Principal Engineer- Linux & Infrastructure

Arcesium seeks a talented and motivated Principal Engineer to join our Infrastructure Development team. This person will work and coordinate internal projects and support Engineering Managers. The successful candidate will be responsible for a variety of critical initiatives that will help Arcesium achieve its strategic goals and growth. The Infrastructure Development team is responsible for multiple functional areas which include Access & Identity Management, Linux Compute, Discovery, Networking, Observability, SDLC, and Storage, built on top of AWS, which provide the foundation upon which our customer-facing financial technology platform builds and runs. Infrastructure is a high-impact engineering team that builds new services, automates systems, integrates cloud & open-source software, and operates critical systems depending on the needs of the firm. What you'll do:

• Help build the next generation of IT infrastructure e. g. containers infrastructure using Docker & Kubernetes cluster create, manage and upgrade
• Create, consult on and review architectural decisions of infrastructure projects/products
• Build and maintain the firm's critical IT infrastructure such as Linux, Windows, Git, DNS, Kerberos, Syslog, Apache, Perl, Python, E-mail, Ansible, ELK
• Safeguard the firm's and its customers' data
• Minimize the risk of system failures and ensure that controls are in place to detect failures
• Work with tech teams to ensure infrastructure scales dynamically based on the usage pattern
• Collaborate with internal teams to develop messaging to senior stakeholders
• Build and maintain relationships and create trust with internal stakeholders and Application Engineering teams
• Communicate with all stakeholders, prepare project plans, release notes and conduct regular governance meetings

• 10-20 years of experience in system administration/software engineering
• Strong programming experience in Python/C/Go/Haskell
• Good knowledge of Unix system, web technologies, and AWS, Kubernetes
• Experience with tools and processes that will help you manage, understand, and debug large, complex distributed systems
• Attention to detail and quality, and the ability to work well in and across teams
• The ability to be self-motivated and to think independently while being a team player
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to multitask and manage multiple deliverables paired with a can-do attitude