TechOps SRE

TechOps SRE (Site Reliability Engineer)

Rapidly growing Chicago-based financial technology firm operating industry leading trading technology solutions, OMS and Risk and Margin tools is looking for a passionate, hardworking, self-motivated individual with excellent communication skills with a solid understanding of the financial industry to join their growing team.

STT has invested heavily in building new sophisticated product lines in the area of Order Management systems, Risk systems and trading platform and is looking for a TechOps SRE (Site Reliability Engineer).

Location:

Chicago area

Note: This is a hybrid role with two days required in the Chicago office per week.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide Level 2/3 support for production trading systems to ensure stability and optimal performance.
• Manage and oversee the production release process, ensuring smooth deployments and minimal disruption to services.
• Collaborate closely with the coverage desk, development teams, and infrastructure teams to coordinate releases and enhancements.
• Implement and enhance monitoring solutions to proactively address potential issues in trading systems.
• Drive the automation of trading systems to improve efficiency and reduce the likelihood of human error in live trading environments.

Required Skills and Technologies:

• Strong programming skills in Python.
• Proficient in Linux environments (preferably RedHat or similar), with a solid understanding of command line operations and application management.
• Experience with configuration management tools, such as Ansible or similar.
• Familiarity with version control systems, such as Git, and best practices in code versioning and collaboration.

Desired Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in supporting real-time, high-availability production systems, preferably in a trading or financial services context.
• Ability to work effectively in a team setting and collaborate with multiple departments to resolve complex issues.
• Strong analytical skills and the capacity to work under pressure during critical incidents.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

ABOUT STERLING TRADING TECH

Sterling Trading Tech (Sterling)’s mission is to provide market-leading, cloud-based trading infrastructure, encompassing Trading Platforms, OMS, and Risk products to support both buy-side and sell-side firms. Sterling’s clients include clearing firms, broker dealers, proprietary trading groups, and hedge funds in over 20 countries. Sterling systems currently process over 10% of all US matched equities.

Recently acquired by L Squared Capital Partners (L Squared), Sterling is entering a new phase of expansion and innovation. Sterling’s accelerated growth plans include additional staffing in both its product and sales organizations, new technology development and the release of incremental cloud services, with the addition of new asset classes and international coverage to drive global adoption of its offerings.

This is an exciting time to join Sterling’s growing team of trailblazers developing next generation trading technology in the fintech space.