Site Reliability Engineer

Site Reliability Engineer, Enterprise Technology

New York, NY, United States

A leading quantitative trading firm is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join its growing Enterprise SRE team. This team is responsible for developing and maintaining productivity service infrastructure for the entire firm, both on-prem and in the cloud. They ensure the availability and reliability of systems within this stack, and are the principal drivers of growth for software and infrastructure practice within the wider Enterprise Technology team.

In this role you will build, enhance, and manage a variety of internal systems, from directory services to AI tools, both on-prem and in the cloud, while meeting the firm’s demanding requirements for reliability and performance. This role requires a deep skill set in Linux, Kubernetes, and observability; proficiency in Python; and solid experience with configuration management and IaC. The ideal candidate is an experienced, hands-on engineer with exceptional organisational, communication, and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Build, enhance, and manage a variety of internal systems, from directory services to AI tools, both on-prem and in the cloud
• Enable and promote good engineering practice across the Enterprise Technology organisation
• Develop monitoring solutions to ensure high system uptime and reliability; use tooling to detect and resolve issues proactively

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in site reliability engineering or related disciplines
• Proficiency with Python
• Experience managing and monitoring containerised infrastructure
• Experience working with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or ArgoCD
• Expert experience with IaC and configuration management tools such as Terraform, SaltStack, Chef, Puppet, or Ansible
• Experience building and operating services on cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Prior experience working within an IT organisation is a plus
• Prior experience leading a technical team preferred

The estimated base salary range for this position is 200,000 to 250,000 USD per year (or local equivalent). The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualised factors, including location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This role is also eligible for discretionary performance-based bonuses and a competitive benefits package.