Ariel Investments is a premier, boutique, asset management firm. Our primary goal is to drive exceptional investment returns by bringing diverse perspectives together. The only way to beat a benchmark is to not look like one. As value investors, our thinking is deliberate and unconventional. We offer an independent, patient investing approach and aim to deliver excellence in any environment. We uphold our fiduciary responsibility to every shareholder, no matter how big or small.
At Ariel, we strongly believe that teamwork yields results—which is why we have Co-CEOs. John Rogers and Mellody Hobson share a desire to cultivate leaders who are curious, focused and disciplined. We are nimble and efficient. Our drive is fanatical and intentional. Everyone plays their position, and each contribution is critical to our firm’s success. We seek subject matter experts who are unapologetically themselves. We encourage our employees to reach their full potential and we give them the runway to do so.
After four decades of active investing, we remain committed to our clients, our teammates and our community. We strive to be best-in-class investors and pioneer a path for those who entrust us with their financial future.
Position Summary
Ariel Investments is looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer. The ideal candidate has senior level knowledge and experience in designing, migrating and implementing complex hosting solutions and migrations on Cloud platforms, primarily Azure. This position will work across the entire technology organization, partnering with the business, to design and deliver the best solutions for scalable infrastructure cloud solutions. Candidates should possess proficiency in public and hybrid cloud models.
Responsibilities
- Design and deploy highly available, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure with a focus on Azure using industry best practices leveraging the WAF and CAF based frameworks.
- Implement infrastructure migration methodologies and techniques to migrate workloads into the cloud, specifically Azure.
- Design and develop automation to support continuous delivery and continuous integration process when it comes to cloud infrastructure.
- Work closely with the Technology Operations team to build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support automated deployment of infrastructure (DevOps) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Deploying Azure VMs (Windows Server and Linux) in a highly available environment.
- Experience implementing secure (zero trust) infrastructure on Azure.
Qualifications
- 10+ years as a subject matter expert across Cloud Infrastructure: Virtual Machines, Azure Database and storage technologies (Storage Accounts, SQL Server, CosmosDB), Virtual Networks, Azure Site Recovery, Traffic Manager, Azure Automation, ARM Templates, Azure Load balancer, API Gateway and Azure AD.
- SME with In-depth hands-on experience across all Microsoft cloud and management products; Azure, DevOps, InTune, SharePoint, etc.
- Strong background working with managed service providers while supporting cloud environments and custom in house built or vended solutions.
- Well versed in on-premise infrastructure: Active Directory, DNS, VMWare, Hyper-V, firewalls, routing, Identity and user management solutions provided by Azure or 3rd party.
- Previous background in networking role would be beneficial.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to express complex ideas in terms others can easily understand.
Compliance:
Ariel employees, including the incumbent(s) in this position, are required to: (1) read and strictly adhere to all compliance policies and procedures of the various Ariel entities, as applicable; and (2) work together with their colleagues, including the CCO, to resolve compliance issues.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Diversity:
Ariel celebrates diversity and practices inclusion as a way to get work done – it’s in our DNA. As an equal opportunity employer, employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, parental status (including pregnancy), disability, perceived disability, veteran status, status of military discharge, or any other basis under federal, state, or local law. Ariel prohibits discrimination against an applicant or employee because of their actual or perceived protected characteristic(s), and is committed to recruiting, retaining, and developing a diverse group of talented applicants, and to providing employees with a workplace free from discrimination and/or harassment.
Equal employment opportunity takes place in all employment practices, including recruiting, hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, and termination. The firm seeks to uphold an inclusive culture where diversity is recognized and valued. As such, Ariel provides employees a robust benefits package that includes:
- Coverage for same-sex partner (domestic or spouse)
- Coverage for children (natural born, step, adopted or foster)
- Fully paid medical insurance that covers fertility treatments, gender affirmation
- Employer contributions to a Health Savings Account
- Maternity leave at 100% pay (12 weeks)
- Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks depending on tenure)
Lastly, all employees have access to Ariel-sponsored educational, training, and recreational activities.
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What We Do
Ariel Investments is headquartered in Chicago, with offices in New York City, San Francisco, and Sydney. We serve individual and institutional investors through our no-load mutual funds and separate accounts. Since our founding in 1983, we have been disciplined long-term investors. This defining characteristic is the cornerstone of our investment philosophy, and symbolized by our turtle logo and the firm’s motto, “slow and steady wins the race.”
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