Director, Platform Engineering Seattle, WA

Director, Platform Engineering

 
Job ID: Job-1882       
Job Title:      Director, Platform Engineering 
location:       Seattle, WA    
Jobtype:        Permanent      
Rate:          
Primary Skills:        
Description:    Primary responsibilities of the position include setting technical and operational direction / oversight of Linux and Windows systems engineering, as well as public and private cloud services and the virtualization technologies in use throughout the company. You will provide expertise and technical leadership while collaborating closely with project managers, engineers, SMEs, operations teams, customers, and all levels of management to execute on strategic and tactical goals. 

Duties and Responsibilities 
Partner with business and technical teams to lead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale, well-performing and cost effective infrastructure systems that enable effective utilization and management of enterprise platform and virtualization technologies. 
Ensure compliance with the company's environmental security and trustworthy computing policies. (PCI, SOX). 
Partner with business and technical teams to design, deliver and maintain highly available, high performance, and cost effective systems. 
Public and private cloud services, including Amazon AWS, VMware, and OpenStack-based cloud technologies 
Serve as an escalation point for Operations and Business teams 
Write and contribute to project plans, author engineering level documentation, and develop detailed test plans. 
Communicate clearly and effectively with our business clients, suppliers and partners. 
Travel as required on a limited basis. 


Position Requirements 
Work Experience and Education: 

BS in Computer Science/ Engineering or equivalent education and experience required (MS in Computer Science/ Engineering or equivalent education and experience preferred) 
Experience working in a complex and large-scale software environment supporting the systems and technologies mentioned above 
Minimum 9 years of experience working with Platform Systems in a mission-critical e-commerce environment (RHEL/CentOS/Windows preferred). 
Design and support experience managing all aspects of Windows and Linux OS lifecycle management in a large enterprise including server build and deployment (Cobbler, KickStart), configuration management (Puppet), monitoring, patching and security. 
Design and support experience managing all aspects of public and private cloud systems, virtualization technologies (XEN and VMware based), including automation and self provisioning capabilities, in an extremely fast paced think-as-you-go environment. 
Strong understanding and working knowledge of IP Networking, web technologies and protocols. understanding of network and server security 

Leadership 

Email resume in Word to TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume. 

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C++ or Python Development Manager NYC

Development Manager

 
Job ID: Job-1881       
       
location:       New York, NY   
Jobtype:        Permanent      
       
Description:    · Drive Technology deliverables for the Structured Credit desk 
· Face off to SCT trading desk in New York 
· Liaise with other Technology teams to ensure delivery of global and strategic solutions 
· Day to day management of a medium sized team of developers 

Required experience and skills 
· Management experience from a front-office Technology environment. 
· Proven experience of delivering complex systems in a high-pressure environment 
· Python or C++ development experience essential 
· Credit Derivative knowledge required (correlation product knowledge preferable) 
· Strong hands-on experience, 8+ years. 
· Strong analytical ability and problem solving. 
· Strong knowledge of architecture and software design patterns. 
· Agile/XP mindset. 
· Good understanding of software testing practices. 
· Strong communication skills are required as this is a senior Technology role facing off to desk heads and other senior business partners in Technology, Middle Office, Finance, Quant team etc. 

Email resume in Word to TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume. 

NO RELOCATION. ONLY THOSE AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE US. VISA TRANSFERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. NO 3RD PARTIES. NO OVERSEAS RESUMES, PLEASE. 

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Director of Network Architecture Austin, TX

Director of Network Architecture

 
Job ID: Job-1880       
Job Title:      Director of Network Architecture       
location:       Austin , TX    
Jobtype:        Permanent      
       
Description:    Responsible for owning and driving network strategies to meet the future needs of customers and product teams. The ideal individual will have the vision and expertise required to lead a high performing team of network architects, ensuring world-class performance, availability and uptime for our cloud and hybrid network infrastructure. 

Reports to VP Engineering 

Duties and Responsibilities 
Oversees architects performing network design, testing, and troubleshooting of network facilities 
Engages in and encourages out of the box innovative thinking and use of technologies 
Assists in the design and implementation of new products, services, and technologies 
Acts as a liaison between management and engineers for key or urgent issues 
Keeps managers informed of schedules, priorities, and problems 
Supervises activities of staff (i.e. trains, appraises, rewards, motivates, disciplines, recommends termination as necessary) 
Determines deficiencies in processes and/or procedures and evaluates, proposes and implements solutions 
Collaborates with peers to ensure uniformity of teams 
Ensures proper documentation of all processes and procedures 

Position Requirements 
Bachelor's degree in computer science or a relevant field required. At the manager's discretion, additional equivalent experience and relevant technical certifications may substitute for the degree requirement 
Minimum of six years of experience in network operations and/or engineering 
Knowledge/Skills Requirements: 
Advanced knowledge in designing, testing, scaling, troubleshooting, and analyzing network facilities 
A strong background in network engineering and network operations 
Ability to command the intellectual respect of network architects as well as business and product owners 
High level of knowledge of the company's products, network infrastructure and environments 
Knowledge of technologies such as Ethernet, IPv4/6, STP, OSPF, BGP, etc. 
Excellent organization, time management, communication and interpersonal skills 
Ability to make appropriate decisions considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions 
Ability to apply varying leadership skills and traits creating solutions and results to unexpected situations 
Ability to successfully work and promote inclusiveness in small groups 


Email resume in Word to TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume. 

