DevOps Engineer (Contractor)

28Stone is a full-service custom solutions firm offering advisory, application design, system architecture, implementation, testing, and deployment services.

The firm partners with leading financial institutions to design and build robust financial applications that enhance business performance while reducing system risk, cost, and time to market. They take pride in delivering quality results and maintaining ongoing client trust through repeat engagements.

Your Impact Zone:

• Implementing pre-release and post-deployment verifications
• Integrating with Rundeck or Azure DevOps for application deployment
• Implementing application control solutions (start/stop scripts)
• Integrating with monitoring solutions (OpsRamp, Grafana, Splunk, etc.)
• Supporting annual DR/BCP testing requirements
• Provisioning and setup of new servers
• Supporting user authentication and authorization processes and workflows
• Configuring authentication, Service Accounts, etc.
• Following up on production incidents and problem tickets
• Troubleshooting trading and market data production issues
• Recommending and implementing infrastructure improvements
• Working knowledge of Python scripting

Requirements

• Familiarity with Linux: command line, standard file editing/searching/manipulation, shell scripting, etc.
• Working knowledge of relational databases and SQL: understanding of tables, views, indexes; querying and modifying data; query performance/optimization
• Experience with job automation tools such as Tidal, Autosys, Control-M, etc.
• Strong communication skills, including expressing concerns/risks, documenting corrective and preventative action plans, and communicating with stakeholders
• Methodical approach to problem-solving and incident management
• Ability to define and document operational procedures and runbooks
• Familiarity with release packaging and deployment: Rundeck, Ansible, etc.
• Understanding of SDLC and Agile frameworks

Key Qualities:

• Industry experience with enthusiasm for learning regulatory and trading workflows
• Ownership and drive to complete solutions
• Amenability to shift priorities based on Regulatory Ops business needs
• Ability to multitask and troubleshoot Level 3 Support during New York hours