Prestigious Proprietary Trading Firm, located in the Chicago Loop, is currently seeking a Senior Trading Systems Engineer with strong Linux experience. Candidate must have strong experience adressing and fixing performance and latency issues with Linux and Trading Applications.Job Description* This engineer will be responsible for trading systems. * Work with other members of the team to keep trade systems operational 24x5 and quickly respond to any production issues that arise.* Optimize systems and implement appropriate new technology to deliver continuous improvement in trade system performance.* Design, develop and implement a monitoring system for performance analysis, capacity planning and Real Time alerting.* Administer Linux trading applications and the Servers they run on.* Work with the Networking team to analyze network utilization and traffic patterns.* Communicate with exchanges as needed to resolve issues* Provide support off-hours and remotely when needed.* Maintain and improve systems documentation.* Assist other team members.Experience* Experience in high performance computing and low-latency, high-volume message based applications.* Experience monitoring and reducing latency in trading systems.KnowledgeUnderstanding of systems architecture, including networks, operating systems (Linux) and application development (C ). Expert knowledge of electronic trading systems. Strong knowledge of FIX protocol. Knowledge of troubleshooting Back End application issues and exchange connectivity issues. Expert knowledge of Linux Red Hat update 4 and above. Intermediate knowledge of desktop productivity tools such as Excel and Visio. Knowledge of Shell scripting, Perl Python, or other Scripting languages is required. Self motivated with strong critical thinking skills and inquisitive mind with a strong desire to learn and excel. EducationB.S. degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related discipline is strongly preferred. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here