Job description

Hudson River Trading (HRT) is looking for a Systems Engineer to join our Enterprise Technology team. Our team is responsible for developing and maintaining the productivity tooling for all aspects of the firm. You will work directly with the team responsible for Identity and Access Management (IAM), Productivity platforms and cross-system integrations within Enterprise Technology.

In this role, you will be administering our productivity tooling including Slack and Google Workspace as well as managing our employee lifecycle practices and automations. You will also be developing, implementing and maintaining new integrations between our productivity platform and other internal systems including but not limited to managing user lifecycles in LDAP, integrating SSO and SCIM for new additions to our SaaS stack and integrating asset management tooling.

Responsibilities

Development of tools and automations for supporting IT processes as well as other teams at HRT
Integration and smooth operation of enterprise SaaS applications including handling escalations from other HRTers
Documentation of systems architecture, processes and best practices
Break down complex projects, iterate on new and existing solutions and communicate progress to a wide variety of leads and internal stakeholders

Qualifications

5+ years of experience in systems engineering or related disciplines
Proficiency with Python
Experience implementing substantial tools/services using Python preferred
Proficiency with the administration, integration and API capabilities of SaaS and unified communications platforms such as Okta, Google Workspace, Atlassian products and Slack
Familiarity with Linux and comfort navigating the command line as well as reading and interpreting application logs
Familiarity with authentication and provisioning methods such as SAML, OIDC, SCIM and non-standard API-based workflows
Experience implementing client-side SSO integrations in one or more software applications preferred
Linux systems administration experience preferred
Familiarity with IaC and configuration management tools such as Terraform and SaltStack preferred

Culture

Hudson River Trading (HRT) brings a scientific approach to trading financial products. We have built one of the world's most sophisticated computing environments for research and development. Our researchers are at the forefront of innovation in the world of algorithmic trading.

At HRT we welcome a variety of expertise: mathematics and computer science, physics and engineering, media and tech. We’re a community of self-starters who are motivated by the excitement of being at the cutting edge of automation in every part of our organization—from trading, to business operations, to recruiting and beyond. We value openness and transparency, and celebrate great ideas from HRT veterans and new hires alike. At HRT we’re friends and colleagues – whether we are sharing a meal, playing the latest board game, or writing elegant code. We embrace a culture of togetherness that extends far beyond the walls of our office.

Feel like you belong at HRT? Our goal is to find the best people and bring them together to do great work in a place where everyone is valued. HRT is proud of our diverse staff; we have offices all over the globe and benefit from our varied and unique perspectives. HRT is an equal opportunity employer; so whoever you are we’d love to get to know you.

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