HPC Systems Engineer

Jump Trading Group is looking for an HPC Systems Engineer to join our global High Performance Computing Team in our Sydney office. You'll design, implement, and maintain the compute, scheduling, network, and large-scale data storage systems that power our quantitative research and data pipelines. This is a hands-on role where you'll manage uniquely customized Linux environments at scale, combining deep systems expertise with strong software development skills.

What you'll do

• Design, implement, maintain, and support high performance compute and storage systems
• Implement and support performance monitoring and fault monitoring systems
• Monitor systems and storage performance, including network components
• Build tooling to compile, package, install, and upgrade software and operating system components at scale
• Collaborate with team members across teams to write code and testing infrastructures in multiple programming languages
• Develop and improve systems and user documentation
• Participate in large, coordinated maintenance operations, including evenings and weekends
• Work on global infrastructure projects across a wide range of systems
• Collaborate directly with researchers to optimize their use of HPC infrastructure
• Develop and monitor the tools used to maintain a production computing environment
• Provide operational support on a rotating basis and as needed
• Manage relationships with outside vendors, including traveling domestically and internationally
• Adhere to all company cybersecurity and IT policies

What you bring

• 5+ years of professional experience in high performance computing, including parallel filesystems (e.g., Lustre, GPFS) and batch systems (e.g., Slurm, Grid Engine)
• 5+ years of experience with Linux systems administration
• High proficiency with at least one programming or scripting language such as Go, Python, or C
• Extensive experience designing, building, and maintaining complicated, interdependent, and distributed systems
• Extensive experience profiling and debugging application stacks using debuggers and profilers
• Experience with system configuration management tools such as SaltStack, Ansible, or Puppet
• A compulsion to perform root cause analysis
• Reliable and predictable availability

Nice to have

• High-performance network interconnects experience

About Jump Trading Group

Jump Trading Group empowers exceptional talent in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to conduct world-class research and apply cutting-edge technology to global financial markets. The company designs, develops, and deploys technologies across industries, funds start-ups, and partners with leading research organizations and universities.