NO RELOCATION. ONLY THOSE AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE US. VISA TRANSFERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. NO 3RD PARTIES. NO OVERSEAS RESUMES, PLEASE. 

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C++ or C Software Developers NYC

C++ or C Software Developers

 
Job ID: Job-1879       
Job Title:      C++ or C Software Developers   
location:       New York, NY   
Jobtype:        Permanent      
Rate:   $90K - $145K   
Primary Skills:        
Description:    Write high-quality, maintainable and robust code. This includes working with a variety of groups including Development Managers, Product/Program Managers, Quality Assurance Engineers, Business stakeholders and array of other Engineers. Support the design and development of the team’s applications and supporting services. 
As part of this award winning team, you will play a leading role in the design, implementation and deployment of a successful enterprise-level system. 
Qualifications 
• Experience working on design, development and maintenance of highly scalable systems focused on servings hundreds of millions requests 
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, designing for performance, scalability, and availability 
• Expertise building scalable infrastructure software or distributed systems 
• Experience writing code in a high volume, Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) 
• Significant experience working in the technology side of Ad Servers/ Advertising Platform for Team Lead role. Other spots this background is a plus, not a must. 
• Strong fundamental knowledge of Internet and operating system security 
• Experience in understanding of system and application performance limits and characteristics. Scaling systems to web scale is a plus. 
• Sharp analytical abilities and proven design skills 
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive 
• Demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast paced environment 
• Expert level Programming in C/C++ or Java and recent experience with protocols like Thrift/Protobuf etc. Scala a big +. 
• Experience with embedded and distributed systems and possess a thorough low-level understanding of how a computer actually works. 
• Passionate about high performance computing and ultra-low latency and look for novel and creative solutions to complex problems. 

A Plus 
• Experience working with relational databases particularly Big Data areas. Greenplum expertise is a major plus 


Email resume in Word to TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume. 

NO RELOCATION. ONLY THOSE AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE US. VISA TRANSFERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. NO 3RD PARTIES. NO OVERSEAS RESUMES, PLEASE. 

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C++ or C Team Lead San Francisco, CA

C++ or C Team Lead

 
Job ID: Job-1878       
Job Title:      C++ or C Team Lead     
location:       San Francisco, CA      
Jobtype:        Permanent      
Rate:   $165K - $175K +bonus   
Primary Skills:        
Description:    Write high-quality, maintainable and robust code. This includes working with a variety of groups including Development Managers, Product/Program Managers, Quality Assurance Engineers, Business stakeholders and array of other Engineers. Support the design and development of the team’s applications and supporting services. 
As part of this award winning team, you will play a leading role in the design, implementation and deployment of a successful enterprise-level system. 
Qualifications 
• Experience working on design, development and maintenance of highly scalable systems focused on servings hundreds of millions requests 
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, designing for performance, scalability, and availability 
• Expertise building scalable infrastructure software or distributed systems 
• Experience writing code in a high volume, Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) 
• Significant experience working in the technology side of Ad Servers/ Advertising Platform for Team Lead role. Other spots this background is a plus, not a must. 
• Strong fundamental knowledge of Internet and operating system security 
• Experience in understanding of system and application performance limits and characteristics. Scaling systems to web scale is a plus. 
• Sharp analytical abilities and proven design skills 
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive 
• Demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast paced environment 
• Expert level Programming in C/C++ or Java and recent experience with protocols like Thrift/Protobuf etc. Scala a big +. 
• Experience with embedded and distributed systems and possess a thorough low-level understanding of how a computer actually works. 
• Passionate about high performance computing and ultra-low latency and look for novel and creative solutions to complex problems. 

A Plus 
• Experience working with relational databases particularly Big Data areas. Greenplum expertise is a major plus 


Email resume in Word to TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume. 

NO RELOCATION. ONLY THOSE AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE US. VISA TRANSFERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. NO 3RD PARTIES. NO OVERSEAS RESUMES, PLEASE. 

Watch and subscribe to TheBigGameHuntrTV on YouTube for ”No B.S.” job search and hiring advice. To receive a complimentary subscription to my job search ezine, No B.S. Job Search Advice, go to http://www.JeffAltman.com to subscribe. Receive tweets from Twitter with job search tips and job listings –@ TheBigGameHuntr