Java Site Reliability Engineer, Messaging Platforms

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** Java Site Reliability Engineer, Messaging Platforms**## at###
** Description
* * We are a leading global asset management firm with over 3,000 employees across 20 offices in 15 countries; we help millions of investors around the world pursue their financial goals. We hire critical thinkers. People who thrive in a collaborative culture like ours where we solve real problems while building the future of finance. You Are excited to be part of a vibrant engineering community that values diversity, hard work, and continuous learning.

Love solving complex real-world business problems. Recognize that cross-functional collaboration is a core component of success for the team. Believe there are multiple ways to solve most technical problems and are willing to debate the trade-offs. Have become a stronger engineer by making mistakes and learning from them. Are a doer, someone who wants to grow their career and gain experience across technologies and business functions.

We Continuously invest in a high-performance and inclusive culture, in which a diversity of backgrounds, experiences and viewpoints are celebrated and valued. Encourage career mobility, so you can benefit from learning different functions and technologies, and we gain the benefits of your experience across teams. Run technology pro bono programs that help the non-profit community and give our engineering community opportunities to volunteer and participate.

Offer education reimbursements and ongoing training in technology, communication, and diversity & inclusion. Embrace knowledge sharing through lunch-and-learns, demos, and technical forums. Consider our people to be our greatest asset—we will help you learn what PIMCO Technology has to offer so you can participate in activities that benefit your career while delivering impactful technology solutions. As a Java SRE in Trading Technology, you will:
As our immediate need Help support the messaging platforms in use (MQ, AMPS, Kafka, etc.). driving the firm's best use of these platforms, making sure all choice make sense, the correct tools issued for the solving each job, and that we build a sustainable messaging strategy. Improve the operational efficiency and reduce the operational risk of our messaging platforms through better tools, better design, and better monitoring.

In the future there will be new architectural or coding problems that we will need an experienced engineer to help solve. Work closely with the business and other teams to design and implement solutions that have immediate impact to the business and help us build towards our strategic vision across all our trade floor applications. We need someone proficient in Java, passionate about SRE practices, and able to collaborate effectively with an infrastructure team.

We expect you to have a strong passion for messaging systems, including their proper setup, monitoring, and maintenance. At the same time, this role involves software development for target platforms once the immediate needs related to messaging platforms are resolved. You will work with a team consisting of 1 SRE and 1 Unix SA, with full support from the infrastructure and Dev Ops teams.

Position Requirements Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent Strong Linux skills (including chef, puppet, ansible configuration tools) Strong experience with different messaging systems (Kafka, AMPS, MQ, FIX, etc.). Strong engineering culture (unit tests, CI/CD) Ability to work independently and in teams Good communication skills Working from the office in Austin 4 days a week. PIMCO follows a total compensation approach when rewarding employees which includes a base salary and a discretionary bonus.

Base salary is the fixed component of compensation that is determined by core job responsibilities, relevant experience, internal level, and market factors. The discretionary bonus is used to award performance and therefore is determined by company, business, team, and individual performance. Salary Range: $  - $  Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement PIMCO recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, military or veteran status, disability (physical or mental), any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws.

The company also prohibits discrimination on other basis such as medical condition, or marital status under applicable laws. Applicants with Disabilities PIMCO is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with…