Senior Manager, Systems Engineering & Automation

ICE Clear Europe Limited; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. is seeking a Manager, Systems Engineering to lead a team delivering software releases across Linux and Windows environments.

You will guide automation, tooling, and deployment strategies, collaborating with developers, operations, and QA to optimize the platform lifecycle. The role requires 5+ years in systems engineering or development, people-management experience, and strong scripting skills (PowerShell, Python, or similar).

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with engineering Operating Systems as well as Software Development Engineering, Tools Automation, or similar role in platform delivery.
• Experience as a people manager or in a team lead role with delegation duties
• Bachelor's Degree in engineering discipline or equivalent experience in Systems Engineering / Development
• Solid experience coding with any one or combination of PowerShell, Python, Bourne, Groovy, Ruby, etc
• Fundamental understanding of the SDLC processes, and tools (Git, Puppet, etc.)
• Experience with automation/configuration management using either Puppet, Chef, Ansible or equivalent
• Working knowledge of multi-tiered, highly available, and resilient application design
• Working knowledge of horizontal and vertical scaling for performance and high availability
• Top-tier critical thinking, analytics, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in a service-oriented team environment
• Strong understanding of project Management, organization, and time management
• Customer focus and dedication to the best possible user experience
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical or business resources
• Understanding of Continuous Integration and Delivery concepts

Responsibilities

• Educate and mentor team members, operations staff and other departments on best practices and application deployment methodologies and technologies
• Delegate, assign, and ensure work is completed by subordinate staff
• Assist in the design, planning and implementation of server and application delivery solutions
• Tune and design systems infrastructure for maximum available performance
• Automation of manual tasks using scripting and application development
• Investigate and adopt new technologies/tools as needs arise as well as implement said tools quickly and efficiently
• Respond to and assist with production operations in a 24/7 environment
• Evaluate, test, and integrate new operating system versions, drivers, and patches
• Provide technical analysis, resolve problems, and propose solutions
• Provide support to and coordinate with Developers, Operations staff, and End-Users
• Provide education and/or mentorship where needed to Teammates, Operations, Development and QA
• Ensure streamlined application deployments as part of the overall SDLC
• Manage infrastructure lifecycles, including procurement, buildout, ongoing hygienic support, and decommission

Skills

Operating Systems

People Management

Scripting

SDLC

CI/CD

Automation Tools

Git

Puppet

Chef

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

PowerShell

Python

Groovy

Ruby

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Git

Puppet

Chef

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

PowerShell

Python

Groovy

Ruby

Job description

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. is seeking a Manager, Systems Engineering to lead a team delivering software releases across Linux and Windows environments.

You will guide automation, tooling, and deployment strategies, collaborating with developers, operations, and QA to optimize the platform lifecycle. The role requires 5+ years in systems engineering or development, people-management experience, and strong scripting skills (PowerShell, Python, or similar).