Sr Site Reliability Engineer (Linux, UNIX, Reliability Engineering, Python, C, C++, Java, DevOps) in New York City

Position: Sr Site Reliability Engineer (Linux, UNIX, Reliability Engineering, Python, C, C++, Java, DevOps)

Location: New York City

Duration: Full-Time Permanent position (no contracts, no corp to corp, no remote)       

Salary:  Excellent Compensation with benefits + Interview Travel

SKILLS: Linux, UNIX, Windows, Reliability Engineering, Python, Perl, C, C++, SQL, Java, DevOps, Systems Administration, Application Programming, Networking

DESCRIPTION:

For our prestigious client, we are looking for a Sr Site Reliability Engineer with expertise in Linux, UNIX, Reliability Engineering, Python, C, C++, Java, and DevOps).

Their Deployment and Runtime Platform is responsible for corporate mission critical production platforms including:

- Private and public Cloud computing platform 

- Distributed scheduling 

- Entitlements platform 

- Security and critical infrastructure services 

- Linux and Windows engineering 

- Core data centre platforms including network and storage 

You will be part of a diverse global technical team focusing on critical business problems interacting with multiple businesses, operations and technology teams. We are responsible for a critical client facing function and aim to innovate and drive solutions through technology that will impact the bottom line for the firm.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL:

• Engage with application development teams to improve the whole lifecycle of services: from inception and design, through deployment, operation and refinement.

• Participate in system design consulting, platform management and capacity planning.

• Develop software and systems architectural frameworks and tooling.

• Maintain services by measuring and monitoring availability, latency and overall system health.

• Create and sustain scalable systems and services through automation and uplifts.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• 5+ to 7 years experience in a relevant role (DevOps, Reliability Engineering, Systems Administration, Application Programming, etc)

• Team player, eager to work in a global organization

• Energy, self-motivation and independence to manage multiple tasks

• Experience with distributed compute systems

• Highly knowledgeable of at least one of Linux or Windows platforms running key business applications

• Knowledgeable of many other areas of technology (networking, hardware, etc)

• Highly entrepreneurial and motivated

• Highly organized

• Strong interpersonal skills - good client facing skills as well as excellent oral and written communication

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Exposure to Linux / UNIX environment with advanced knowledge and experience of automating / scripting tasks is essential

• Hands on experience in production deployment and release management

• Hands on experience in troubleshooting and debugging application issues

• Knowledge of best practices and IT operations in a highly available and mission critical service

• Knowledge of at least one programming language (Erlang, Python, Perl, C++, C, Java, SQL) beyond basic scripting is a key advantage

• Experience managing performance, availability and scale of mid to large sized systems (Experience of building and running high availability systems is an advantage)

• Experience with all stages in the lifecycle of large distributed systems: inception, analysis, design, implementation, runtime, maintenance

• Good knowledge of at least one database product (like MSQL / PostgreSQL / DB2) (Knowledge of NOSQL products like MongoDB would be an advantage)

• Possesses good knowledge of different software systems, client/server architectures and various compatibility requirements

• Knowledge on Software Development Lifecycles and methodologies, Release Management Process & Products are added advantage

• Familiarity with open source automation / configuration tools such as Chef, Puppet, Ansible or SaltStack would be an advantage

FOLLOWING SKILLS ARE A MUST HAVE:

==Linux

==Reliability Engineering

==Python

==Our ideal candidate will have a mix of infrastructure skills with UNIX & Linux and software skills such as Python, C/C++ or Java. 

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