Schrödinger is seeking a lead network/systems engineer to join our IT Operations team.

The Company

Schrödinger is transforming pharmaceutical and materials science research through computational science. We are helping to discover new drugs and cures for diseases. We are helping to design new materials, fuel cells, OLEDs, and nanocoatings. Our claim to fame is the best science in the business and our investors include visionaries like Bill Gates and David Shaw.

The Role

As part of the IT team at Schrödinger, you will have a direct impact on Schrödinger’s infrastructure, architecture, and direction. We’re looking for a person with a strong networking background who can understand the ‘why’ along with the ‘what’ and “own” the network. We are a global company, and you will propose and lead key projects to ensure Schrödinger’s networks and systems are fast, available, and secure. You’ll be comfortable taking the lead in a collaborative environment where IT is appreciated and understood by a large number of our users.  You’ll be comfortable managing vendors, understanding their products, and their value.  We are a research company and continually pushing the envelope with new things and need someone to be able to understand what is practical and useful for us and position us for what’s coming down the road (IPSec over VXLAN, SD-WAN, NFV, containerization, etc).

Your Skills and Experience

Our Tools, Toys, and Some Buzzwords

Cushy Stuff

We are prepared to offer a highly competitive compensation package for an exceptionally well-qualified candidate. Benefits include medical, dental, 401(k), flexible spending account, 3+ weeks vacation, and tuition reimbursement.

Schrödinger, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

Please apply directly via our website at: https://www.schrodinger.com/careers/software-engineers/lead-networksystem-administrator/

Desired Skills and Experience

  • Strong networking architecture and troubleshooting, including such acronyms as

BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VPN, SDN

  • BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VPN, SDN
  • Understanding of REST API
  • Experience with AWS security groups, VPC, ELB and more
  • Love for the command line and automation
  • Linux skills are a must, Mac and Windows familiarity are good as well
  • Excellent communication skills, an analytical mind, and a collaborative spirit
  • Experience in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • Cisco & Force10 gear
  • GPU and CPU compute clusters
  • Jira, Agile, DevOps, Git, SaltStack, Chef, AWS, VMware, VNX, Isilon, and vi
  • Catered lunch, M/W/F. Catered breakfast T/H
  • Fully stocked fridge & pantry
  • Ping pong, foosball, arcade room