Gagan Mankoo on Wed, 14 May 2003 12:15:38 -0400


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[PLUG] Job Opening in Radnor, PA


Located in Radnor, Pennsylvania, on Philadelphia's 'Main Line', Stevens
Capital Management LP ("SCM") is a financial consulting firm specializing in
developing and implementing computer-based statistical trading systems and
sophisticated investment strategies.  SCM operates 24 hours a day on global
financial markets.

SCM seeks a bright, experienced individual to support and develop the
company technical infrastructure.  Although the company is relatively small,
the infrastructure is cutting edge and your role will be all encompassing.
You will provide a lead role in systems support and provide technical
expertise in systems integration and implementation.

Sr. LINUX System Administrator

Join a 5 member administration team responsible for managing a mixed network
running Solaris and Redhat Linux on Sun and Compaq servers/workstations.  As
this environment continues to grow, and more applications are ported onto
Linux, we seek a Sr. Linux admin to work on all aspects of administering a
mixed Solaris/Linux mission critical 24x7 trading environment.  The user
base comprises 20 technical and 20 non-technical users, and you would work
closely with the real-time trading systems developers and end-users.  Your
responsibilities would include traditional administration responsibilities
to advanced data warehousing, firewalls, networking, performance tuning,
optimization and application administration issues.

Top project and challenge for next 6 months is a new office environment
build out.  Be involved in a complete build out of the unix/linux
infrastructure.

Primary responsibilities:
* Administer Compaq Redhat 7- 9.x,/AS and Sun Solaris 8 workstations/servers
running in a 24x7 environment.
* Configure and install new machines - Compaq Xeon/Itanium 2 and Sun
UltraSparc3.
* Basic Linux/Unix administration - kickstart/jumpstart server builds, nfs,
nis, shell scripting, performance tuning, and end-user support.
* Implement software and hardware RAID solutions, including Veritas Volume
Manager, Solaris Volume Manager, Compaq smart arrays, StorEdge T3's and 3510
FC arrays.
* Research, evaluate and implement fault tolerant and HA solutions including
Veritas Cluster Server and Redhat Cluster Manager.
* Administer Linux/Solaris to Windows connectivity using Samba and Exceed.
* Support Sybase DBA's system requirements, currently utilizing 20+
Terabytes of disk space.
* Maintain development environment for real-time electronic trading
applications.

Shared responsibilities:
* Administer enterprise backup systems running Legato Networker and using
SpectraLogic 64000 tape libraries (AIT3/645 slot).
* Administer firewalls running Rainwall High Availability software with
Checkpoint NG.
* Backup Network administrator on Cisco/Riverstone 10/100/Gigabit Ethernet
LAN and WAN network
* Backup Trade System Administrator on TIBCO real-time financial data
distribution network, and stand-alone screens such as Reuters and Bloomberg.

Requirements of the Candidate:
* 3+ years of hands-on Linux experience supporting sophisticated mission
critical environments.
* Given the mission critical nature of our applications you must have the
ability to work very well under pressure, and keep abreast of current
technology.
* University degree required.
* Exposure to networking, NT, SQL, Sybase, Perl would be assets.
* TIBCO/Rendezvous and Solaris experience would be a strong plus.

This is a linux administration position.  Candidates with less than 2 years
of Linux admin experience will not be considered.

EMAIL RESUMES TO: recruiting@scm-lp.com


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