Akuna Capital is a fast-growing derivatives trading firm located in downtown Chicago that specializes in market-making and arbitrage. Founded in 2011, Akuna has quickly expanded from a start-up to a successful leader on US options exchanges and has already begun international expansion. In July of 2013 Akuna opened a dedicated technology office in the Research Park of the University of Illinois. The office houses a blend of full-time developers and student interns working on Akuna’s mission-critical systems. We’ve grown significantly from humble but determined beginnings and still proudly retain the spirit of a smaller, entrepreneurial start-up.
Job Description:
We are seeking an IT Support Intern to join our dynamic team at Akuna Capital. This person will own office support for the Champaign office as well as work closely with and receive mentorship and training on our proprietary systems from more senior members of the team in Chicago.
What you’ll do as an IT Support Intern:
· Responsible for proper workstation functionality and support
· Assist with proper network functionality and support
· Coordinate support work with remote IT staff to resolve issues
· Responsible for software deployment on QA and production-level systems
· Assist with configuration management activities and support software build automation environment
· Monthly trips up to the Chicago office to work directly with the IT Support team (schedule dependent)
Qualities that make great candidates:
· Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field
· Available to work this summer and following school year
· Experience with system administration of Linux and Windows distributions
· Experience with hardware and software installation, removal and/or upgrades
· Experience with system monitoring and configuration management tools
· Basic knowledge of networking protocols, routing and switching
· Ability to generate scripts in Python, Perl and/or Bash
· Experience with development build environments for C/C++, Python, and/or Windows projects a plus
· Experience with Agile, Git, Jira, Makefiles/CMake and Jenkins a plus
To apply, please apply directly to our website here: http://grnh.se/y17al2