Sr. Solutions Architect, Cloud Native

About the role

We are looking for a Sr. Solutions Architect to lead TradeStation's internal Kubernetes platform team. This role combines hands-on technical leadership with team management responsibilities, guiding a small but high-impact team of platform engineers who build and operate the container orchestration infrastructure that powers TradeStation's trading systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Kubernetes platform team, including hiring, performance management, and career development
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture and mentor platform engineers through code reviews and architecture discussions
• Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to prioritize platform roadmap and communicate progress
• Architect and evolve TradeStation's Kubernetes platform strategy, including multi-region patterns, disaster recovery, and hybrid cloud deployments
• Design and implement platform services including service mesh (Cilium), GitOps (ArgoCD), observability (Datadog), and security controls
• Build templates, operators, and self-service tooling that accelerate development teams while maintaining compliance guardrails
• Drive infrastructure-as-code adoption (Terraform) and evaluate build-vs-buy decisions for platform capabilities
• Ensure platform meets financial services SLAs including 99.99% uptime during market hours
• Define runbooks, incident response procedures, and disaster recovery playbooks; proactively mitigate architectural risks
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate platform engineering and integrate AI tooling into CI/CD and operational workflows

Requirements

• Expert-level Kubernetes knowledge – control plane internals, scheduler, CNI (Cilium), CRDs, and multi-cluster/multi-region operations
• Deep AWS experience (EKS, VPC, IAM) with infrastructure-as-code proficiency (Terraform)
• Hands-on experience with GitOps (ArgoCD), service mesh, and policy engines (OPA/Gatekeeper)
• Strong programming skills (Python, Go, or similar) for platform tooling and automation
• Experience with CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) and observability stacks (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana)
• Familiarity with developer portal concepts (Backstage) and platform engineering practices
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and workflows
• Demonstrated leadership skills with experience mentoring engineers or leading technical initiatives
• Excellent communication skills – ability to translate complex technical concepts for diverse audiences
• Experience with financial services or trading systems preferred
• Prior experience managing or building platform/infrastructure teams preferred

Qualifications

• B.S. or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent work experience)
• 10+ years of professional experience in software engineering, DevOps, or platform engineering
• 5+ years hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments
• 5+ years hands-on experience with AWS or other major cloud providers
• 3+ years experience in a progressive technical leadership role (team lead, tech lead, or similar)

Skills

• Expert-level Kubernetes knowledge
• Deep AWS experience
• Hands-on experience with GitOps, service mesh, and policy engines
• Strong programming skills
• Experience with CI/CD platforms and observability stacks
• Familiarity with developer portal concepts and platform engineering practices
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and workflows
• Leadership skills with experience mentoring engineers or leading technical initiatives
• Excellent communication skills
• Financial services or trading systems experience
• Platform/infrastructure team management experience

Benefits

Competitive Salaries
Yearly bonus
Comprehensive benefits for you and your family starting Day 1
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Flexible working environment

Pay

$188-208K (Countries outside of the US have differing ranges in accordance with local labor markets)

Schedule

Remote Position - must reside in Florida, Texas, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Utah or Wisconsin