Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer

Infrastructure Automation Engineer

A Career with point72’s Technology Team

As Point72 reimagines the future of investing, our Technology group is constantly improving our company’s infrastructure, positioning us at the forefront of a rapidly evolving technology landscape. We’re a team of experts experimenting, discovering new ways to harness the power of open-source solutions, and embracing enterprise agile methodology. We encourage professional development to ensure you bring innovative ideas to our products while satisfying your own intellectual curiosity.

What you’ll do

• Contribute to the design and implementation of advanced automation solutions to enhance IT infrastructure operations.
• Develop and maintain automation systems using object-oriented programming languages, leveraging modern IDEs such as Cursor for efficient development.
• Utilize AWS cloud services to build scalable and efficient infrastructure automation systems.
• Apply expertise in Linux systems to script and automate operations effectively.
• Use knowledge of networking concepts and technologies, including load balancers, firewalls, and network protocols, to develop robust automation solutions.
• Implement configuration automation with open source tools like Ansible and Terraform to streamline deployment processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive automation initiatives and integrate solutions across various technological areas.

What’s Required 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a similar discipline.
• 2+ of professional experience as a Software Engineer.
• Proficiency in programming using an object-oriented programming language, such as  Rust, Java or Python.
• Understanding of Linux systems and system operations automation.
• Familiarity with networking concepts and technologies.
• Basic knowledge of configuration automation tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
• Familiarity with core AWS services such as EC2, S3, VPC, Route53, IAM
• Understanding of messaging buses such as Kafka and RabbitMQ.
• Experience with relational databases and non-relational stores, such as Postgres, Elasticsearch, MongoDB
• Strong software design skills.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools, such as Grafana, Prometheus, DataDog.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Good communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• 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:

• Fully-paid health care benefits
• Generous parental and family leave policies
• Volunteer opportunities
• Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of color and the LGBTQ+ community
• Mental and physical wellness programs
• Tuition assistance
• A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more

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.

The annual base salary range for this role is $150,000-$200,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.