IT Support Engineer, Beacon Platform
$80-90k
Developer platform for capital markets
Job no longer available
Developer platform for capital markets
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
$80-90k
101-200 employees
Company mission
To supercharge developer productivity, enabling innovative financial services firms to get more value out of their R&D.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of work experience in IT support
- Strong problem solver
- University degree in computer science or equivalent experience in IT
- Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure, networking and ITIL methodology
- Experience in using coding/scripting to automate/reduce the time taken to complete manual tasks
- Knowledge of IT Security and Networking
- Experience supporting a mixed OS (Mac/Windows/Linux) office network
Desirable
- Experience supporting CISCO Meraki Networking equipment
- Experience setting up and maintaining Cloud-based Active Directory
- Experience with SOC2
- Experience building a zero-trust network
- Experience with Excel
- A relevant Information Technology qualification such as Microsoft Certifications or AWS Certifications would beneficial
What the job involves
- The IT support team is responsible for supporting, securing, and maintaining the IT infrastructures used by Beacon Platform Inc
- You will work to support our employees across multiple global office locations. IT Support will oversee basic office IT infrastructure, provide IT services and IT assets management; manage regional and global projects
- Be able to collaborate with different functions including HR, finance, legal, sales, project management and support the needs of our developers and infrastructure teams
- Self-starter who is passionate about technology
- Strategically plan long-term projects and initiatives
- Work with departmental stakeholders to define business and systems requirements for new technology implementations
- Research new technologies to implement within the modern IT environment to improve the deployment/provisioning processes
- A keen eye for automation and improving efficiency
- Keep current with the latest technologies
- Manage the deployment, maintenance, and support of laptops (windows, Mac), endpoint operating systems, client hardware, software, and peripherals
- Establish and maintain regular written and in-person communications with the organization's key users, department heads, and end-users regarding pertinent IT activities
- Accountability for the work they undertake and articulate their thoughts
- Comfortable with fast-pasted and dynamic environments
- Able to take on ideas and feedback from other technical experts as well as the business and translate them into deliverables
- Takes ownership of work assigned and has exceptional attention to detail
- Candidate may be required to complete any other reasonable duties in order to achieve business objectives
Our take
Born from its founders' decades of collective experience, Beacon Platform is a a next-generation, cloud-native, quant development platform that allows users to make the best of the custom risk management and trading applications they deploy and use on a daily basis.
The platform promises to make firms more agile. It does so by boosting developer productivity, increasing the return-on-investment of research and development efforts. Users are able to build apps in mere days (through rapid prototyping tools), allowing them to spend more time otherwise generating business value.
Past funding has been put to expanding Beacon's workforce, particularly in engineering and sales, and scaling across markets in new locations. The integration of the platform by Blackstone, a global alternative asset manager, was a key moment for the company. And it will need to continue such endeavours if it's to stay ahead of the curve.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
77% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Oct 2021
$56m
SERIES C
Jan 2020
$20m
SERIES B
Total funding: $96.5m
Company benefits
- A hybrid work environment that accommodates personal time and unique working arrangements
- Paid holidays, sick days, and a generous PTO policy (including days off for volunteering)
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Performance-based bonuses
- 401(k) plan and other national retirement savings plans
- Professional development programs
Company HQ
Financial District, New York, NY
Leadership
Mark Higgins
(Co-Founder & Chief Analytics Officer)Previously VP at Goldman Sachs and a Managing Director at JP Morgan.
Kirat Singh
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously worked in Strategy roles at Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan and as a Managing Director for Bank of America.
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