Nodal Exchange, the largest power futures exchange in North America, is a derivatives exchange providing price, credit and liquidity risk management to participants. Nodal Exchange is a leader in innovation, having introduced the world’s largest sets of environmental and electric power futures and options contracts. All transactions on Nodal Exchange are cleared through its wholly owned subsidiary, Nodal Clear, using its award-winning portfolio-margining methodology. As leaders in innovation, Nodal Exchange and Nodal Clear have built in-house most of the trading and clearing platforms that fuel our business. Nodal Exchange is part of the EEX Group which is in turn part of the Deutsche Börse Group.

We are now looking for talented, innovative individuals to join our team in Tysons Corner, VA (DC Metro area). 

Key Responsibilities

Nodal seeks an intelligent, articulate, and skilled Systems Administrator/Engineer.  This hire will:

  • Create and maintain robust operating environments for key technologies and applications.
  • Maintain virtualized infrastructure both on-premises and in the cloud.
  • Plan and execute upgrades to operating systems on deployed servers.
  • Deploy and provision new server hardware.
  • Be an integral part of many technology phases: Evaluation, procurement, design, configuration, deployment, testing, monitoring, troubleshooting, restoration and recovery.

The ideal candidate not only has core system administration skills but also a strong interest in contributing to the design and evolution of complex system architectures and processes. 

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Required Professional Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a closely related field
  • 5+ years of relevant experience
  • Strong fundamental Linux Administration skills (LFCS or RHCE level)
  • Strong fundamental Windows Administration skills (MCSE or MCWSHAA level)
  • Proficient in at least one scripting language such as Python, Powershell and/or Bash
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Experience working with VMware vCenter and ESXi
  • Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical colleagues

Preferred:

  • Experience with automation tools
  • Experience with HashiCorp products
  • Experience with log analysis
  • Experience in transforming legacy applications to cloud.
  • Experience in system performance tuning and security hardening.
  • Experience in administering databases
  • Experience working with public cloud providers

We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. Even if you don’t believe you are 100% qualified, we are always seeking top talent for our candidate pool. 

Technical Skills
Linux
Python
Bash
Is a Remote Job?
Hybrid (Remote with required office time)
Employment Type
Full time

Nodal Exchange is a derivatives exchange providing price, credit and liquidity risk management to participants in the North American commodity markets.

Nodal Exchange is a leader in innovation, having...

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