IT Operations Manager

About Us:

Option Metrics, headquartered in New York, NY. is a dynamic and innovative technology company, a trusted provider of financial information and research derived from the option markets. We are at the forefront of developing solutions that empower businesses. Our commitment to excellence, coupled with a collaborative, forward‑thinking culture, has made us the preferred choice for top‑tier talent. Our data and analytics models are utilized by over 350 investment banks, hedge funds, asset management firms, and academic institutions globally, solidifying our position as a leader in the industry.

Are you ready to take your IT career to the next level? At Option Metrics, we’re on the lookout for a dynamic IT Operations Manager to be at the forefront of our cutting‑edge projects.

As an IT Operations Manager you’ll be the backbone of our day‑to‑day operations, leading and managing a team of IT Operations Engineers and Devops Engineers. You’ll take the helm in solving challenges in our Dev Ops environment, cloud infrastructure, and network while harnessing the latest cloud provisioning tools. You’ll be responsible for overseeing and continuously improving our critical daily and nightly batch job operations to ensure seamless business processes.

Automation will be your middle name as you streamline tasks using a scheduler, boosting efficiency like never before.

The IT Operations Manager will be hybrid in our New York City office.

• Have a deep technical understanding of AWS.
• Manage monitoring of systems and applications including Linux, Windows, and AWS services.
• Manage deployment of applications across a multitude of servers and operating systems hosted on AWS.
• Write and use shell and SQL scripting to automate processes.
• Build/monitor/troubleshoot/fix all environments to ensure smooth and efficient operations.
• Manage and optimize daily/nightly batch job schedules and operations.
• Lead technical initiatives and provide guidance to IT Operations and Devops team members.
• Work with CI/CD tools, tasks schedulers, and Amazon Web Services.

• 2‑4 years of Linux experience.
• Experience leading technical teams and mentoring engineers.
• Familiarity with best practices in IT infrastructure, networking and security.
• Ability to troubleshoot database issues.
• Strong understanding of batch processing systems and job scheduling.
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees, vendors, and customers.
• Experience working in a team‑oriented, collaborative environment.

• AWS or any other cloud services experience/certification.
• Experience with Teamcity or Terraform.
• Experience with enterprise job scheduling tools and batch operation optimization.

• A collaborative environment where everyone's input makes a difference.
• Paid time off:
  Vacation, Personal, Sick days, and Holidays.
• Pre‑tax commuter benefits (NJT, MTA, etc.) and 401k plan offered.
• Full medical and dental insurance coverage.

$100,000 – $200,000 a year

Pay ranges at Option Metrics are established based on an analysis of salaries for positions with a similar level of accountability and impact in the relevant labor market. Salary levels are expected to change to reflect an employee’s job performance (results and impact) over time. Salaries at the time of hire are typically offered in the lower to middle of the above‑referenced range in order to provide the opportunity to reflect performance‑based increases over time.

In addition to base salaries, employees at Option Metrics are eligible for a comprehensive package of benefits.

Option Metrics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Further, Option Metrics will not discriminate against applicants for inquiring about, discussing or disclosing their pay or, in certain circumstances, the pay of their co‑worker, Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.