Job Description

Associate Systems Engineer

Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Ahmedabad/GiftCity

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Associate Systems Engineer to join our Global Operations team. This role is the foundational layer of our "Follow-the-Sun" support model, acting as the primary point of contact for technical triage and initial resolution of "break-fix" tickets for our high-performance SaaS trading platform. The Associate Systems Engineer will focus on monitoring, initial troubleshooting, and executing standard operating procedures (SOPs) to maintain platform stability. This is an ideal role for someone early in their career with a strong desire to learn the full infrastructure stack including: Linux, Windows, Virtualization, and AWS within a mission-critical production environment.

What Will You Be Involved With?

• Tier 1 & Tier 2 Support & Triage: Act as the initial responder for incoming technical tickets, providing triage and resolution for common "break-fix" issues related to Linux/Windows systems, AWS instances, and hardware.
• Hybrid Identity & MFA Triage: Triage and diagnose authentication and authorization failures across a global hybrid environment: Active Directory, Linux LDAP/SSSD, MFA/2FA, and AWS IAM role assumption errors.
• Virtualization Health & Performance Triage: Perform troubleshooting for global virtualization environments (e.g., Nutanix, Red Hat OpenShift Virt, VMware vSphere/ESXi or KVM) to maintain production uptime.
• Monitoring & Health Checks: Perform routine monitoring of global hybrid compute and storage services to ensure optimal health and performance.
• SOP Execution: Utilize and maintain technical runbooks (SOPs) for repeatable tasks such as user access requests, basic instance provisioning, and hardware status checks.
• Escalation Management: Clearly document and escalate complex issues to the Dispatch Lead or Senior Systems Engineers when they fall outside of standard SOPs.
• Automation Support: Assist in maintaining existing automation scripts (Bash/Python) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployments under the guidance of senior team members.
• Documentation: Contribute to the internal knowledge base by documenting new troubleshooting steps and updating existing procedures.
• 24/5 Rotation: Participate in an 8-hour shift rotation (including potential swing or graveyard shifts) to provide seamless global coverage.

What Will You Bring to the Table?

• Foundational Knowledge: An associate’s degree or relevant certification in Computer Science or a related technical field is preferred.
• Virtualization Basics: General familiarity with virtualization platforms and concepts. Exposure to VMware, OpenShift Virt, Nutanix or similar technologies.
• Operating System Basics: General familiarity with Linux (RHEL/CentOS) and/or Windows Server administration.
• Analytical Skills: A talent for troubleshooting and solving technical problems in a logical, step-by-step manner.
• Scripting Exposure: Basic exposure to or interest in learning scripting languages such as Python or Bash.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a focus on providing excellent customer service during technical incidents.
• Collaborative Mindset: A team-oriented attitude and the ability to follow technical direction from senior leadership and the Dispatch Lead.
• Adaptability: Ability to work in a rotating shift environment to support a 24/7 "follow-the-sun" operation.

What We Bring to the Table:

Competitive Benefits & Perks in India We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.

• Health & Financial Security:
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Time Off & Flexibility:
  • Enjoy the best of both worlds: the energy and collaboration of in-person work, combined with the convenience and focus of remote days. This is a hybrid position requiring three days of in-office collaboration per week, with the flexibility to work remotely for the remaining two days. Our hybrid model is designed to balance individual flexibility with the benefits of in-person collaboration, enhanced team cohesion, spontaneous innovation, hands-on mentorship opportunities and strengthens our company culture.
  • 21 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year, with the option to roll over unused days.
  • One dedicated day per year for volunteering.
  • Two professional development days per year to allow uninterrupted professional development.
  • An additional PTO day is added during milestone anniversary years.
  • Robust paid holiday schedule with early dismissal.
  • Generous parental leave for all parents (including adoptive parents).
• Work-Life Support & Resources:
  • Budget for tech accessories, including monitors, headphones, keyboards, and other office equipment.
  • Milestone anniversary bonuses.
• Wellness & Lifestyle Perks:
  • Subsidy contributions toward gym memberships and health/wellness initiatives.
• Our Culture:
  • Forward-thinking, culture-based organization with collaborative teams that promote diversity and inclusion.
    
    

Trading Technologies ( www.tradingtechnologies.com) is a global capital markets platform services company providing market-leading technology for the end-to-end trading operations of Tier 1 banks, brokerages, money managers, hedge funds, proprietary traders, Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs), commercial hedgers, and risk managers. With its roots in listed derivatives, the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company delivers “multi-X” solutions, with “X” representing asset classes, functions, workflows, and geographies. This multi-X approach features trade execution services across futures and options, fixed income, foreign exchange (FX), and cryptocurrencies, augmented by solutions for data and analytics, including transaction cost analysis (TCA); quantitative trading; compliance and trade surveillance; clearing and post-trade allocation; and infrastructure services. The award-winning TT platform ecosystem also helps exchanges deliver innovative solutions to their market participants and technology companies to distribute their complementary offerings to Trading Technologies’ clients.
Trading Technologies is backed by leading global investment firms Thoma Bravo, one of the world’s largest and most experienced software investors, and 7Ridge, a global growth equity firm focused on technology-enabled businesses.This investment supports Trading Technologies’ continued focus on product innovation, platform scalability, and long-term growth for customers and partners worldwide.

Trading Technologies (TT) is an equal-opportunity employer. Equal employment has been, and continues to be, a required practice at the Company. Trading Technologies’ practice of equal employment opportunity is to recruit, hire, train, promote, and base all employment decisions on ability rather than race, color, religion, national origin, sex/gender orientation, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, parental status, veteran, or any other protected status. Additionally, TT participates in the E-Verify Program for US offices.