Platform Infrastructure Cloud, SRE Engineer - Assistant Vice President

Posted 13 Days Ago
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New York, NY
Hybrid
120K-160K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Financial Services
The Role
The Platform Infrastructure Cloud SRE Engineer at iCapital will ensure the reliability and performance of production and development environments, building highly available cloud infrastructures and automating workflows. Responsibilities include developing tools for productivity on MacOS and Linux, overseeing Kubernetes environments, and participating in on-call rotations while maintaining system documentation.
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iCapital is powering the world’s alternative investment marketplace. Our financial technology platform has transformed how advisors, wealth management firms, asset managers, and banks evaluate and recommend bespoke public and private market strategies for their high-net-worth clients. iCapital services approximately $176 billion in global client assets invested in 1,433 funds, as of December 2023. 

 

iCapital has been named to the Forbes Fintech 50 for seven consecutive years (2018-2023); a three-time selection by Forbes to its list of Best Startup Employers (2021-2023); and a three-time winner of MMI/Barron’s Solutions Provider award (See link below).  

 

About the Role 

The Platform Infrastructure team at iCapital plays a critical role in keeping the production and development environments running smoothly and securely.  This Vice President role will utilize advanced cloud capabilities to facilitate the Platform Infrastructure strategy of market agility and lean operating principles with a strict focus on quality to meet the ever-growing demands of our clients. iCapital is seeking a highly collaborative, creative, and intellectually curious Platform Infrastructure Engineer who is passionate about forming and implementing cutting-edge cloud computing capabilities.  This Platform Infrastructure Engineer will wear multiple hats in a highly visible role, interacting with all aspects of the business is essential. 

Responsibilities 

  • Build highly available solutions across the entire SDLC stack with primary focus on an internet facing fintech site. 
  • Develop and maintain tools to support the development environment on MacOS and Linux tool environment with focus on improving developer productivity.  
  • Maintain site reliability with a focus on building highly scalable systems, integrating resiliency and high availability at all levels. 
  • Develop software and tooling to secure and automate cloud infrastructure building software delivery capabilities with fully automatic workflows. 
  • Design and operation of a Kubernetes environment for container management and orchestration. 
  • Participate in on-call rotations to help understand the system while helping build tools for automation. 

 

Qualifications 

  • 5+ years of DevOps, TechOps, or SRE experience with 3+ years of AWS experience 
  • Microservices (Docker, Kubernetes) experience in a production environment strongly desired 
  • Strong Linux OS-level and command-line/scripting knowledge and configuration management principles 
  • Working knowledge of databases such as MongoDB, Postgres, DynamoDB 
  • Experience in architecting, implementing, and managing monitoring tools such as Prometheus/Grafana, CloudWatch, Splunk, NewRelic and ELK in the cloud 
  • Coding beyond simple scripting with strong opinions on maintainable/reusable code in Python, Ruby, or Java desired 
  • Experience with infrastructure provisioning on a Cloud based platform using Terraform and/or Cloud formation 
  • Experience with distributed systems design, maintenance, and hands-on troubleshooting/debugging skills  
  • Exceptional analytical skills, able to apply knowledge and experience in decision-making to arrive at creative and commercial solutions 
  • Experience building a Microservice based architecture 
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
  • Experience in updating runbooks, tools, and documentation that help the team to respond to incidents proactively 
  • Able to design and implement complex, but easily managed, automated infrastructure 
  • A desire to share, teach, and learn as part of a team 
  • AWS certifications are a plus 

  

Benefits 

The base salary range for this role is $120,000 to $160,000. iCapital offers a compensation package which includes salary, equity for all full-time employees, and an annual performance bonus. Employees also receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes an employer matched retirement plan, generously subsidized healthcare with 100% employer paid dental, vision, telemedicine, and virtual mental health counseling, parental leave, and unlimited paid time off (PTO). 

We believe the best ideas and innovation happen when we are together. Employees in this role will work in the office Monday-Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday.

For additional information on iCapital, please visit https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us  Twitter: @icapitalnetwork | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/icapital-network-inc | Awards Disclaimer: https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us/recognition/ 

iCapital is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. 

Top Skills

AWS
Docker
DynamoDB
Java
Kubernetes
Linux
MongoDB
Postgres
Python
Ruby

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The Company
New York, NY
1,464 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

Powering the World’s Alternative Investment Marketplace. Part innovator, part educator, and part navigator of the alternatives industry, iCapital offers intuitive, scalable digital solutions that have transformed how private market and hedge fund investments are bought and sold. With iCapital, financial advisors, wealth managers, and asset managers around the world now have access to everything they need to deliver the return and diversification potential of alternatives to high-net-worth investors.

Why Work With Us

iCapital is a technology-driven cutting edge firm with an entrepreneurial spirit. You'll have the opportunity to make important contributions as part of a dynamic team where you can maximize your potential, develop new skills, and help change an industry within an innovative and fast-paced setting.

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