Site Reliability Engineer II

Notes to applicants:

• This position is eligible for full-time remote work in Texas, or North Carolina, or, in the alternative, to work in accordance with Dimensional’s office- first hybrid approach which involves working in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and the choice to work in the office or remotely, depending on what is best for your work day, on Mondays and Fridays.

• Resumes and portfolios (when applicable) are required as part of your application. When applying from a mobile device or tablet, you may not be able to attach a resume. If you cannot include an attachment at the time of your application, you will receive a follow up email asking you to attach your resume from a computer.

• Here at Dimensional, we strive to be an inclusive workplace for all. Even if you do not match every qualification listed, if you are interested in who we are, what we do, and why we do it, we suggest and encourage you to apply.

• If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, such accommodation is available upon request.

Job Description:About Dimensional:Dimensional was built around a set of ideas bigger than the firm itself. With a confidence in markets, deep connections to the academic community, and a focus on implementation, we go where the science leads, and continue to pursue new insights, both large and small, that can benefit our clients. The Technology Department at Dimensional leverages the rapidly evolving state of the art to engineer scalable, innovative, and research driven solutions to improve our client’s financial lives.   Software Engineers at Dimensional participate in the design and development of software solutions across an array of domains from Research and Investments to Sales and Marketing; collaboratively developing MVPs to test their ideas and rapidly iterate with constant feedback from users.  Dimensional invests heavily in developer tools, platforms, paradigms and experience enabling teams to provide modern solutions that contribute profoundly to our client’s success. We are looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to join our team and engineer the platform’s foundational software and tooling by building out our infrastructure as code, workflows/automations and self-service capabilities.  The most important qualifications are a passion for software automation and enthusiasm for learning new technologies and approaches. The level of seniority for this position is negotiable based on experience.  You may be a fit for this role if you:

• Are open-minded, curious, and resourceful
• Are passionate about/stay current with modern technologies
• Solve problems systematically and transparently
• Share ideas, solicit/integrate feedback, design and solve collaboratively
• Take a software engineering approach and demonstrate automation and security mindsets

 What you might work on:As a site reliability engineer at Dimensional, you will have the opportunity to engineer and support foundational systems using software to define, secure, and automate a sophisticated service offering consumed by application developers, business users, and clients to achieve their goals and Dimensional’s technology strategy. 

• Collaborate with subject matter experts in a variety of areas to drive the success of our developers, business users, and clients.
• Identify opportunities to automate platform support and develop self-service capabilities
• Develop software solutions using scripting, back-end, and/or front-end technologies
• Develop configurations and automations to enable testing, infrastructure, and deployments
• Support key platform services for enterprise use
• Measure and optimize platform and system performance.
• Proactively identify opportunities for automation and service improvement.

 Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience
• 3-10+ years of experience developing and supporting modern software-driven infrastructure and/or platform services
• Deep familiarity with Linux and related technologies
• Familiarity with Windows and related technologies
• Experience developing software in Python (or equivalent), Terraform (or equivalent), and Ansible (or equivalent)
• Experience with any of the following: cloud and on-prem compute, storage, networking, CI/CD, queuing and messaging/streaming, workflow orchestration, monitoring/alerting, relational/noSQL/cache databases, containers, container orchestration, serverless.
• The successful candidate will be self-motivated and have a strong drive for learning and self-improvement.

 Preferred Competencies:

• Interest and ability to learn other coding languages as needed
• Experience working in or with an SRE or DevOps team
• Ability to write in English fluently and idiomatically
• Experience with agile/scrum methodologies
• Financial services industry experience
• Experience with several  of the following: 
• Postgresql, MSSQL, MongoDB, SQLServer, Redis, Airflow, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, Postgresql, MSSQL, MongoDB, SQLServer, Redis, docker, Kubernetes

Dimensional offers a variety of programs to help take care of you, your family, and your career, including comprehensive benefits, educational initiatives, and special celebrations of our history, culture, and growth.

It is the policy of the Company to provide equal opportunity for all employees and applicants.  The Company recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, religious practice, creed, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), caregiver status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender identity, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, familial status, domestic partnership status, military or veteran status or service, unemployment status, citizenship status or alienage, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic violence, status as a victim of stalking, status as a victim of sex offenses, genetic information, political activities or recreational activities, arrest or conviction record, salary history, natural hairstyle or any other status protected by applicable law except as otherwise required or permitted by law or regulation applicable to the Company or its affiliates.