Cloud Engineer

United States, New York
Permanent
Job ID: 2224

Job Description

[c. $400k+ Comp Package | Hybrid Working - 3 Days in Office]

Are you a cloud engineering specialist ready to take ownership of a rapidly growing cloud infrastructure? Our client, a leading global quantitative trading firm, is looking for an experienced Cloud Engineer to design, build, and scale their cloud environment. This is a broad, hands-on role where you'll drive cloud automation, enhance infrastructure-as-code (IaC) practices, and shape the next-generation cloud platform for high-performance computing and research. As part of a small, agile team, you'll have full responsibility for cloud strategy, ensuring a secure, efficient, and scalable cloud ecosystem...


Key Responsibilities

  • Architect, build, and maintain a scalable, high-performance cloud platform, with a strong focus on AWS
  • Establish a common cloud approach across research and HPC environments, improving standardisation and automation
  • Develop and implement infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, Kubernetes, and automation tools
  • Partner with engineering teams to onboard applications onto the cloud, ensuring performance, security, and reliability
  • Improve cloud observability and monitoring, ensuring smooth operations across multi-cloud and hybrid infrastructures
  • Identify areas for deep optimisation - solving complex cloud challenges beyond basic provisioning and automation
  • Work closely with on-prem systems engineers to bridge cloud and Linux-based infrastructure


Key Requirements

  • 3-7 years of software engineering or cloud engineering experience, with a strong Computer Science foundation
  • Deep AWS expertise, with a strong understanding of cloud-native services and best practices
  • Proficiency in Python or Go, with hands-on experience developing automation and infrastructure solutions
  • Strong experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, and other IaC tools, ensuring scalable cloud deployments
  • A problem-solving mindset, capable of improving cloud infrastructure at a highly technical and strategic level
  • Self-starter with an ownership mentality, capable of driving cloud improvements without relying on other teams
  • Ability to collaborate across engineering teams, ensuring cloud solutions align with research and trading objectives


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