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Junior Platform Compute and Storage Specialist, London

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Client:

Squarepoint Capital

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

1104c92e61f8

Job Views:

23

Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

Please only apply to the one job you feel best fits your skillset and experience. If our team feels you are better suited for another role, we will reach out about the alternate opportunity.

Department: Technology

Position Overview:

Systems Specialists at Squarepoint design, build, and maintain compute and storage services that are continuously scaling to support the growth of the company. Your day-to-day could consist of hardware and software installation and configuration, monitoring and alerting improvements and configurations, automation, tool development, and much more.

This is a valuable opportunity to learn how a successful tech-driven investment firm manages its global technology platform.

• Manage a distributed compute environment and several petabyte-scale storage systems
• Install, manage, and monitor the Linux operating system (RHEL based)
• Troubleshoot hardware and software issues throughout the stack
• Script to automate repetitive tasks
• Work with other teams and vendors to resolve issues

Required Qualifications:

• Up to 4 years of experience in a technology infrastructure role including Linuxadministration
• ProficientinPython, Ruby, or Bashscripting
• Bachelor’s Degreein an Engineering discipline or related area

Nice to have:

• Experience with modern software development: version control, agile development
• Experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management (Chef, Puppet or Ansible)
• Experience with distributed storage and different storage protocols
• Observability in distributed systems (ex. Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Eagerness to continuously learn new technologies and develop with us
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment

The minimum base salary for this role is $60,000 if located in New York. This expectation is based on available information at the time of posting. This role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses, which could constitute a significant portion of total compensation. This role may also be eligible for benefits, such as health, dental, and other wellness plans, as well as 401(k) contributions. Successful candidates’ compensation and benefits will be determined in consideration of various factors.