Senior Linux Engineer (Low Latency)

Role: Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Client: Boutique Trading Firm

Salary: $220,000 + Bonus/Benefits

Location: Sydney, Australia

We're partnering with a leading proprietary trading firm to hire a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join a high-performing technology team supporting mission-critical trading infrastructure across global markets.

This is an opportunity for an experienced Linux engineer to take ownership of low-latency infrastructure, automation initiatives, and large-scale engineering projects within a highly technical trading environment.

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and optimise Linux server and workstation environments

• Support and scale latency-sensitive trading infrastructure across global data centres

• Drive Infrastructure-as-Code and automation initiatives across the technology estate

• Lead capacity planning, disaster recovery, and high-availability engineering

• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and performance issues across Linux and networking environments

• Deploy and support physical trading infrastructure including servers, racks, and colocation environments

• Own infrastructure projects from design through to implementation

• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering best practices

• Bridge on-premise trading systems with cloud infrastructure environments

Qualifications

• 8+ years' experience in Linux Systems Engineering or Infrastructure Engineering

• Strong Linux administration, performance tuning, and troubleshooting expertise

• Experience supporting high-performance or low-latency environments

• Strong understanding of networking concepts and infrastructure services

• Experience with automation and configuration management tools such as Ansible or Puppet

• Strong Python and Bash scripting skills

• Experience with Kubernetes, Podman, or containerised platforms

• Exposure to AWS or GCP cloud environments

• Experience working within data centres and physical infrastructure environments

• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and project ownership skills

Sells

• Join a globally recognised trading firm with significant investment in technology

• Work on business-critical infrastructure directly supporting trading operations

• Broad exposure across Linux, networking, automation, cloud, and low-latency systems

• High degree of ownership and technical autonomy

• Flat organisational structure with direct access to senior leadership

• Strong engineering culture focused on innovation, automation, and continuous improvement

• Excellent compensation, bonus potential, and long-term career growth opportunities

If interested, please apply with your updated CV.

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