Description

Systems Engineer

About Tassat

Tassat is a New York-based fintech company that provides digital payments solutions for banks to offer their commercial customers. It delivered the first blockchain-based B2B digital payments platform that was approved by a major bank regulator and has transacted billions of dollars to date. For more information, please visit www.tassat.com.

The Role

Tassat is looking for a Systems Engineer to join our Infrastructure Team. To do that, we deliver world class safety, security and privacy for our customers. This is a chance to help us leapfrog beyond our competition.

This role reports to our Infrastructure Manager.

What You Own

• Assisting in the design, delivery, and maintenance of our product infrastructure in both our on-prem and cloud environments
• Using automation technologies such as Ansible to create testable, repeatable processes to build and operate the infrastructure
• Configuring and tuning Linux operating systems for security and performance
• Deploying and maintaining various common infrastructure services such as HTTP, DNS, SMTP, and relational databases
• Monitoring and maintaining our private blockchain networks.
• Monitoring and maintaining SAN/NAS devices
• Assisting Development and Operations teams with debugging and resolves production issues

• A customer-focused mindset and ability to prioritize among competing demands
• Intellectual curiosity and the drive to continuously improve the environment
• The need to thrive in collaborative environments
• Excellent troubleshooting skills and documentation capabilities
• Effective communication skills, especially the ability to translate technical jargon and concepts into terms intelligible to a layperson
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Minimum 2 - 3 years of experience in the above area
• Experience with Linux, Bash, and Python
• Understanding of networking and common protocols such as TCP and UDP, HTTP, DNS, and SMTP
• Experience with Ansible is a plus
• Experience with any cryptocurrencies or blockchain technology is a huge plus
• A startup junkie mentality, very important to succeed in our environment

• 100% coverage on Health (with a Health Reimbursement Account) Dental, Vision Insurance
• Short Term Disability, Life & ADD, Long Term Disability
• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Parental Leave
• 401(k) program, Company Equity
• Transit and Parking Pre-tax savings
• FSA Dependent Care, FSA Health Pre-tax savings

• We understand the importance of autonomy, mastery, and purpose
• We strive to be extremely transparent, organizationally flat, and open-minded. While you will have clearly delineated responsibilities, you are welcome and encouraged to contribute beyond those areas. We value ideas and results, not ranks and titles
• We believe great results can only come from great people. If you're interested in working alongside people wo are bright, creative, and diligent - this is the place.

• Ability to solve problems head on (and hands-on) and in simple creative ways
• Bring unwavering passion to the team and the work you do
• Savvy researcher, continuous learner, and enthusiastic team player. We need you to feel like an owner, motivated to succeed and enthusiastic about helping others
• Urgency is key! We all play many roles here and must get our hands into everything to get it done