FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for over 200,000 investment professionals worldwide, providing instant access to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions.
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Job Description
Cloud has and remains a core enabler for several of our enterprise strategies: rounding the corner on Digital Transformation, executing on M&A, driving Investment Programs, and enabling GenAI. The Platform Infrastructure Engineering Team at FactSet is looking for an additional member for the Cloud team. The team is comprised of Cloud Architects and Engineers, focusing on overall Cloud Architecture strategy & execution, and enablement of the organization to create and run optimized Cloud Native solutions aligned to our Internal Developer Platform. The Principal Cloud Engineer will help maximize the benefit FactSet receives from its usage of public cloud. The engineer will directly contribute to the growth of the business by building well governed cloud services and capabilities across FactSet’s public cloud partners.
Responsibilities:
- Supports the planning and implementation of enterprise Cloud Programs
- Make meaningful contributions to FactSet's cloud platform and capabilities.
- Fosters a culture of innovation and encourages colleagues to think differently in finding solutions.
- Focuses on providing efficient business value; ensuring programs are delivered as efficiently as possible.
- Work with other Platform Infrastructure Engineering teams to help drive adoption of cloud services.
- Ensures core FactSet Infrastructure services are available in the cloud and easily consumable by FactSet engineering teams.
- Increase velocity of cloud migration and digital transformation by helping engineering teams adopt DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, and automated release processes.
- Work with FactSet security organization to ensure a strong security posture of services and data in the cloud.
- Provide input and assistance on high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) of services running in the cloud. Develop processes and tooling to help engineering teams implement these HA & DR strategies for critical services deployed in the cloud.
- Identify and implement cost optimization strategies for cloud services.
Minimum Requirements:
- 8 or more years of hands-on public cloud experience successfully making engineering contributions in a fast-paced, high growth business with demonstrable experience working in cross-functional technology teams
Critical Skills:
- 8+ years AWS and/or GCP experience working in a highly distributed fast paced environment.
- Proven track record of being an innovative and pragmatic technology expert.
- Understanding of Cloud Computing technologies.
- Strong Working knowledge of one or more of the following: Python, GoLang, Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible
- Experience with Docker, EC2/ASG, Serverless (Lambda), ECS/EKS
- Strong foundational knowledge of Cloud Networking services such as: VPC, TGW, Direct Connect, ALB/NLB, PrivateLink
- Knowledge of Generative AI and AI/ML tools & techniques
- Strong desire for learning new tech and solving challenging engineering problems.
Fluency in English, both written and verbal
Additional Skills:
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to participate in technology discussions at all levels.
- Ability to review initiatives, understand detailed business processes and technology, and make timely decisive decisions.
- Strategic, analytical, and creative thinking style with a realistic, pragmatic approach
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in information/computer science, engineering, or related discipline with IT focus required.
At FactSet, we celebrate diversity of thought, experience, and perspective. We are committed to disrupting bias and a transparent hiring process. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. FactSet participates in E-Verify.
FactSet is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
Company Overview:
FactSet (NYSE:FDS | NASDAQ:FDS) helps the financial community to see more, think bigger, and work better. Our digital platform and enterprise solutions deliver financial data, analytics, and open technology to more than 8,200 global clients, including over 200,000 individual users. Clients across the buy-side and sell-side, as well as wealth managers, private equity firms, and corporations, achieve more every day with our comprehensive and connected content, flexible next-generation workflow solutions, and client-centric specialized support. As a member of the S&P 500, we are committed to sustainable growth and have been recognized among the Best Places to Work in 2023 by Glassdoor as a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award winner. Learn more at www.factset.com and follow us on X and LinkedIn.
At FactSet, we celebrate difference of thought, experience, and perspective. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to characteristics protected by law.
Skills Required
- 8+ years hands-on public cloud experience
- 8+ years AWS and/or GCP experience
- Strong working knowledge of one or more: Python, GoLang, Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible
- Experience with Docker, EC2/ASG, Serverless (Lambda), ECS/EKS
- Foundational knowledge of cloud networking: VPC, TGW, Direct Connect, ALB/NLB, PrivateLink
- Understanding of Cloud Computing technologies and cloud architecture strategy
- Knowledge of Generative AI and AI/ML tools and techniques
- Experience enabling DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, and automated release processes
- Ability to work with security teams to ensure strong cloud security posture
- Bachelor's degree in information/computer science, engineering, or related discipline
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Strategic, analytical, and pragmatic decision-making ability
Factset Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Factset and has not been reviewed or approved by Factset.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental/vision in some descriptions, and life and disability insurance. Company-wide wellness days and region-specific add-ons (e.g., Vitality PMI, Bupa dental, Health Shield cashback) further reinforce a strong health-and-wellbeing offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement savings support is consistently included as part of the core package through retirement savings plans. The presence of these programs is framed as a meaningful component of total rewards beyond base salary.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase program is highlighted as a standard part of the total rewards package. This provides a pathway to share ownership alongside cash compensation.
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What We Do
FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for tens of thousands of investment professionals around the world, providing instant access to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions. For 40 years, through market changes and technological progress, our focus has always been to provide exceptional client service. From more than 60 offices in 23 countries, we’re all working together toward the goal of creating value for our clients, and we’re proud that 95% of asset managers who use FactSet continue to use FactSet, year after year. As big as we grow, as far as we reach, and as successful as we become, we stay connected to our clients and to each other.
