A CAREER WITH POINT72’S TECHNOLOGY TEAM
As Point72 continues to reimagine the future of investing, our Technology group is constantly improving our company’s IT infrastructure, positioning us at the forefront of a rapidly evolving technology landscape. We’re a team of experts experimenting and discovering new ways to provide exceptional end user experience while embracing enterprise agile methodology. We encourage professional development to ensure you bring innovative ideas to our team while satisfying your own intellectual curiosity.
Our Technology Infrastructure team engineers and operates the foundational technology platforms that power all of the firm’s applications and businesses. Our disciplines span a broad array of technologies from datacenter infrastructure to large scale cloud services, with the shared goal of providing the most reliable, performant, modern technology platforms to improve time-to-market for our business. We also deliver end-user technology solutions to support the evolving collaboration and productivity needs of our global teams. Our team focuses on innovation and challenging the current state of our infrastructure technology in a fast-paced, dynamic, and collaborative working environment.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
• Manage and optimize a global virtual infrastructure ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance across multiple regions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align virtual infrastructure capabilities with organizational needs
• Configure and deploy VMware-based virtualization solutions, including vSphere, ESXi and vCenter
• Perform and manage VMware upgrades, including vSphere, ESXi and vCenter version upgrades
• Perform capacity planning and tuning to ensure optimal performance
• Build out VMware environments in new data centers, including configuration, optimization, and validation
• Execute VMWare hardware refresh and data center migration projects, including planning, execution, and validation
• Automate provisioning and management of virtual infrastructure utilizing PowerCLI and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Packer, Terraform, and Ansible
• Secure the virtual environment by implementing best practices, including patch management, vulnerability remediation, and access control
• Develop and implement disaster recovery and business continuity plans using tools such as Zerto and VMware Live Recovery
WHAT’S REQUIRED
• Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in technology, computer science, or a related discipline (or commensurate professional experience)
• 10+ years of hands-on experience managing, optimizing and securing a global virtual infrastructure running VMWare technologies, including vSphere, ESXi and vCenter
• Experience with VMWare upgrades, buildouts, and migrations
• Experience with mixed Windows and Linux server environments
• Sound understanding of networking concepts (VLANs, firewalls, routing) and knowledge of storage solutions (SAN/NAS) and their integration with VMware
• Experience working with virtual desktops running on the VMware hypervisor
• Experience with PowerCLI and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Packer, Terraform, and Ansible
• Experience using VMware Aria Operations or other products for performance monitoring and optimization
• Experience with disaster recovery tools such as Zerto and VMWare Live Recovery
• Ability to navigate a dynamic environment of changing priorities while maintaining focus on critical deliverables
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards
WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE
We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:
• Sports card
• Private life insurance
• Private medical and dental care, with vision allowance
• Private pension scheme
• Volunteer opportunities
• Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of color and the LGBT+ community
• Business travel accident insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Educational assistance reimbursement
ABOUT POINT72
Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen. Building on more than 30 years of investing experience, Point72 seeks to deliver superior returns for its investors through fundamental and systematic investing strategies across asset classes and geographies. We aim to attract and retain the industry’s brightest talent by cultivating an investor-led culture and committing to our people’s long-term growth. For more information, visit www.Point72.com/about.
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