Sr. Cloud Engineer

S&P Global; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Market Intelligence is seeking a Lead Engineer for its DSE Messaging team. This role focuses on ensuring the operational integrity of the messaging platform, working on cloud infrastructure, and automating processes. Candidates should have substantial experience in messaging architectures and a proven ability to troubleshoot complex systems while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.

Benefits

Health & Wellness benefits

Flexible downtime

Continuous learning opportunities

Retirement planning support

Family-friendly perks

Retail discounts

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with messaging platforms in a production environment.
• Strong knowledge of distributed messaging architecture.

Responsibilities

• Ensure messaging platform operates safely and efficiently.
• Install, configure, and maintain distributed messaging clusters.
• Develop and implement backup and disaster recovery plans.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Cloud Architecture

Distributed Messaging

Automation

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Cloud services

Infrastructure as code tools

Job description

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

10

Job Description

The Team: The mission of the DSE Messaging team is to provide a reliable, scalable, and real-time distributed messaging backbone that enables seamless data streaming and event-driven communication across services, systems, and applications within the Market Intelligence division. We are currently utilizing distributed messaging platforms and associated technologies to link Business Units across MI. Additionally, the team manages a substantial infrastructure set up on cloud services or on-premise servers with multiple data centers.

Responsibilities and Impact:

As the Lead Engineer, you will ensure that the messaging platform operates successfully, safely, and efficiently. You will work to increase productivity, decrease downtime, and support the mission of the Market Intelligence division. Providing client teams with a dependable application infrastructure and helping them succeed with their unique business use cases are critical functions of this role. You will also address technical issues, maintain infrastructure, provide on-call support, and implement enhancements as needed by business clients.

You will be positioned as a lead-level contributor or assigned to collaborate with user groups or client teams in the following areas:

Messaging Platform Engineering:

• Install, configure, and maintain distributed messaging clusters and associated infrastructure across multiple regions and accounts.
• Monitor and troubleshoot technical issues, taking corrective action as required.
• Develop and implement backup and disaster recovery plans for messaging clusters.
• Configure and manage messaging topics, partitions, and consumer groups.
• Manage access controls, security, and authentication protocols for messaging clusters.

Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure Management:

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable, reliable, and secure cloud solutions.
• Optimize cloud platform performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
• Develop and maintain blueprints and design documents for platform architecture.

Process Automation:

• Automate cloud operations using infrastructure as code tools.
• Use scripting languages to optimize and automate workflows.

Governance & Security:

• Implement security best practices to safeguard cloud resources and ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.
• Develop risk assessments, disaster recovery plans, and support execution during disaster recovery exercises.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Partner with product and platform owners to deliver innovative solutions that empower business applications with scalable infrastructure.
• Work with cross-functional teams to evaluate solutions and recommend strategies for modernizing and consolidating legacy platforms.

Production Support:

• Provide operations support for event streaming platforms, ensuring cluster health and stability. Handle incident management, request fulfillment, and escalation.
• Analyze logs to debug issues and performance bottlenecks. Collaborate with client teams to troubleshoot platform issues, consumer lag, and data replication inconsistencies.
• Perform routine maintenance tasks, including log retention management and partition rebalancing.

What We’re Looking For:

• 8+ years of relevant experience combined with a bachelor's degree. A master's degree is preferred.
• 3-5 years of experience working with messaging platforms in a production environment.
• Strong knowledge of distributed messaging architecture, including brokers, topics, partitions, and replicas.
• Proficiency in configuring, deploying, and managing messaging clusters in cloud and on-premises environments.
• Experience with cloud services such as computing, storage, relational databases, and load balancing.
• Experience with automation tools for infrastructure management.
• Proficiency in programming languages for messaging-related development tasks will be a plus.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, including continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines, monitoring, and logging.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues in a distributed environment.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Working experience in an agile environment and methodologies.
• Experience with observability tools for monitoring and logging.
• Work experience with Linux systems; good knowledge of shell or scripting languages.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies.

Right to Work Requirements:

This role is limited to persons with an indefinite right to work in the United States.

Return to Work:

Have you taken time out for caring responsibilities and are now looking to return to work? As part of our Return to Work initiative, Restart, we encourage enthusiastic and talented returners to apply, and we will actively support your return to the workplace.

About S&P Global Market Intelligence

At S&P Global Market Intelligence, a division of S&P Global we understand the importance of accurate, deep and insightful information. Our team of experts delivers unrivaled insights and leading data and technology solutions, partnering with customers to expand their perspective, operate with confidence, andmake decisions with conviction.

For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence .

What’s In It For You?

Our Purpose:

Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology–the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.

Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.

Our People:

We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.

From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. We’re constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you cantake care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include:

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.

• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:

At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected andengaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.

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