We're looking for a technically strong, business-facing engineer to support a fast-paced front office environment within a leading investment firm. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, infrastructure, and end users-working directly with investment teams to deliver reliable, scalable technology solutions.
This is a high-visibility opportunity with exposure to trading workflows, cloud platforms, and modern engineering tooling.
What You'll Be Doing
Act as a key point of contact for investment professionals, providing hands-on support and technical guidance across core systems and tools
Partner with developers and analysts to improve how applications are built, deployed, and monitored across cloud and on-prem environments
Help drive adoption of modern platform technologies (cloud services, containerization, CI/CD pipelines, and workflow orchestration tools)
Collaborate with engineering and data teams to streamline processes, automate workflows, and promote best practices
Troubleshoot complex production issues, ensuring timely resolution while continuously improving system reliability and support processes
Work cross-functionally to identify gaps, enhance tooling, and improve the overall user experience
What We're Looking For
Strong foundation in Linux systems and scripting/programming (Python preferred)
Proven ability to diagnose and resolve technical issues in a fast-paced environment
Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact directly with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Familiarity with cloud platforms, infrastructure concepts, and automation tooling
A proactive mindset with a strong interest in learning and improving systems
Nice to Have
Experience in financial services, trading, or other real-time environments
Exposure to distributed systems, messaging technologies, or data platforms
Hands-on experience with tools across the modern DevOps stack (containers, orchestration, CI/CD, IaC, etc.)
Numbers & Facts
Location
Chicago, IL
Skills
Automationunmatched
Best Practicesunmatched
Cloud Computingunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Continuous Deployment/Deliveryunmatched
Continuous Improvementunmatched
Continuous Integrationunmatched
Cross-Functionalunmatched
DevOpsunmatched
Distributed Computingunmatched
Financial Servicesunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Linux Operating Systemunmatched
Machine Toolunmatched
Messaging Technologyunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Process Developmentunmatched
Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
Realtime Operating Systemunmatched
Reliability Engineeringunmatched
Scripting (Scripting Languages)unmatched
Software Engineeringunmatched
Systems Reliabilityunmatched
Team Playerunmatched
Technical Leadershipunmatched
Technical Supportunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)unmatched
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