Data Infrastructure Specialist - Blue Signal Search : Job Details

Our client, a prominent and respected investment management firm, is seeking a highly skilled Data Infrastructure Specialist to join their dynamic technology team. This position is essential for managing, maintaining, and enhancing the company's data infrastructure, ensuring the highest levels of system reliability, performance, and security.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for innovation, problem-solving, and optimizing data systems in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

This Role Offers:

• Competitive base salary plus comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, FSA, PTO, and more.
• 100% employee-owned company.
• Over two decades of investment management experience.
• Mission focused on research, opportunity, and offering financial stability.
• Innovative work environment with access to top-rated technologies.
• Culture of integrity, high performance, and quality customer service.

Focus:

• Build, maintain, and optimize data infrastructure systems such as data orchestration, distributed storage, and streaming infrastructure, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
• Collaborate with business units and IT teams to identify, diagnose, and resolve issues related to hardware, software, and applications.
• Provide end-user support for enterprise applications, including troubleshooting, configuration, and installation, both in-person and remotely.
• Monitor system performance and ensure high availability, uptime, and data security through routine maintenance and proactive monitoring.
• Document and enforce IT policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Liaise with third-party vendors and external IT service providers to meet specific technical requirements and ensure successful execution of IT projects.
• Assist with the integration of data pipelines, automation, and API workflows to streamline operations and ensure seamless data movement across systems.

Skill Set:

• A bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, or a related field is required.
• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and data management systems.
• Proven experience working in data infrastructure or related fields, with a focus on building and managing scalable and reliable systems.
• Proficiency in Python and PowerShell for automation and system management.
• Solid understanding of SQL database management, including creating and optimizing queries, and integrating databases.
• Exposure to data analytics tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Domo.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and systems integration techniques (e.g., AWS, Azure).
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and agile software development practices.
• Knowledge of networking hardware and software (e.g., switches, firewalls, LAN/WAN) is preferred.

About Blue Signal:

Blue Signal is an award-winning, executive search firm specializing in various specialties. Our recruiters have a proven track record of placing top-tier talent across industry verticals, with deep expertise in numerous professional services. Learn more at bit.ly/46Gs4yS