Overview

Company Description:

Zoot is a global provider of innovative acquisition, origination, and decision management solutions, offering our clients comprehensive and flexible tools to meet their unique initiatives. We provide business user control to empower our clients to adapt their solutions in support of their evolving business strategies. This approach gives our clients absolute control to fully implement rules, processes, and policies across the enterprise allowing for rapid changes as market conditions fluctuate. Zoot’s solutions are in production and to market faster than the industry average and our multinational processing environment has the capacity to deliver billions of real-time decisions annually. For over 25 years, we have partnered with influential U.S. and international financial institutions including leading banks, automobile manufacturers, retailers, and payment providers to foster innovative excellence in the industry.

Required Experience:

• University degree in computer science or comparable education
• Experience in the configuration of firewalls, routers, and webservers within a Linux/Unix technology stack
• Basic knowledge of data protection, data security, PCI and compliance regulations
• Experience with various data formats (XML, JSON), synchronous and asynchronous interfaces, data encryption (PGP)
• Shell and/or Python scripting skills
• Experience in working with MS Office, Confluence and JIRA
• Accurate and analytical working style with high attention to detail
• Fluent in English
• Experience in the credit risk management and financial services sectors is preferred but not essential

Responsibilities:

• Working with client Network teams to implement, configure and optimize network connectivity (e.g. VPN, MPLS, HTTPS, SFTP); facilitating access to Zoot’s various tools and services via XML-SOAP / REST API’s.
• CSR generation and installation of client specific SSL certificates to Linux/Unix servers (using OpenSSL and Apache).
• Supporting the extension of existing data centers, along with the implementation of new infrastructure (e.g. Linux/Unix Servers, Cisco Firewalls/Routers/Switches, F5 Firewall/Load-Balancers, SecureWorks Fraud Prevention and Detection, VMware). Applying a strong focus on system stability, redundancy, data security and high-availability.
• Supporting and maintaining the back-office infrastructure (Apple OSX and Microsoft Windows).
• 2nd and 3rd level infrastructure support (using JIRA).
• System monitoring, auditing, optimization and maintenance of Zoot’s high-availability transaction services.
• Creation of Confluence documentation for Helpdesk / Support teams.
• Managing vendor relationships for hardware and software suppliers of: ISP, router, switch, storage and servers (procurement, licensing, support) with Dell, Cisco, Oracle, Microsoft and others
• Supporting PCI, SSAE16 audits
• Production installs of new software packages

What do we offer?

• A fun, fast-paced environment within a successful and rapidly growing company
• Know-how, professionalism and an international market leading reputation
• Interesting and challenging international clients and projects
• Highly-motivated, highly-qualified team of friendly colleagues
• Competitive salary and a high-quality working environment