Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Linux Administrator with hands-on expertise to manage, secure, and optimize our Financial Markets Linux infrastructure. You will be responsible for maintaining the stability, performance, and security of Linux-based systems, supporting critical applications, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless IT operations. This role requires deep knowledge of Linux ecosystems, system administration best practices, and enterprise-level infrastructure management.

Key Responsibilities

•    Manage and maintain Linux-based systems (Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, CentOS, etc.) across physical, virtual, and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
•    Perform system installation, configuration, patching, and upgrades, ensuring compliance with organizational standards and security policies.
•    Monitor system performance, resource utilization (CPU, memory, disk, network), and troubleshoot hardware/software issues to minimize downtime.
•    Implement and maintain high availability solutions, including clustering (Pacemaker, Corosync), load balancing (HAProxy, Nginx), and disaster recovery strategies.
•    Manage user accounts, permissions, and access controls (RBAC, SELinux, AppArmor) to enforce security best practices and regulatory compliance (e.g., GDPR, ISO 27001).
•    Configure and maintain network services: DNS, DHCP, NTP, SSH, firewalls (iptables, firewalld), and VPNs to ensure secure and reliable connectivity.
•    Automate routine tasks and infrastructure provisioning using tools like Ansible, Puppet, or Chef, and collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate with CI/CD pipelines.
•    Manage storage systems, including local disks, LVM, RAID, and network-attached storage (NAS) or storage area networks (SAN), ensuring data integrity and efficient utilization.
•    Document system architectures, procedures, and troubleshooting guides, and provide technical support to internal teams and end-users.
•    Stay updated with Linux community trends, new tools, and security vulnerabilities, and propose improvements to enhance infrastructure efficiency and resilience.

Strategy 
•    Not a strategy making role.

Business 
•    An IT role. Knowledge of Markets business is desirable.

Processes 
•    Ability to work with ADO which has built-in IT processes.
People and Talent 
•    This is Non-people leader role. Have ability to work in a team and on an individual capacity. Increase self-talent by learning on the job. Actively knowledge share to improve talent in the team and wider audience

Risk Management 
•    Not a risk management making role. Follow the common Bank’s risk management guidelines.

Governance 
•    Not a governance making role. Follow the common Bank’s governance guidelines.

Regulatory and Business Conduct

•    Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct. 
•    Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
•    Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders

•    Mark Tidmarsh – MD, Global Head, FM Production Management 
•    Kostiadis Konstantinos - MD, Global Head, FMIT eCommerce
•    Ian MacDonald – ED, Algorithmic Trading Quants
•    Christian Obermayr – MD, Head Risk Technology
•    David Yu - Lead, Infra Eng'ng

Our Ideal Candidate

• We are seeking a seasoned Linux infrastructure specialist with 10+ years of hands-on experience in managing, securing, and optimizing Financial Markets environments. 
  The ideal candidate will be a skilled communicator with fluent business communications, enabling seamless collaboration with global teams.
• They will possess deep expertise in enterprise Linux distributions (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS), and be able to demonstrate an expert level understanding of algorithmic trading, able to work in partnership with Algorithmic Trading and Automated Risk Management Quants.
• They must have expert level proficiency in high availability clustering technologies, network configuration, and comprehensive security practices including vulnerability management and encryption protocols.
• Our perfect fit will be automation-focused, with strong scripting abilities and experience in configuration management tools, while also bringing cloud platform knowledge and modern monitoring solutions expertise.
• This individual will hold relevant industry certifications (RHCSA, RHCE, or LPIC-2)
• Possess a bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field, combining academic foundation with practical, real-world experience in mission-critical financial infrastructure environments.

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• The successful candidate will possess specialized low-level Linux system optimization expertise, including BIOS configuration, network tuning, and system profiling capabilities.
• This role requires deep technical knowledge in interrupt handling, kernel bypass configuration for ultra-low latency applications, and performance testing methodologies.
• The position demands proficiency in advanced Linux tuning techniques that directly impact system performance, particularly in high-frequency trading or real-time processing environments where microsecond-level latency optimization is critical.
• Experience with specialized performance optimization that extends beyond standard UNIX administration is essential, as these skills are rare and highly valued within enterprise infrastructure teams.

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

Recruitment Assessments

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