The posting
Responsibilities
- Linux Systems Administration: Install, configure, patch, and maintain RHEL/Fedora servers and related infrastructure.
- Performance & Low-Latency Tuning: Perform network/system/kernel tuning for ultra-low-latency workloads; develop benchmarks and monitoring/observability dashboards.
- Scripting & Automation: Develop reliable Bash, Python, and Perl scripts for routine operations, troubleshooting/diagnostics, and internal tooling.
- Configuration Management: Build and maintain Ansible playbooks or Salt states (Salt preferred); ensure idempotent configuration across large node fleets (hundreds of nodes).
- Virtualization & Cloud: Deploy and manage Proxmox clusters; create and maintain VMs and containers; integrate with AWS services when relevant.
- Network Engineering: Implement and troubleshoot advanced networking, including VLANs, bonding/NIC teaming, SR-IOV, TCP/UDP tuning, and QoS. Cisco and Fortinet experience is a plus.
- Storage Engineering: Administer and troubleshoot SAN/NAS and block storage via iSCSI. Perform LUN masking, multipathing, and Linux host performance tuning. HPE SAN experience is a plus.
- Incident Response: Respond to production incidents promptly (including some after-hours/weekend coverage).
- Documentation & Knowledge Sharing: Create clear runbooks, SOPs, and technical documentation; mentor junior engineers.
- Security & Compliance: Apply hardening standards, manage SELinux where required, and support audit/compliance requirements.
What You Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- 5–10 years of professional Linux engineering experience with RHEL/Fedora.
- Strong problem-solving skills; able to work independently and collaboratively; proactive approach to automation and continuous improvement.
- Strong networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, routing, switching, and firewalls.
- Proven experience with system/kernel/network performance tuning, including low-latency optimization.
- Hands-on experience with Proxmox (preferred) or comparable virtualization platforms (KVM, VMware).
- Advanced scripting skills in Bash, Python, and Perl.
- Demonstrated experience with Ansible or Salt (Salt preferred).
- Experience with container technologies (Docker, LXC/LXD).
- Familiarity with monitoring/observability stacks: Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix, LibreNMS.
- Knowledge of security frameworks such as CIS and NIST.
- Experience with Windows networking.
- Working knowledge of AWS services (EC2, VPC, S3) is a plus.
- Prior experience in high-frequency trading and financial services is a plus.
- Fluency in English; Mandarin and/or Cantonese fluency is a plus.



