Linux Systems & R&D Enablement Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a Linux Systems & R&D Enablement Engineer to join our fast‑growing FinTech platform in Tel Aviv. The role will be the primary technical partner for Data Science, Quantitative Research and R&D teams, ensuring a reliable, high‑performance Linux environment for code execution, quantitative analysis and machine‑learning model training.

Key responsibilities

• Own, maintain and scale a multi‑user high‑performance Linux server environment used for remote code execution and model training.
• Provide 80 % Linux system administration and infrastructure support, including performance tuning and capacity planning.
• Perform ~20 % DevOps tasks such as CI/CD pipeline maintenance, cloud operations in AWS and automation of routine processes.
• Develop and maintain Python automation scripts and internal tooling.
• Resolve technical blockers for research teams and manage operational communication channels (e.g., Slack).

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years of hands‑on experience as a Linux Systems Administrator.
• Deep knowledge of Linux OS internals, administration and performance optimisation.
• Practical experience working in AWS cloud environments.
• Strong Python scripting skills for infrastructure automation.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, build systems and DevOps methodologies.
• Background supporting R&D, Data Science or research‑intensive engineering teams (preferred).

Required skills

• Linux
• AWS
• Python
• CI/CD
• DevOps