Systems Engineer, Technology Innovation

Systems Engineer, Technology Innovation 

Summary

We are looking for a Systems Engineer to deploy, maintain, and own the Tech Innovation team’s cloud and on-prem innovation labs.

Point72’s Technology Innovation Team

The Technology Innovation team at Point72 focuses on researching and experimenting with a broad range of technologies that could bring transformational impact to our firm. We conduct research in areas like applied quantum technology, novel non-traditional computing paradigms, applied artificial intelligence, heterogenous architectures, digital reality, machine-brain interfaces, and other areas.

What you’ll do:

We are seeking a highly skilled Systems Engineer to join our team. The Systems Engineer will collaborate with the researchers on the team and will be responsible for installing, deploying, supporting, automating, and maintaining the tooling, software/hardware dependencies, and other dependencies required to conduct proofs-of-concept (PoCs), studies, and experiments in our on-prem lab and sandbox VPC environments in AWS cloud and other cloud providers.

Specifically, you will:

• Install, configure, deploy, support, and maintain the tooling, software/hardware dependencies and other dependencies that are required to conduct PoC’s, studies, and experiments in an on-prem lab or sandbox VPC environments in AWS cloud and other cloud providers
• Partner with the Infrastructure and InfoSec teams to trouble-shoot issues and to align with best practices and standards at the firm
• Explore and experiment with emerging hardware, firmware, and software frameworks in collaboration with the researchers on the team
• Explore opportunities for automation across various activities of the innovation team.

Required Qualifications/Skills

• Bachelor’s in computer science, electrical engineering, computer or other engineering and technical disciplines
• 2+ years’ experience in cloud and systems engineering
• Experience with cloud native technology stack such as AWS, GCP and Azure
• Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Gitlab, or Github
• Experience with technologies such as IaC tools, Terraform, docker, Kubernetes
• Experience with programming in Python or other programming languages
• Knowledge of Linux, shell scripting, and networking
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills and the ability to communicate complex concepts
• Be curious, embrace uncertainty and be comfortable with failure while exploring with new ideas
• Commitment and adherence to the highest ethical standards

We take care of our people

We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:

• Fully-paid health care benefits
• Generous parental and family leave policies
• Mental and physical wellness programs
• Volunteer opportunities
• Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, minorities and the LGBT+ community
• Tuition assistance
• A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more 

About Point72

Point72 Asset Management is a global firm led by Steven Cohen that invests in multiple asset classes and strategies worldwide. Resting on more than a quarter-century of investing experience, we seek to be the industry’s premier asset manager through delivering superior risk-adjusted returns, adhering to the highest ethical standards, and offering the greatest opportunities to the industry’s brightest talent. We’re inventing the future of finance by revolutionizing how we develop our people and how we use data to shape our thinking. For more information, visit www.Point72.com/working-here.