Ubuntu Linux Engineer

Overview

Ubuntu Linux Engineer to support, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux systems in production and development environments within Point72’s Technology team.

What you'll do

• Support, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux systems in production and development.
• Assist with system provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management.
• Monitor system performance, availability, and capacity; respond to incidents and outages.
• Work with developers and quants to support research and trading workloads.
• Automate operational tasks using scripting and configuration management tools.
• Perform patching, upgrades, and vulnerability remediation.
• Maintain documentation and operational runbooks and participate in an on-call rotation.

What you'll need

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience administering Ubuntu Linux systems and ZFS.
• Strong Linux fundamentals (processes, memory, CPU, filesystems, networking) and systemd, cron, logging, and apt package management.
• Shell scripting experience (Bash).
• Familiarity with SSH and TCP/IP networking including DNS.
• Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios, Datadog).
• Ability to troubleshoot production issues under time constraints.
• Strong communication skills and a team-oriented mindset.
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards.