Clearing Operations Specialist

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About Bitnomial Bitnomial is building the next generation US-based global derivatives exchange, starting with digital assets and progressively expanding to encompass a full spectrum of commodities worldwide. Bitnomial operates a US CFTC regulated exchange (DCM), clearinghouse (DCO), and brokerage (FCM). Bitnomial offers the Bitcoin Complex comprising physically delivered Bitcoin Futures, Options, Deci Futures, and Hashrate Futures used by brokers, hedge funds, institutions, and trading firms around the world. Role Overview Bitnomial is hiring a Clearing Operations Specialist to keep production clearing infrastructure running: monitoring, incident response, deployments, and tooling. The role sits between operations and engineering, working across databases, containers, cloud services, and the internal scripts that tie them together. This is hands-on systems work in a regulated clearing environment where uptime and correctness directly affect capital flows. This role includes on-call responsibilities. Clearing infrastructure operates on market schedules, which may require coverage outside standard business hours. Core Requirements Systems & Operations Linux proficiency: command line, log analysis, process management, system configuration Experience monitoring production systems and responding to alerts (Grafana, Prometheus, or similar) Comfort supporting production deployments and releases Incident response instincts: triage, diagnose, resolve, document Infrastructure Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS preferred) Containers and orchestration: Docker and either Kubernetes or Nomad Shell/Bash scripting for automation and operational tooling Data Working knowledge of PostgreSQL or MySQL: writing queries, reading schemas, understanding data flows Ability to trace issues through application logs, database state, and system metrics Programming Proficiency in at least one programming language Background in Rust or Haskell is a plus but not required Baseline Expectations Candidates should be able to: Diagnose problems across the stack (application, database, container, network) without waiting for someone else to narrow the scope Write and maintain operational scripts and tooling that other people depend on Operate with discipline in systems that handle real capital under regulatory constraints Take ownership of incidents through resolution and follow up with prevention Not every requirement above needs to be met on day one. But the fundamentals (Linux, SQL, scripting) are non-negotiable. The rest can be developed on the job with initiative.

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