Senior Systems Engineer - Manager

Who we are looking for

Charles River Development is looking for a hands-on, well rounded solution and support engineer for our growing Infrastructure Support team. This team is responsible for the design, administration, and daily operation of critical systems used to support our clients’ Production, Disaster Recovery, and Test environments. The team also helps to develop new support services and architects our core infrastructure. We offer an opportunity for talented and driven individuals to get on board with an organization that values personal initiative and growth.

Why this role is important to us

The team you will be joining is a part of Charles River Development (or CRD), that became a part of State Street in 2018. CRD helps create enterprise investment management software solutions for large institutions in the areas of institutional investment, wealth management and hedge funds. Together we have created first open front-to-back platform - State Street Alpha, that was launched in 2019.

Join us if delivering next generation infrastructure, using emerging technologies like AI and Blockchain sounds like a challenge you are up for.

What you will be responsible for

As a Senior Systems Engineer you will

• Be a strong technical leader who can influence the evolving architecture.
• Manage Windows Server infrastructure for various applications in both corporate and Engineering environments.
• Assist in monitoring of production environment, plan upgrades, patches, and schedule downtime.
• Participate in security audits as needed and act on recommendations received.
• Perform capacity planning for critical infrastructure resources, plan system expansions, and adjust architectures for future growth.
• Have a deep appreciation of why IT security is important to our company and our customers.
• Manage complex support relationships with key vendors, including managed hosting providers.
• Manage, monitor, and troubleshooting systems with strong focus on continuous improvement.
• Assist with onboarding new clients, including environment provisioning, customer connectivity, service integration, and security configuration.
• Create and maintain detailed documentation and service topologies.

What we value

• A high degree of technical aptitude and troubleshooting skills
• A strong sense of customer service, attention to detail, and issue ownership
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple significant projects and initiatives.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Operational experience on an infrastructure/systems administration team supporting mission critical production systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or analytical discipline such as Computer Science, IT, MIS/CIS, Engineering, Financial Engineering, Science, Economics, Mathematics or Statistics
• 7+ years of experience working with various core infrastructure and web technologies
• 5+ years with MS Windows Server system administration or application server support
• 3+ years with Active Directory advanced administration.
• 3+ years of experience working in critical production environments, including Disaster Recovery support.
• Strong understanding of Linux systems and ability to automate these systems for company wide standards
• Scripting and automation experience using PowerShell, Python, Ansible, Git, etc.
• Solid understanding of file transfer and web protocols (ex: FTP, SFTP, HTTP/S)
• Some support experience with security technologies, such as IDS/IDP, anti-virus, penetration tests, vulnerability scans, SIEM, encryption, server hardening.
• Experience with tools such as Lansweeper and ability to take these systems to automate deployment of security tools.

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary in locations, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Program to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspective are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome the candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift program and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

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