This is one of the world’s top algorithmic trading firms, looking for an experienced Storage Strategist who likes to be challenged, thrives in a collaborative organisational structure and enjoys a fast-paced hands-on environment. A community of self-starters from multiple tech backgrounds – maths, computer science, statistics, physics, engineering – they have built one of the world’s most sophisticated computing environments for research and development with data at its core.
This role offers the opportunity to be a drive the direction, planning and execution of the firm’s current and future storage needs. A critical position, given the ever-evolving storage needs (with a view to AI), you’ll own the vision and develop a roadmap for future solutions, working across engineering teams to execute it.
You’ll be expected to deliver performant, reliable and future-proof storage solutions across the business, engaging with stakeholders – users within the firm plus external & internal tech providers – and understanding storage workloads to improve user experience.
Requirements
- 10+ years of multi-PB storage deployments in HPC-like environments
- Experience developing advanced storage software solutions and/or leading software development team(s)
- Deep expertise in HPC and scale-out enterprise storage solutions
- Knowledge of distributed file systems used for large-scale cluster computing (Lustre, GPFS, WEKA, S3, CEPH, etc.)
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Track record of working successfully in a collaborative/cross-team environment
Benefits
- Market-leading salary + bonuses + generous benefits package
- Truly flat management structure, with no red tape
- Friendly, informal yet highly rewarding work culture
- Work with the latest technologies on complex problems with significant impact