Located in Radnor, Pennsylvania, on Philadelphia’s ‘Main Line’, Stevens Capital Management LP (“SCM”) is a financial consulting firm specializing in developing and implementing computer-based statistical trading systems and sophisticated investment strategies. SCM operates 24 hours a day on global financial markets.

SCM employs team-oriented individuals, who have a history of exceptional professional and academic achievement, coupled with solid real world experience. SCM’s comprehensive interview process focuses on hiring self-motivated individuals, who are enthusiastic to work in a challenging environment.

Director of Technology

Lead a team of System Administrators responsible for deploying and administering leading edge technology to support a 7x24 mission critical financial trading environment. You will lead an 8 member team of Solaris® Admins, NT® Admins and Network Admins. Be responsible for managing a network of 175+ Sun® workstations and servers, 10+ terabytes of raw disk, 40+ Compaq® servers in multiple NT/Windows® 2000 domains, 125 HP Windows® NT4.0®/2000 workstations, Nortel® PBX’s, Voice and Data Multiplexers, and a complex internal Cisco® Gigabit/10/100 network. As our environment continues to grow, we seek a Director of Technology to manage the day to day operations of the System Admin team. The job includes approximately 40% management duties and 60% hands-on technical work, focusing mostly on Solaris administration. You must have expert level Solaris® administration skills.

SCM is a fast-paced, demanding, hands-on environment. Only seasoned project and team managers with commanding hands-on technical experience with SCM’s technology will be considered for this role. SCM's selective hiring process considers only highly talented individuals with a history of exceptional professional and academic achievement, and solid real-world experience.

Top projects and challenges for next 6 months include: · Continue migrating to Sol® 8. · Continue migrating to Ultra Sparc3® machines · Deploy additional Sybase® HA solutions using Veritas® Cluster Server and T3 SANS. · Evaluating NFS clusters, server consolidation using 8+ CPU machines and the domain based systems, and database consolidation using SAN technology. · Upgrade existing real-time quote back-end distribution systems · Evaluate a disk to disk Legato® backup solution · Continue migrating to Win2K®. · Lotus Notes Database development for task automation and record keeping · Implement CiscoSecure and QOS · Research and deploy Unix, NT/Win2000, and Network system security · Research and deploy Unix, NT/Win2000, and Network system monitoring

Primary Responsibilities: · Plan, administer, and support all IT activities for SCM, such as networking, security, system design and data warehousing. · Provide technical direction for a group of 8 System Administrators. · Unix Administration - Act as lead Solaris Architect. · Provide management with project recommendations and status for the Technical Department. · Work directly with traders, developers and analysts.

Requirements of the Candidate include: · 7 years of hands-on Solaris® admin experience. · Minimum of 3 years team management experience. · Technical proficiency with SCM Technologies and ability to provide leadership with these and developing technologies. · Hands-on experience with Software and hardware RAID solutions using Disk Suite® and Veritas® Volume Manager on A5XXX® and T3®. · Research, evaluation and implementation of various fault tolerant and HA solutions · NIS Highly desirable experience: · NFS cluster, domain based systems, and database consolidation using SAN technology. · NetApp® · Large data center (10+ Terabytes). · Supporting financial trade applications such as Tibco®, Reuters® and Bloomberg®. · NT/Win2K · Firm understanding of networking and experience with Cisco® gear.

To apply: Please email a resume to recruiting@scm-lp.com