Systems Engineer

Eze Software Group

(Boston, Massachusetts)

Full Time Weekends

Job Posting Details

About Eze Software Group

Eze Software Group’s innovative technology, superior client service, and collaborative expertise have made us a trusted partner and platform choice for global investment managers and broker dealers across the globe.

Responsibilities

- Eze Software Group (Eze Software) is seeking a Systems Engineer to join the Server\Virtualization team in its Boston office.
- The Systems Engineer will work within a team of engineers that support the firm’s production server infrastructure (physical, virtual and storage) and are responsible for its performance, reliability and maintainability. 
- The team works regularly with development and business personnel to identify performance problems and assure quality of service for our clients.
- Building an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) environment and automating the provisioning and configuration of compute and storage resources will be the primary focus of this position. 
- Windows server experience, strong troubleshooting skills and a proven track record of automating repetitive or iterative processes with tools like Puppet, Chef or similar are must-have skills. 
- Experience with Linux administration and automation would be strongly desired, as well as a background with cloud computing.
- The successful candidate will be able to translate requirements (including already-configured systems) into a set of deployment and configuration processes that are robust and scalable. 
- A background in development or software engineering would be helpful.
- You will be operating in a time-sensitive environment, so strict change-control must be adhered to at all times. 
- Occasional after-hours or weekend work will be required. 
- We foster a collaborative environment where communication, documentation and teamwork are stressed.

**Job Functions:**

- Process automation with Puppet, Chef or other automation platform
Cloud computing administration and engineering (vCloud, Azure, OpenStack)
- Collaboration with development, QA and release engineering teams
Participating in major system engineering projects, and providing 2nd-3rd tier support for technical issues

Eze Software Group (Eze Software) is seeking a Systems Engineer to join the Server\Virtualization team in its Boston office.
The Systems Engineer will work within a team of engineers that support the firm’s production server infrastructure (physical, virtual and storage) and are responsible for its performance, reliability and maintainability.
The team works regularly with development and business personnel to identify performance problems and assure quality of service for our clients.
Building an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) environment and automating the provisioning and configuration of compute and storage resources will be the primary focus of this position.
Windows server experience, strong troubleshooting skills and a proven track record of automating repetitive or iterative processes with tools like Puppet, Chef or similar are must-have skills.
Experience with Linux administration and automation would be strongly desired, as well as a background with cloud computing.
The successful candidate will be able to translate requirements (including already-configured systems) into a set of deployment and configuration processes that are robust and scalable.
A background in development or software engineering would be helpful.
You will be operating in a time-sensitive environment, so strict change-control must be adhered to at all times.
Occasional after-hours or weekend work will be required.
We foster a collaborative environment where communication, documentation and teamwork are stressed.

Job Functions:

Process automation with Puppet, Chef or other automation platform Cloud computing administration and engineering (vCloud, Azure, OpenStack)
Collaboration with development, QA and release engineering teams Participating in major system engineering projects, and providing 2nd-3rd tier support for technical issues

Ideal Candidate

3-5 years of professional experience in Windows/Linux system administration and engineering
PowerShell or other shell scripting proficiency
Experience with standardized orchestration and automation tools (i.e. Chef, Puppet, Ansible, PowerShell DSC)
Experience with public or private cloud environments
Knowledge of system clustering and high-availability (plus)

Compensation and Working Conditions