Samuel Giroux
About Samuel Giroux
Samuel Giroux is a Trading Infrastructure Support Engineer with a background in Informatique and extensive experience in managing complex infrastructure environments. He has worked with various technologies including Saltstack, Prometheus, Ansible, and Kubernetes, and has held positions at Rodeo FX and Squarepoint Capital.
Work at Squarepoint Capital
Samuel Giroux serves as a Trading Infrastructure Support Engineer at Squarepoint Capital, a position he has held since 2020. His role involves supporting the trading infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance and reliability. His expertise in managing complex systems contributes to the operational efficiency of the trading environment. Samuel's work at Squarepoint Capital is characterized by his focus on infrastructure management and automation, aligning with the company's commitment to leveraging technology for trading excellence.
Education and Expertise
Samuel Giroux studied at Cégep Édouard-Montpetit from 2013 to 2018, where he focused on Informatique and achieved a specialization in Gestion de réseaux informatiques. Prior to this, he attended Collège Trinité from 2009 to 2013, earning a Diplôme d'Études Secondaires (DES). His educational background provides a solid foundation in computer science and network management, which he applies in his professional roles.
Background
Before joining Squarepoint Capital, Samuel worked at Rodeo FX as a Linux System Administrator from 2017 to 2020 in the Montréal region. In this role, he managed Linux systems, contributing to the stability and performance of the company's infrastructure. His experience at Rodeo FX equipped him with practical skills in system administration and infrastructure management, which he has further developed in his current position.
Technical Skills and Projects
Samuel Giroux has demonstrated advanced skills in managing infrastructure-as-code environments using Saltstack. He has implemented monitoring solutions with Prometheus, Consul, and Grafana for a render farm comprising over 2000 machines. His expertise extends to deploying Google Cloud infrastructure using Ansible and Terraform, showcasing his proficiency in cloud automation. Additionally, he has led the deployment and management of Proxmox Clusters integrated with Ceph Storage, and specializes in migrating applications to Openshift (Kubernetes), indicating strong capabilities in container orchestration.