Storage Engineer

SIG technologists are at the heart of where cutting-edge technology meets the fast-paced world of trading. Our growing teams build some of the most powerful trading systems in the financial industry and solve complex problems in a constantly changing environment. From large scale computations, real-time systems, high performance computing to petabytes of data. By integrating sophisticated coding techniques with innovative engineering ideas, we design and optimise systems that can process massive amounts of data while still ensuring high performance and stability. Collaborating with traders and quantitative researchers, our systems engineers, network architects, technical analysts and software developers create competitive edge through best-in-class technical solutions.

SIG is looking for a Storage Engineer to join Windows Virtual and Storage Team in our stunning top floor office in Sydney, Barangaroo. As a part of expanding the Windows team, the successful candidate will contribute to delivering technology solutions to our Production Enterprise Storage Infrastructure, specifically being tasked with the deployment and management our Storage, Backup and Data Governance environment.

What you’ll do

In this role, you will provide support for our existing modern technology stack as well as work on cutting edge projects designing and deploying our expanding enterprise storage environment across APAC. You will work with storage solutions across a multi-vendor environment running technologies from Pure Storage, VAST, NetApp and CommVault. Additionally, you will keep abreast of emerging trends and work with multi-disciplinary teams across the globe with experts from US, Europe and APAC to ensure SIG’s storage environment meets both current and future business needs.

Manage and support SIG’s enterprise storage and backup infrastructure including tape libraries, disk libraries and backup software

Perform resolution and root cause analysis of storage-related issues in collaboration with other teams

Act as a “go-to” person for storage questions, create and maintain knowledge base, work and share knowledge with other teams.

Design, deploy and perform capacity management of NAS and SAN devices in SIG’s enterprise environment

Automate daily tasks and operations across multiple storage platforms using our modern CI/CD tools such as Gitlab, TeamCity, Octopus Deploy or Ansible as required

Go hands-on with all the fantastic tech we have by visiting and performing occasional physical work in the datacenters

Monitor and perform proactive diagnosis of systems health and performance using the right tool from our broad monitoring stack

Through analysis of resource allocations, provide proactive reporting of Storage and Backup resource utilisation and recommend changes to ensure business continuity.

Be expected to occasionally complete required changes during non-business hours with generous time-in-lieu arrangement

What we’re looking for

Graduate Degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience

Minimum 2 years of experience working in hands-on enterprise storage and backup administration role

Experience with storage integration in Windows or Linux in enterprise environments or Hypervisor technologies such as VMware

Proficiency in Commvault or similar with backup management and configuration experience

Demonstrate understanding of foundational systems engineering concepts, such as TCP/IP, DNS, operating system theory, distributed computing concepts, ACL, SMB, CIFS, NFS, FC, RAID, replication, zoning, HA, FT, storage architectures

Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Checkmk, ELK, Grafana, Prometheus or similar

Desired Skills & Experience

Automation and Scripting skills are advantageous for this role, including PowerShell or Python

Practical experience with REST APIs and knowledge of automation tools such as Octopus Deploy or Ansible is also helpful.

Integration experience with database technology such as Oracle is beneficial.

Systems Administration level knowledge of one or more the following would be a bonus: Brocade Fabric OS, VAST, GPFS, VSAN, NetApp ONTAP, Pure, Windows and Linux Servers

Personal Skills

Strong verbal and written communication – ability to convey technically complex subjects in a clear and concise manner

Initiative – proven record of seeking continuous improvement and implementing best practice with ITIL in mind

Interpersonal – friendly and approachable, ability to build connections across the teams.

Time management, organisation and prioritisation to effectively work on projects and BAU

Attention to detail

Self-starter – identify problems and propose solutions

Ability to learn new skills – strong desire to learn new technologies and concepts is required

What’s in it for you

Our flat hierarchy enables you to drive meaningful impact, by leveraging your expertise and taking ownership

Private healthcare and gym allowances, plus wellness initiatives.

Additional leave entitlements including marriage leave and 2 bonus days annually.

Fully stocked kitchen - daily breakfast and lunch.

Regular social, sporting and community events including annual poker tournament.

Matched donations and corporate discounts.

Explore our benefits and culture: link

Equal Opportunity Statement

We encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities.

About SIG

SIG is a global quantitative trading firm founded by a group of friends who share a passion for game theory and probabilistic thinking. We have incorporated this approach into our culture, where you will find relentless problem solvers within each of our core disciplines: Trading, Technology, and Quantitative Research. From offices around the world, our employees collaborate to make optimal decisions and are driven by the desire to achieve winning results together.

What we do

We are experts in trading essentially all listed financial products and asset classes, with a focus on derivatives trading. Through market making and market taking, we handle millions of trading transactions around the world every day, providing liquidity and ensuring competitive prices for buyers and sellers. While our presence in the market is broad, our trading desks are highly specialised, allowing for a deep understanding of unique drivers of each asset class.

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Technology - Infrastructure, Support + Engineering