SS&C Technologies · 2 days ago
Systems Engineer, Black Diamond
SS&C Technologies is a leading financial services and healthcare technology company headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut. They are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to participate in the continuous improvement of their infrastructure and provide operational support in a SaaS environment.
Responsibilities
Participate in a continuous improvement environment by building, maintaining, and troubleshooting our rapidly expanding infrastructure and working closely with technology teams
Deploy new physical and virtual servers, storage, and networking within data center environments
Provide daily operational support and administration of production and non-production environments, including management and monitoring of all systems and infrastructure in our SaaS environment
Keep the network and systems secure and running efficiently
Write and maintain custom automation to increase system efficiency, quality, and reduce human intervention on any task
Participate in the engineering, planning, upgrade, and maintenance of hosted Infrastructure
Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation and perform after-hours maintenance. Don’t worry, this requirement is applied thoughtfully with respect to work-life balance
Qualification
Required
A minimum of 2 years as a systems engineer or equivalent role
Skilled in scripting and automation with PowerShell and/or Ansible and RESTful APIs
Excellent understanding of Windows Server and Linux operating systems running on Intel-based rack and blade servers
Proficiency with Microsoft technologies, including Active Directory, IIS, and MSSQL
Proficiency with VMware, OpenShift, or comparable virtualization technology in the data center
Skilled in troubleshooting software and hardware issues
Experience designing and supporting highly available application infrastructure
Knowledge of computer hardware, software, applications, and systems administration in the data center
Solid understanding of proper communication and collaboration involving changes, issues, and processes
Demonstrated ability to operate in a fast-paced environment and adapt easily to new technologies and ideas
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
Experience working in an environment where availability, scalability, security, compliance, change management, documentation, and knowledge sharing are operating imperatives
An eagerness to learn enough about whatever tools or tricks are needed to get the job done
Preferred
Experience with Linux performance tuning and troubleshooting in clustered and virtualized environments
Experience with OpenShift Virtualization and K8s or equivalent containerization technologies
Familiarity with the fundamentals of Linux scripting languages
Experience with Linux network tools and firewall configuration
Experience with hosted/cloud-based solutions
Experience with JIRA or other work tracking systems
Experience with configuration management tools (e.g, Puppet, Ansible, etc.)
Experience with Dell PowerEdge or equivalent server hardware
Experience with vSAN, ISCSI, or Fiber Channel SANs
Experience with management and administration of Palo Alto and Juniper SRX firewalls, Cisco Nexus Switches, Dell EMC Switching, F5 LTM or equivalent networking technologies
Experience with Palo Alto XDR endpoint protection
Knowledge of networking concepts and services with the ability to troubleshoot (DNS, HTTP, SMTP, SSL, DHCP, FTP, DFS, routing, switching, firewalls)
Experience with modern software development methodologies and processes (continuous integration, version control systems, automated application deployment, etc.)
Associate or Bachelor's Degree in computer-related fields, technical certifications related to responsibilities, or equivalent professional experience
Benefits
Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model & a Business Casual Dress Code, including jeans
401 (k) Matching Program, Professional Development Reimbursement
Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays
Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave
Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, including SS&C University
Discounts on fitness clubs, travel, and more!
Health, dental, 401k plan, tuition and professional development reimbursement plan
Company
SS&C Technologies
SS&C is a global provider of investment and financial software-enabled services and software focused exclusively on the global financial
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