Core Operations Engineer
Virtu Financial1 day ago
Dublin, IrelandMid Level
Responsibilities
- Manage the deployment, maintenance, and enhancement of electronic trading systems across global venues.
- Serve as the first point of contact for external trading connections and provide counterparty support.
- Perform risk management, system triage, and system optimization.
- Solve complex technical problems in Linux environments.
- Work with traders and exchanges to understand micro-market structure.
- Respond quickly and decisively in high-stress, time-sensitive situations.
Requirements
- Excellent working knowledge of Linux environments.
- Competence in at least one programming language, preferably Python, Bash, Perl, Go, or a similar language.
- Ability to remain composed and effective in high-stress, time-sensitive environments.
- Interest in high-transaction environments and/or low-latency systems.
- Excellent communication skills and a strong academic record.
- Interest in innovative technologies.
- Experience with financial systems or knowledge of global financial markets is a plus.
- SQL experience is a plus.
- Experience with Ansible, Puppet, or Salt is a plus.
- Knowledge of TCP and UDP networking is a plus.
Benefits
- 26 days of annual leave plus additional leave for community service, marriage or civil partnerships, and moving house.
- Paid maternity leave and enhanced paternity leave.
- Private health, dental, and optical coverage, GP access, and a wellness program.
- Life assurance, income protection, and a pension scheme.
- Gym subsidy or fitness reimbursement and Cycle to Work scheme.
- Commuter benefit plan and personal travel insurance.
- Catered lunches, stocked kitchen, laundry service, onsite gym, yoga and HIIT classes, barber, and hairdresser services.
About Virtu Financial
Virtu Financial is a publicly traded market maker and electronic trading firm that provides liquidity across equities, ETFs, and other asset classes, and offers execution services and analytics to institutional clients. Its revenues come from market making and commissions/fees on trading and data solutions. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in New York, Virtu expanded its client execution and analytics capabilities with the acquisition of ITG in 2019 (traded on NASDAQ: VIRT).