Senior Systems Architect

TXSE

New York, New York

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$200,000–$300,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Ansible, Architectural Services, Automation, BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) DNS Server software, Bash Scripting, Capacity Management, Capital Markets, Change Control, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Computer Storage Hardware, Cross-Functional, Dell Computers, Dell PowerEdge Servers, Disaster Recovery, Distributed Computing, EMC Storage, Enterprise Computing, Finance, Financial Operations, Financial Regulations, Financial Services, Financial Systems, Fixed Income Investments, Funding, Futures, GitHub, High Availability, High Throughput, Hybrid Cloud, Internet Security, Jenkins, Kerberos, Kernel Programming, LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol), Leadership, Linux Operating System, Microsoft Windows Azure, NTP, Network Architecture/Engineering, Operational Support, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Production Control, Production Support, Production Systems, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Red Hat Linux Operating System, Regulations, Replication and Remote Mirroring, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Software Engineering, Software Patches, Standards Development, Stock Market, Surveillance, System Architecture, Systems Engineering, Trading Platforms
LOCATION
New York, New York
POSTED
30+ days ago
TXSE is building the next-generation exchange infrastructure to support transparent, efficient, and resilient capital markets. With SEC approval and $270MM in funding, we are currently hiring a Senior Systems Architect to help with a greenfield infrastructure build out. 

Key Responsibilities

  • Platform Architecture & Engineering: Design, implement, and evolve highly available
    infrastructure platforms that support mission-critical trading, market data, and financial
    services workloads across on-premises and cloud environments.
  • OpenShift & Kubernetes: Architect, deploy, and maintain resilient Red Hat OpenShift
    and Kubernetes platforms for low-latency, high-throughput production environments.
  • Linux Engineering: Provide senior-level engineering leadership for Red Hat Enterprise
    Linux (RHEL) systems, including kernel tuning, performance optimization, patching
    strategy, lifecycle management, and operational standards.
  • Market-Critical Infrastructure Services: Engineer and support core infrastructure
    services essential to distributed financial systems, including LDAP, Kerberos, SSSD,
    DNS, BIND, PowerDNS, NTP, Chrony, and PTP, with a focus on precision, availability,
    and operational integrity.
  • Cloud & Hybrid Architecture: Design and operate secure AWS and Azure solutions,
    including hybrid and multi-cloud architectures that satisfy financial industry requirements
    for resilience, auditability, security, and business continuity.
  • Enterprise Hardware & Storage: Lead the design, support, and optimization of
    infrastructure running on Dell PowerEdge servers and enterprise storage platforms, with
    emphasis on performance, replication, capacity planning, and fault tolerance.
  • Automation & Platform Reliability: Develop and standardize infrastructure automation
    using Ansible, Jenkins, ArgoCD, GitOps, Terraform, Pulumi, and scripting frameworks
    to improve repeatability, speed, and operational consistency.
  • Developer & Release Platform Integration: Manage GitHub Enterprise and related
    integrations, including SonarQube, Artifactory, and GitHub Actions runners, to enable
    secure and scalable software delivery workflows.
  • Operational Resilience & Compliance: Ensure platforms are designed and operated to
    meet the security, availability, resiliency, and regulatory expectations of financial
    services and capital markets environments.
  • Architecture Leadership: Establish design standards, reference architectures, and
    reusable engineering patterns that can be deployed consistently across multiple business
    and technology domains.
  • Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate closely with trading, application
    development, production support, cybersecurity, network engineering, and infrastructure
    teams to deliver stable, performant, and scalable solutions aligned with front-office and
    enterprise priorities.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in Linux infrastructure engineering, systems engineering, or
    platform architecture roles.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and supporting Red Hat OpenShift and/or
    Kubernetes in production.
  • Strong experience supporting infrastructure in New York financial markets, including
    trading environments, market data platforms, exchange connectivity, or other latency-
    sensitive capital markets systems.
  • Deep understanding of the operational demands of financial services environments,
    including high availability, change control, resiliency, audit, and regulatory
    considerations.
  • Proven expertise in RHEL engineering, systems performance tuning, and production
    platform design.
  • Strong background in building standardized, reusable architecture patterns with a “design
    once, use many” approach.
  • Demonstrated experience with AWS and Azure, including secure networking, storage
    integration, identity controls, and hybrid deployment models.
  • Advanced knowledge of enterprise compute and storage infrastructure, including Dell
    PowerEdge servers and Dell EMC storage platforms.
  • In-depth knowledge of authentication, DNS, and time synchronization services in
    distributed, performance-sensitive environments.
  • Strong proficiency in infrastructure automation and scripting using tools such as Ansible,
    Terraform, Pulumi, Bash, and Python.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage
    effectively with engineering teams, operations teams, application owners, and business
    leadership.

Preferred Experience

  • Experience supporting infrastructure for equities, options, futures, fixed income, or other
    capital markets trading platforms.
  • Familiarity with low-latency infrastructure design, market hours operational support, and
    production change controls in front-office environments.
  • Experience designing platforms that support regulatory, surveillance, disaster recovery,
    and operational resiliency requirements in financial markets.
  • Background leading engineering standards, architectural reviews, and platform
    modernization initiatives.
$200,000 - $300,000 a year

About the Company

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