- Salary
- $85k – $88k
- Location
- New York, NY
- Workplace
- Remote, Hybrid, Onsite
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Engineering
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Education
- Master
- Visa
- Not sponsored
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- ApplyToJob
Description
Title: Linux Engineer / SRE
Location: New York City
OTC Markets Group is an established financial technology company redefining the future of public markets. We operate trading platforms for the industry’s top broker-dealers to trade over 12,000 securities, from startups to global Fortune 500 companies.
We’re looking for an entry level Linux Engineer / SRE to join our IT Infrastructure team. This is a hands-on role ideal for someone with a strong Linux foundation, solid scripting aptitude, and an interest in growing into automation, reliability engineering, and infrastructure-as-code. You’ll work with experienced engineers to support the systems that keep our production environment running, while gaining room to learn, grow, and take on more responsibility over time.
OTC Markets is currently operating in a hybrid work environment (three days in office, two days remotely).
Required qualifications:
The successful candidate will have:
What we offer:
We are an equal opportunity and E-Verify employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, creed, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, political belief, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, genetic information, family or parental status, gender identity, pregnancy, including childbirth or related medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We encourage applicants of all ages and backgrounds.
Applicants have rights under Federal Law:
Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law
Polygraph Protection Act
FMLA
Pay Transparency Law for Employees/Applicants (P688)
Location: New York City
OTC Markets Group is an established financial technology company redefining the future of public markets. We operate trading platforms for the industry’s top broker-dealers to trade over 12,000 securities, from startups to global Fortune 500 companies.
We’re looking for an entry level Linux Engineer / SRE to join our IT Infrastructure team. This is a hands-on role ideal for someone with a strong Linux foundation, solid scripting aptitude, and an interest in growing into automation, reliability engineering, and infrastructure-as-code. You’ll work with experienced engineers to support the systems that keep our production environment running, while gaining room to learn, grow, and take on more responsibility over time.
OTC Markets is currently operating in a hybrid work environment (three days in office, two days remotely).
Required qualifications:
The successful candidate will have:
- 2+ years of experience working with Linux operating systems, ideally Red Hat 8+, including a conceptual understanding of core infrastructure components such as storage, backup, and monitoring (deep expertise not required — solid fundamentals are).
- Understanding of virtualization concepts, such as VMware or similar platforms.
- Strong Python programming skills, with the ability to develop scripts and infrastructure-as-code.
- Familiarity with web UI concepts and making/consuming API calls.
- Ability to write Ansible playbooks for configuration management.
- Understanding of GitHub and its automation capabilities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- A collaborative, team-first mindset and the interpersonal skills to work effectively across a group.
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines or GitHub Actions.
- Familiarity with REST APIs in a systems or automation context.
- Coursework, certifications, or personal projects involving Linux or automation.
- Help maintain and support Linux-based production infrastructure.
- Write and maintain Ansible playbooks to automate configuration and routine operational tasks.
- Develop Python tooling and infrastructure-as-code to reduce manual work and improve reliability.
- Support monitoring, backup, and storage systems, and help respond to issues as they arise.
- Use Git/GitHub for version control and contribute to automated workflows (CI/CD).
- Collaborate with the team on improvements to system stability, performance, and process.
What we offer:
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) Dependent & Healthcare
- Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Account (LPFSA)
- Generous Paid Parental Leave Program
- Annual bonus and Stock Incentive Program
- 401(K) Plan - Retirement
- Commuter Transit & Parking Program
- Income Protection (Life Insurance, Short- & Long-Term Disability)
- Voluntary Benefits (Accident, Critical Illness, & Hospital Indemnity)
- NYC Monday Bagels
- NYC Wednesday Pizzas
We are an equal opportunity and E-Verify employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, creed, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, political belief, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, genetic information, family or parental status, gender identity, pregnancy, including childbirth or related medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We encourage applicants of all ages and backgrounds.
Applicants have rights under Federal Law:
Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law
Polygraph Protection Act
FMLA
Pay Transparency Law for Employees/Applicants (P688)
Skills
PythonAnsibleCI/CDLinuxVMwareGitGitHubRESTSRE
