Senior Systems Automation Engineer (Azure) | Elite Hedge Fund | Boston, MA
An elite, reclusive Hedge Fund in Boston is building out a new cloud team to modernize their on-prem infrastructure and transform their IT systems. Their lean teams, multi-billion dollar AUM, and fundamental investment approach separate them from their competitors, especially in the alternative investment space. They have a unique opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer to join a newly formed cloud infrastructure team. This individual will lead the team's automation and scripting efforts on processes critical to their migration to the cloud. They will also collaborate on a range of modernization efforts across a hybrid cloud environment.
This hybrid environment directly supports a 24x7x365 trading infrastructure, consisting of Windows Server/Linux Systems in the private/public cloud. This new team is tasked with designing and implementing new solutions from scratch to proactively address storage, monitoring platforms, database operations, data center migrations, and application issues.
Your opportunity:
- Leverage automation and scripting to create efficient, cutting edge migration solutions
- Collaborate on securing, optimizing, and modernizing their 24x7 trading infrastructure
- Impact this firm's highest visibility modernization effort, solve business critical issues, and act as a thought leader on cloud transformations and automation
Qualifications:
- BS or equivalent degree
- 5+ years of experience designing and writing custom scripts to automate infrastructure systems
- Hands-on experience with Azure
- Hands on experience with VMware (vRealize, VRA, VRO, ESX, etc.)
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft products like Active Directory, Office 365, and Windows Servers
- Familiarity with storage solutions and architectures (EMC, NetApp, etc.)
Benefits:
- Industry leading compensation and benefits
- Work from home flexibility
- A close-knit culture, prioritizing work life balance, professional development, and collaboration across all levels of the business
