Systems Engineer

The Systems Engineer will share responsibilities in a variety of technological areas including assisting in managing Windows/Linux servers and Windows/Mac desktops, account management, production contingency planning/testing and systems documentation.

The role includes working with business analysts to provide front-line application support.

The Systems Engineer will provide technical support and guidance to end-users including hardware and software troubleshooting and will coordinate vendor and third-party maintenance for network connectivity, software support, and telecommunications services.

The position will require on-site hours from 6am-3pm on all US trading days with additional limited on-call responsibilities as necessary. Early morning on-site is required for maintaining integrity of overnight data feeds, monitoring scheduled batch processing jobs, SQL loads and production infrastructure and resolving issues prior to market open.

Responsibilities:

This is a hands-on multi-function role that requires time to be split between application support and systems maintenance.

• Servers/Desktops Administer and optimize Linux and Windows 2003/08 servers and related components and system level software packages. Assist in desktop and laptop builds and hardware rollouts. Administer OS and software updates. Interface to server/desktop support groups. Contribute to server planning and hardware/software deployments such as version control and issues tracking packages
  
  
• Application Support Install, maintain and support financial trading applications and interface to 3rd party vendors and trading partners
  
  
• SQL Server Configure and maintain SQL Server 2008; administer users/groups, backups and database replication
  
  
• Active Directory User/group administration, message server account setup, group policy configuration to manage/enforce security
  
  
• Contingency Planning Help implement, monitor and adjust the system backup procedures to ensure that the corporation's data and computer systems are recoverable. Involves maintaining and testing business continuance strategies and procedures; recommend and implement security structures necessary to protect the corporation's system resources
  
  
• User Support Assist in providing technical assistance and support to users of the corporation's computing environment, including desktop/laptop, printer, blackberry and phone systems support
  
  
• Document methodologies, issues and solutions

Requirements:

A Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or the equivalent with three or more years of experience in a systems integration environment, 2+ years of solid database administration experience. Excellent interpersonal skills are a necessity for this role. Experience with network topologies will be useful. Prior experience in front office equity buy side environment with experience in fund management, order management and trading applications is a plus, but not required.

To apply for this position please send an email containing cover letter and resume to careers@geodecapital.com. Please include Systems Engineer in the subject line.