating some of our on-prem workload into public and hybrid clouds
• Vendor engagement to solve issues and develop next generation platforms
• In conjunction with the wider team, responsible for break/fix activities within development environments, numbering approx. 5,000 individual systems/switches globally
• Expertise in resolving capacity and performance issues on complex systems configurations
• Detailed knowledge/understanding of network stacks and tuning options
• Systems Engineer provides Linux-centric engineering, Virtualization solutions and Message Broker solutions supporting the Realtime Development environments
• Systems Engineer has the ability to work autonomously, document and track progress via JIRA/SharePoint, and close communication with wider team and partners via scrums
• Accountable for Developing, Managing, Maintaining systems infrastructure tooling and automation testbeds for Realtime development and QE assets
• Also responsible for Analysis, Definition, Design, Construction, Testing, Installation of changes within the environment in accordance with governance guidelines

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

• Works closely with planning and technology architect to assure all systems are in line with IT long term strategy.
• Participates in project planning sessions with clients, business analysts, and team members to analyse requirements and provides design recommendations for complex systems.
• Build, Test designs and code for handling RT sophisticated container workload deployments, including upgrades, capacity management, monitoring
• Conducts unit testing and implements multi-functional systems ensuring system fits needs of client and business.
• Works with project teams to define and design scope for each project.
• Develops new multi-functional software systems using focused software development processes.
• Evaluate and make recommendations for buy versus build decisions.
• Provides design recommendations, develops application and custom integration solutions including major enhancements
• Responsible for writing complex design specifications.
• Collaborates in setting development guidelines.
• Prepares and presents status updates for various projects.
• Reviews effort to ensure compliance to application architecture standards.
• Research new and emerging technologies.
• Evaluates and makes recommendations for new tools, technologies and platforms to be implemented.
• Provides technical leadership, coaching, and mentoring to engineering & application development teams.
• Requires full technical knowledge and thorough understanding of business application of the project.
• Acts as team leader on projects but is likely to be an individual contributor at this level.
• Utilizes and knows the latest on multiple programming languages and software technologies.
• Acts as an industry class authority in a cross section technical subject area.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

Essential skills...

• Expertise with: Linux RHEL 8.x/9.x, MS Windows server 2012 - 2022, Message Broker (e.g. Solace)
• Experience with HP enterprise-class hardware (DL3x0 Proliant series Gen9/10/10+/11)
• Experience with AWS EC2 images and Containers, Cloud Watch, Kubernetes, Route53, etc
• Active Directory design and administration. Security agents and policy management
• Advanced knowledge of Windows and Linux-based hardware platforms
• Thorough understanding of network storage and TCP/IP networking
• Able to work in an ambitious, fast-paced environment with little daily supervision
• Expected education/experience:
  • BS/MS Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, and/or
  • Equivalent work experience (Minimum 3 years experience as a Linux, Windows, VMWare and Solace systems engineer or designer in an enterprise environment)

Desirable skills

• Experience with VMWare ESX Server (vSphere) and Virtual Center (v6.x and 7.x)
• Advanced knowledge of Windows and Linux-based scripting facilities
• Perl, C, PHP, VBScript, or Python development skills desired
• Experience with Cyber tools for endpoint/vulnerability management
• Experience with automation and orchestration (ex PagerDuty, HPE Image Composer)
• Experience in a market-data environment a plus!
• Experience with HPE and Dell rackmount and frame hardware
• Has created, maintained and deployed via Automation - Windows and Linux "standard build" images

Soft skills

• Good communications skills, good relationship management, good project management skills, solid specialist technical knowledge in relevant field.
• Works with internal and external customers, gathering and exchanging information to meet business needs.
• Effectively presents information for discussion with higher levels of the organisation.
• Coordinates and handles activities both within and outside own team, involving the integration of multiple subject areas and/or teams.
• Cyber tool/agent experience...
• Deep technical awareness. Up-to-date and current on multiple programming languages and software technologies. Acts as an industry class authority in a cross-section technical subject area. Experience of formal software development lifecycle. Good understanding of project management. High awareness of customer service.

WHAT YOU'LL GET IN RETURN:

• Great learning opportunities to master new technology deployments and design and experience delivering those solutions on highly complex application stack
• Improve knowledge of delivering low-latency products in market data scenarios
• Learn risk management and value of automated pipelines to deliver quality products in large-scale infrastructures
• Learn and practice ground-breaking technologies to virtualize sophisticated applications onto public/hybrid cloud models
• Do all of the above while working in like-minded, friendly and flexible global technology teams
• Remote working flexibility via Digital First work style, affording great tools to be online, and enhancing occasional in-office contact for creative opportunities.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

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