Systems Engineering Manager

About Us: 

OptionMetrics, headquartered in New York, NY. is a dynamic and innovative technology company, a trusted provider of financial information and research derived from the option markets. We are at the forefront of developing solutions that empower businesses. Our commitment to excellence, coupled with a collaborative, forward-thinking culture, has made us the preferred choice for top-tier talent. Our data and analytics models are utilized by over 350 investment banks, hedge funds, asset management firms, and academic institutions globally, solidifying our position as a leader in the industry.

Are you ready to take your IT career to the next level? At OptionMetrics, we're on the lookout for a dynamic Systems Engineering Manager to be at the forefront of our cutting-edge projects.

What You'll Do:

As a System Engineering Manager, you'll be the backbone of our day-to-day operations. You'll take the helm in solving challenges in our DevOps environment, cloud infrastructure, and network while harnessing the latest cloud provisioning tools, and mentoring members of your team. Automation will be your middle name as you streamline tasks using a scheduler, boosting efficiency like never before.

The Systems Engineering Manager will be hybrid out of our NYC office, currently on site 2-3x per week.

What You Can Do:

Lead team members with deep technical understanding of AWS

Mentor and grow Jr members into Sr and beyond

Create onboarding plans and track improvement

Monitor systems and applications including Linux, Windows, and AWS services

Deploy applications across a multitude of servers and operating systems hosted on AWS

Use Bash or Shell or Python and SQL scripting to automate processes

Build/monitor/troubleshoot/fix all environments to ensure smooth and efficient operations

Work with CI/CD tools, tasks schedulers, and Amazon Web Services

Skills You'll Need:

2 years of leadership or management experience

3 - 6 years of Linux experience

Best practices in IT infrastructure, subnetting, routing, and firewall policies

Writing SQL queries to troubleshoot data issues

Windows administration

Ability to work independently in a high-pressure environment

Bachelor's degree required. Any certifications are a plus.

Ability to communicate effectively with employees, vendors, and customers

Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

What Will Make You Stand Out:

AWS or any other cloud services experience/certification

Experience with Teamcity or Terraform

Ability to troubleshoot file transfer using ftp, ftps, sftp, ssh, and http/https

What We Offer:

A collaborative environment where everyone's input makes a difference

Paid time off: Vacation, Personal, Sick days, and Holidays

Pre-tax commuter benefits (NJT, MTA, etc.) and 401k plan offered

Full medical and dental insurance coverage

OptionMetrics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Further, OptionMetrics will not discriminate against applicants for inquiring about, discussing or disclosing their pay or, in certain circumstances, the pay of their co‐worker, Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination .

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.