Platform Compute and Storage Specialist

Department: Infrastructure

Position Overview:

Squarepoint is seeking a Platform Compute and Storage (PCS) Specialist to join our global team. The role involves designing, building, and maintaining scalable compute and storage services to support company growth. Candidates should have in-depth knowledge of Linux platforms and distributed storage systems, including performance optimization and capacity management. Experience with bare metal, hypervisors, containers, and public cloud platforms is preferred. Responsibilities include hardware/software installation, configuration, monitoring, automation, and tool development.

1. Manage systems efficiently at scale through standardization, automation, testing, and monitoring.
2. Enforce development standards for source control, testing, and continuous integration for infrastructure, OS, patches, and configuration management.
3. Manage a distributed compute environment and petabyte-scale storage systems.
4. Install, manage, and monitor Linux (RHEL-based) operating systems.
5. Troubleshoot hardware and software issues across the stack.
6. Collaborate with business owners to prioritize work and deliver tactical and strategic objectives.

Required Qualifications:

1. 5+ years in a technology infrastructure role, including Linux administration.
2. Experience with configuration management tools such as Chef or Ansible.
3. Experience with distributed storage and storage protocols (NFS, GPFS, WEKA).
4. Proficiency in Python or other high-level languages (Go, Rust, etc.).
5. Experience with modern software development practices: version control, agile, CI/CD.
6. Knowledge of observability tools in distributed systems (e.g., Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana).
7. Experience with cloud providers like AWS and GCP.
8. Willingness to learn new technologies and grow professionally.
9. Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
10. Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field.
11. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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