Senior Cloud Engineer (chicago)

DV Trading

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Base: $210k-$260k usd; bonus: discretionary bonus ...
On-site
5+ years cloud infrastructure experience
Deep aws and gcp networking expertise
Terraform infrastructure as code at scale
The role involves owning the architecture and operation of cloud infrastructure supporting latency-sensitive trading systems across all desks

Job Summary

  • The role involves owning the architecture and operation of cloud infrastructure supporting latency-sensitive trading systems across all desks.
  • Candidates will lead the migration of CME colocation workloads to GCP while maintaining continuity of trading operations.
  • The position offers a competitive annual compensation range of $210k-$260k USD plus discretionary bonus eligibility and comprehensive benefits.

Matching Summary

The role involves owning the architecture and operation of cloud infrastructure supporting latency-sensitive trading systems across all desks.

Salary

Base: $210k-$260k USD; Bonus: Discretionary bonus eligibility; Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, retirement match, paid parental leave

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 5+ years cloud infrastructure experience
  • Deep AWS and GCP networking expertise
  • Terraform Infrastructure as Code at scale
  • Experience with electronic trading systems
  • Hybrid connectivity and VPC design skills
  • Latency-optimized compute placement strategies

Nice-to-have

  • Crypto exchange API security knowledge
  • Mentoring engineers and establishing standards
  • FinOps visibility and cost optimization
  • WebSocket connection management infrastructure
  • Cross-cloud observability implementation

Key Requirements

  • At least 5+ years of similar industry experience
  • Direct experience supporting low-latency electronic trading systems
  • Proven ability to migrate latency-sensitive workloads to GCP

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