Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Job Description
Elevate your career by joining a dynamic financial trading firm at the forefront of innovative market making and proprietary trading technology. This is a strategic infrastructure engineering role within a fast-paced, latency-sensitive environment that directly impacts trading outcomes and profitability.
Role Overview
A leading market-making and proprietary trading organization is seeking an experienced Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to own the design, deployment, and operational management of a comprehensive AWS and hybrid infrastructure stack. The position involves collaboration with trading and research teams to deliver high-performance, secure, and resilient infrastructure solutions critical to core trading activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure across production, staging, and development environments using AWS services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudFormation, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway) and hybrid on-premises systems
- Manage on-prem infrastructure including network hardware, Active Directory, Microsoft services, firewalls, and network security controls
- Develop automation and configuration management solutions utilizing CloudFormation, Ansible, and scripting languages such as Python and Bash for deployment pipelines and infrastructure provisioning
- Build and operate CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI, integrating monitoring systems like Prometheus, Grafana, and CloudWatch for comprehensive observability and alerting
- Architect and optimize network topology including routing protocols (BGP, OSPF), VLAN configuration, VPN setup, and firewall policies to ensure high availability and disaster recovery readiness
- Implement and enforce security best practices, including network segmentation, access controls, intrusion prevention, and adherence to compliance standards
- Collaborate closely with trading, quantitative research, and risk teams to ensure infrastructure performance, reliability, and low latency meet production requirements
Core Qualifications & Requirements
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or network engineering within trading, capital markets, or latency-critical environments
- Solid proficiency in AWS cloud services: EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudFormation, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals including BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VPNs, firewall policies, and segmentation
- Practical experience with automation scripting in Python and Bash; preference for automation over manual processes
- Knowledge of hybrid infrastructure architecture and network security best practices
- AWS Professional Certification highly preferred
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to operate in a high-pressure trading environment
Nice-to-Have Qualifications
- Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and CloudWatch
- Knowledge of active directory, Microsoft services, and enterprise network infrastructure
- Familiarity with disaster recovery strategies and high-availability architecture
Core Technical Skills
AWS Cloud Services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudFormation, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway) | Networking (BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VPNs, firewalls) | Infrastructure automation (Ansible, CloudFormation, scripting in Python/Bash) | Monitoring & observability (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch) | Hybrid infrastructure (on-prem systems, Active Directory, Microsoft services) | Security and compliance best practices
Career Impact
This role offers the opportunity to shape and operate scalable, secure infrastructure that directly influences trading performance and firm profitability within a leading global financial technology environment.
Apply Today!
Candidates passionate about infrastructure engineering in high-stakes, latency-sensitive markets are encouraged to apply and become integral to a pioneering trading organization.
The Phoenix Group Advisors is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. We strive to attract talented individuals from all backgrounds and provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment.
Job Requirements
AWS, Amazon Web Services, EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudFormation, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, CloudWatch, Palo Alto, BGP, OSPF, VLAN, VPN, Firewall, Network segmentation, Routing, Switching, Hybrid infrastructure, On-premises, Active Directory, Windows Server, Disaster recovery, Linux, Ansible, GitLab CI, CI/CD, Terraform, Python, Bash, Prometheus, Grafana, AWS Certified, AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Professional, Proprietary trading, Algorithmic trading, Capital markets, Financial services, Low latency, Market making
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