Principal Infrastructure Engineer - Delivery Lead

Company Overview

Arcesium is a global financial technology firm that solves complex data-driven challenges faced by some of the world's most sophisticated financial institutions. We constantly innovate our platform and capabilities to meet tomorrow's challenges, anticipate the risks our clients encounter, and design advanced solutions to help our clients achieve transformational business outcomes.

Financial technology is a high-growth industry as change and innovation continue to disrupt the status-quo and prompt major transformation. Arcesium is at a particularly interesting time in our own growth as we look to leverage our successfully established market position and expand operations in pursuit of strategic new business opportunities. We value intellectual curiosity, proactive ownership, and collaboration with colleagues, and we empower you to meaningfully contribute from day one and accelerate your professional development.

Position Summary

Arcesium is seeking a dynamic, multi-discipline, polyglot Software and Infrastructure Engineer and Leader with broad and deep knowledge across the spectrum of software and infrastructure to join our Infrastructure Engineering team in a lead capacity. Infrastructure's mission is to provide the foundation and supporting critical systems that Arcesium's applications are built upon. As a Principal Infrastructure Engineer - Delivery Lead, you will be at the forefront of technological evolution within multiple functional areas including Identity & Access Management, Linux Compute, Discovery, Networking, Observability, SDLC, and Storage, all built on top of AWS & Linux. As a Principal, you'll own delivery - both through leading others and making your own contributions - in areas across our ecosystem that powers our SaaS API-driven business. Arcesium Engineers work independently, utilize "systems thinking", and display a "high agency" approach, but also work as part of a collaborative environment, where teamwork and outside-the-box thinking that is aligned with our business goals is encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery and make individual contributions within parts of the ecosystem that powers our SaaS API-driven business relied upon by our customers around the world
• Lead people to delivering strong technical solutions, including those that may report to you, or through collaboration
• Construct innovative infrastructure systems, applications, and tools that streamline and enhance how Arcesium's applications interoperate
• Take ownership of our critical technology infrastructure -- built on top of multiple underlying technologies, tools, and programming languages
• Provide highly available, reliable critical services to our customer-facing applications and developers

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant infrastructure experience preferred, but what truly matters to us is your demonstrated ownership of critical systems, potential for continued growth, leadership of others, and your ability to make an impact. Show us what you have accomplished and what you aspire to achieve.
• Demonstrated desire to take ownership of critical systems and successfully deliver systems and features. Whether it is Linux, Kubernetes, DNS, Kerberos, or AWS, we are looking for candidates who aspire to own and operate vital polyglot infrastructure systems. Proven track record of doing so is a desirable plus.
• Advanced proficiency in Python and an eagerness to work with languages like Java, Go, and Bash as needed. Experience in running critical workloads in AWS is a definite plus.
• Advanced knowledge and demonstrated experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Linux, SDLC, authentication, and authorization
• Ability to craft reliable and performant solutions to problems using a combination of software you write and open-source technology. All Infra team members must be able to code.
• Display a curious mind, enthusiasm for technology infrastructure, a knack for problem-solving, and the drive to take initiative and work with the right combination of independence and collaboration
• Prior experience leading people strongly desired
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering or a related discipline is required

The expected annual base salary for this position ranges from $220,000 to $280,000, covering various levels within the organization. Our compensation package includes variable compensation and benefits including medical and prescription drug coverage, and 401k contribution matching.#LI-JS1 #LI-Hybrid

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