Platform Engineer, C/FICCO

About the role

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience. We operate globally, focusing on sophisticated technology and exceptional people to trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across major global markets. We've also expanded into non-traditional strategies like real estate, venture capital, and cryptoassets.

What You'll Do

• Converge and improve application deployment patterns across containerized and non-containerized workloads
• Build self-service infrastructure provisioning using Terraform/Terragrunt and Ansible
• Drive CI/CD excellence and advocate for modern software delivery practices
• Enhance monitoring and alerting to enable proactive capacity management and early failure detection - without the noise
• Research and implement technologies that improve container orchestration, workload management, and system visibility
• Maintain system security through regular patching, reporting, and compliance with security standards
• Challenge the status quo and advocate for meaningful change

The Tech

• Experience supporting mission-critical, high-performance trading systems
• Strong Kubernetes experience (deployment, troubleshooting, optimization)
• Proficiency with Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring and observability
• Solid Python skills for automation and tooling
• Hands-on experience with Ansible and Terraform/Terragrunt
• Strong Linux systems knowledge
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and software delivery best practices
• Familiarity with TLS and network protocols (including multicast and WebSockets)
• Familiarity with AWS

The Intangibles

• You learn quickly and genuinely enjoy exploring new technology
• You take ownership - problems don't sit idle on your watch
• You communicate clearly, both in writing and conversation, especially across distributed teams
• You stay composed under pressure and manage competing priorities effectively
• You can accommodate occasional off-hours calls and escalations

Pay

The annual base salary range for this position is $140,000 to $180,000 depending on the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set. The position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.

Benefits

In addition to the annual base salary and bonus, DRW offers a comprehensive suite of employee benefits including group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance, 401k (with discretionary employer match), short and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, health savings accounts, and flexible spending accounts.