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Lead Site Reliability Engineer
Job Description
Looking for a motivated and experienced Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to own and architect scalable infrastructure in a fast-paced, technologically innovative environment within a leading investment and data analytics firm. This is a key role reporting directly to executive leadership, perfect for a builder who thrives on end-to-end ownership and driving infrastructure strategy.
Role Overview
This role involves designing, deploying, and maintaining robust cloud and on-premises infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security, and scalability of the core platform supporting AI, data processing, and financial analytics. The successful candidate will serve as the sole DevOps/SRE professional, making strategic decisions that influence platform reliability and operational excellence across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead architecture design and implementation for cloud-native infrastructure, including virtual networks, container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker), and cloud resources on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Develop, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines, release workflows, and version control management to ensure smooth deployment processes.
- Manage container registries, secrets management (Key Vaults), storage solutions, and network configurations for secure and efficient system operation.
- Implement monitoring, observability, and alerting solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, DataDog, or similar) for comprehensive system health tracking and incident response.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to support scalable, reliable systems, integrating infrastructure with AI and data workflows as needed.
- Provide strategic input into infrastructure roadmap, automation, and security best practices, ensuring compliance and operational resilience.
- Own and troubleshoot production incidents, ensuring rapid resolutions and continuous system improvements.
Core Qualifications & Requirements
- 3+ years of proven experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or infrastructure engineering with a track record of building, deploying, and maintaining production-scale systems.
- Strong expertise in cloud infrastructure management (AWS, Azure, GCP), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and orchestration.
- Extensive hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and automation tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, or similar).
- Proficiency in monitoring, observability, and incident management tools (Prometheus, Grafana, DataDog, ELK, Splunk).
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate technical options and system architecture to executive stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently as the sole DevOps/SRE resource, making strategic decisions and leading infrastructure initiatives.
Nice-to-Have Qualifications
- Experience in financial services, hedge funds, trading platforms, or fintech environments.
- Familiarity with infrastructure for AI and machine learning, including model deployment, MLOps pipelines, and AI workload orchestration (LangChain, MCP, MLflow, Langfuse).
- Hands-on experience with private package repositories (Artifactory, PyPI).
- Knowledge of security best practices, compliance standards, and non-compete considerations in finance.
- Prior experience at high-profile tech or quant firms such as Two Sigma, Renaissance Technologies, or similar.
Core Technical Skills
- Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP
- Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates
- CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, ArgoCD
- Monitoring & observability: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, DataDog, Splunk
- Orchestration & workflow automation: Prefect, Airflow, Dagster
- Secrets management: HashiCorp Vault, AWS KMS, Azure Key Vault
- Scripting & automation: Bash, Python, Go
Career Impact
This position offers the opportunity to redefine infrastructure standards within a cutting-edge data-driven organization, impacting investment decisions and high-stakes financial systems.
Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive base salary aligned with experience
- Discretionary year-end bonus (typically 10% or more of base salary)
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
- Hybrid work model (3 days onsite, flexible remote options)
Apply Today!
Join a forward-thinking organization where your infrastructure expertise directly shapes innovative investment platforms and AI-driven financial solutions. Elevate your career and make a meaningful impact.
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.
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