DevOps Engineer

**DevOps Engineer / Trading / Philadelphia Area / Up to $300,000 \- $325,000 TC** **About the company** Our client is a strategic subsidiary of one of the world's largest and most respected trading firms. The business runs its own trading strategies, combining the pace and ownership of a small team with the infrastructure and backing of a Tier 1 trading firm. **The role** The team is looking for a DevOps Engineer to take ownership of how its systems are built, deployed and run. The infrastructure is entirely cloud based on Azure, and you'll play a lead role in shaping it, working closely with the Engineers in other offices and partnering with developers and traders across the business. **What you'll do** * Lead deployments across the Azure environment, from release planning to production rollout * Design, build and maintain CI/CD pipelines that let engineers ship quickly and safely * Build internal tools and automation in Python to improve reliability, visibility and developer productivity * Manage infrastructure as code, keeping environments consistent, reproducible and secure * Own monitoring, alerting and incident response for systems that support 24/7 trading * Help define processes and best practices as the platform and team grow **What they're looking for** * 3\+ years of experience in DevOps, platform or infrastructure engineering * Strong hands\-on experience with Azure * Strong Python skills, with a track record of building your own tools rather than relying on off\-the\-shelf solutions * Experience with new build\-outs: standing up environments, pipelines or processes from scratch * Familiarity with infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform or Bicep), containers and orchestration (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes/AKS) * A strong ownership mindset and the ability to work autonomously in a small team **Nice to have** * Experience in trading, fintech or another environment where latency or uptime is critical * Exposure to digital assets or blockchain infrastructure * Cloud security and compliance experience **What's on offer** * Total compensation of $300,000 to $325,000, including a performance\-based annual bonus * Relocation support * Ownership and impact in a small team, with the resources of a Tier 1 trading firm Applicants must be authorised to work in the US. Visa sponsorship or transfer is not available for this role.