Cloud Support Engineer

Posted 16 Days Ago
New York, NY
Senior level
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
The Role
As a Cloud Support Engineer, you will manage and optimize cloud infrastructure, ensure system reliability and performance, handle incident management, and provide technical customer support. You will also implement automation solutions and develop infrastructure as code while mentoring junior team members.
Summary Generated by Built In

Founded in 2019 by visionary leaders from the finance and technology sectors, MerQube pioneers the use of cutting-edge technology to transform not only index creation but also the wider landscape of systematic investing. By harnessing cloud-based architecture and the most advanced index tracking technology available today, MerQube's platform empowers clients to swiftly and efficiently bring their ideas to market.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Support Engineer to join our Cloud Support team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud technologies, infrastructure as code, and automation, with a focus on maintaining the reliability and scalability of our cloud-based systems. As a Senior SRE, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure our cloud infrastructure is robust, performant, and able to meet the demands of our business. Additionally, you will be responsible for providing technical customer support to address inquiries and issues related to our cloud services.

Responsibilities:

Cloud Infrastructure Management:

  • Maintain and manage cloud-based infrastructure in accordance with industry best practices.
  • Monitor and optimize cloud resources to ensure cost-effectiveness and scalability.
  • Implement automation for provisioning, scaling, and maintaining cloud resources.

Reliability and Performance:

  • Establish and maintain service-level objectives (SLOs) and service-level indicators (SLIs) to measure system reliability and performance.
  • Continuously monitor system performance, diagnose issues, and implement solutions to improve reliability and performance.
  • Conduct post-incident reviews (PIRs) and implement remediation plans to prevent future incidents.

Incident Management and Technical Customer Support:

  • Participate in an on-call rotation to respond to incidents and outages promptly.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to resolve production incidents and minimize customer impact.
  • Provide technical customer support to address inquiries and issues related to our cloud services, ensuring timely and effective resolutions.

Security and Compliance:

  • Ensure the security and compliance of cloud resources by implementing best practices and security controls.
  • Stay updated on security vulnerabilities and apply patches and fixes as needed.

Automation and Infrastructure as Code:

  • Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IAC) scripts and templates to automate the provisioning and management of cloud resources.
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines for deploying infrastructure changes.

Documentation and Knowledge Sharing:

  • Document system architecture, procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
  • Share knowledge and mentor junior team members.

Qualifications:

  • Master's or bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of extensive experience in Cloud Support, FinTech Support, Site Reliability, or related roles.
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering roles.
  • Profound understanding of SRE/Support principles and best practices.
  • Strong expertise with cloud platforms, preferably AWS, and familiarity with Azure or GCP.
  • Proficiency in deploying and managing containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure concepts and tools, including Terraform/Ansible.
  • Advanced proficiency in the Python programming language and its associated development toolchain.
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills, with a track record of troubleshooting complex issues.
  • API knowledge
  • Outstanding communication and collaboration abilities, enabling effective teamwork.

Preferred Skills:

  • Proficiency in shell scripting languages like Bash Python.
  • Familiarity with tools such as Airflow, Grafana.
  • Experience with monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus/Grafana or Datadog.
  • Understanding of SQL database technologies like MySQL or PostgreSQL.

Our Commitment:

At MerQube, we are dedicated to fostering a collaborative, growth-oriented environment for all team members. We prioritize wellness, work-life balance, and offer flexible working arrangements. We celebrate diversity and welcome team members from all backgrounds and experiences.

Benefits:

  • Competitive compensation packages
  • Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and more.
  • Flexible working arrangements, including remote work options.
  • Community-first environment fostering strong relationships.
  • Emphasis on health, wellness, and work-life balance
  • Opportunities for continuous learning, development, and career growth

Our commitment to diversity:

MerQube is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you’re the best person for the job, we want you on board!

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Top Skills

Python
The Company
San Francisco, California
56 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2019

What We Do

MerQube is an innovative fintech firm, leading the development of cutting edge technology for indexing and rules-based investing. MerQube offers design and calculation solutions for complex rules-based strategies. Launched in 2019 in New York and San Francisco by a team of index industry veterans and technology experts, MerQube was created to provide technology focused alternative.

MerQube designs and calculates a wide variety of indices, ranging from thematic to ESG, factor and retirement, while covering multi-asset, equities, futures as well as options. Leveraging cloud-based architecture and today's most advanced index-tracking technology, MerQube's platform enables its clients to bring ideas to market quickly and efficiently

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