The Electronic Trading Group has much of the character of a high-tech startup: a hard-working cooperative environment, no rigid boundaries, and excellent compensation for superior performance. In addition to experience and expertise in the field, we are looking for maturity, intelligence, enthusiasm, versatility, and most importantly passion for technology.

Responsibilities:
· Performance tuning and system analysis at all levels. Design, implementation,
and monitoring of network infrastructure capable of transporting up to several
million real-time messages per second with microsecond latency, Linux kernel
level performance tuning, storage system throughput analysis, hardware
performance benchmarking, and trading application latency measurement.
· Administering our extensive Linux-based research cluster with over a thousand
CPU cores using our Grid management software
· Supporting and monitoring our extensive Linux-based production cluster with
over a thousand CPU cores with proprietary distributed system management
software
· Managing petabytes of research and production financial time series data using
both centralized and highly distributed storage
· Installation and customization of open source project management and
productivity software
· Working with technology and quantitative teams to maintain and expand our set
of proprietary tools that manage our trading and research operations
· Benchmarking next generation hardware and software and conducting feasibility
studies for their application to our existing system
· Helping to decide and implement multi-million dollar annual IT budget

Qualifications:
· BS, MS, or PhD or equivalent experience in Computer Science or other technical fields
· Previous experience in software engineering and/or operational support
· Previous experience in systems integration and engineering, especially storage
and network-related
· High level of expertise in systems programming (Linux, database systems –
Oracle, Sybase SQL, MySQL, SQLite)
· High level of expertise in a variety of scripting languages (e.g., Perl, Awk, Bash)
· Interest and aptitude in mathematics and finance is preferred
· Familiarity with automated trading systems and financial industry is preferred
· High level of responsibility and accountability
· Ability to work independently in a high-pressure, time-critical environment
· Must be a team player who works well with technologists, quantitative scientists, and business managers.
· Ability to multitask effectively
· Must be detail-orientated
· Must have strong communications skills, both verbal and written

Benefits:
· Highly competitive above market compensation tied to individual and business
performance
· At least four weeks of vacation, ten days of bank holidays and six days of sick
leave per annum
· Regular after work manager sponsored happy hours with team members

To apply: Send the most current resume attached as a word document to kcassata@optionsgroup.com with the job title in the subject line. All submissions will be reviewed and qualified applicants will be contacted immediately

Founded in 1992, Options Group has always prioritized maintaining an intimate relationship with the financial services industry and its key participants. Options Group offers financial services companies a broad array of integrated services. These include Executive Search, Strategic Consulting, and Market Intelligence. Options Group, with its global footprint and growing Emerging Markets presence in the financial services industry, has combined their strong historical relationships and product and geographical knowledge with technology, creating a deep and valuable proprietary database.