DevOps, Cloud Engineer - Assistant Vice President / Vice President

iCapital is powering the world’s alternative investment marketplace. Our financial technology platform has transformed how advisors, wealth management firms, asset managers, and banks evaluate and recommend bespoke public and private market strategies for their high-net-worth clients. iCapital services approximately $170 billion in global client assets invested in 1,392 funds, as of October 2023. 

iCapital has been named to the Forbes Fintech 50 for six consecutive years (2018-2023); a three-time selection by Forbes to its list of Best Startup Employers (2021-2023); and a three-time winner of MMI/Barron’s Solutions Provider award (See link below).  

About the Role

iCapital’s Distributed Ledger Technology team is looking for a Senior DevOps / Cloud Engineer to develop and maintain the production and development environments for a multi-party application. This role will utilize strong DevOps principles and advanced cloud capabilities to facilitate the infrastructure and automated CI/CD for a distributed ledger platform. We are seeking highly collaborative, creative, and intellectually curious DevOps Engineers with strong experience in Cloud Infrastructure Engineering who are passionate about forming and implementing cutting-edge cloud computing capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure using Terraform and CloudFormation
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab for seamless code deployment and integration
• Collaborate with blockchain engineers to ensure optimal performance and security of the distributed ledger
• Ensure high availability and disaster resilience of the application across the end-to-end tech stacks
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand needs and deliver solutions that meet business objectives
• Lead and mentor junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in DevOps, TechOps, or Cloud Architect, including at least 5 years working with AWS
• Strongly desire experience with microservices in a production environment, particularly with Docker and Kubernetes
• Strong Linux OS-level, command-line/scripting knowledge (e.g., Bash, Python), and configuration management principles
• Applicants should have a working knowledge of databases such as MongoDB, Postgres, and DynamoDB
• Experience with compute provisioning on Cloud-based platforms using Terraform and/or CloudFormation
• Exceptional analytical skills, able to apply knowledge and experience in decision-making to arrive at creative and commercial solutions
• Experience in building a Microservice-based architecture
• Good written and spoken communication skills
• Ability to design and implement complex, but easily managed, automated infrastructure
• A desire to share knowledge, teach, and learn as part of a collaborative team
• AWS certifications are a plus
• Experience developing or integrating with blockchain applications is preferred, but not required

Benefits 

The base salary range for this role is $130,000 to $200,000 depending on level.  iCapital offers a compensation package which includes salary, equity for all full-time employees, and an annual performance bonus. Employees also receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes an employer matched retirement plan, generously subsidized healthcare with 100% employer paid dental, vision, telemedicine, and virtual mental health counseling, parental leave, and unlimited paid time off (PTO). 

We believe the best ideas and innovation happen when we are together. Employees in this role will work in the office three days, with the flexibility to work remotely two days.  Every department has different needs, and some positions will be designated in-office jobs, based on their function. 

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