Cloud Architect for Quant Research & Finance on AWS

Qube Research & Technologies; Paris; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is seeking an experienced AWS-focused Cloud Architect/Engineer to design and implement scalable cloud platforms for our quantitative research and trading workflows. You will work with researchers, developers, and data scientists to translate needs into robust AWS solutions, emphasizing availability, security, and cost efficiency.

Key duties include automating deployments, maintaining secure cloud infrastructure, and staying current with AWS services to drive

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience as a Cloud Architect or Engineer with a strong focus on AWS technologies.
• In-depth knowledge of AWS services, including EKS, EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch and others.
• Experience in designing highly available, resilient, and secure cloud solutions for research or finance environments.
• Strong understanding of cloud security practices, encryption, and governance.
• Familiarity with DevOps principles and automation tools.
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.) and serverless architecture.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructures.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across diverse technical and research teams.
• AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, etc.) are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement custom AWS architectures to enhance the quantitative research and modelling processes of the desk.
• Collaborate with quantitative researchers, developers, and data scientists to understand their needs and translate them into scalable, flexible cloud solutions.
• Ensure the optimal performance, availability, and reliability of cloud infrastructure to support high-performance quantitative research and large-scale data analysis.
• Automate infrastructure deployment, management, and monitoring to streamline research operations and enable rapid prototyping.
• Continuously review and optimize cloud systems to ensure scalability, cost efficiency, and alignment with research and trading objectives.
• Stay up to date on AWS services, tools, and drive best practices within the AWS Specialists team.

Skills

AWS expertise

EKS experience

Docker & Kubernetes

Terraform

Serverless architecture

Cloud security

DevOps practices

Communication

Education

Tools

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is seeking an experienced AWS-focused Cloud Architect/Engineer to design and implement scalable cloud platforms for our quantitative research and trading workflows. You will work with researchers, developers, and data scientists to translate needs into robust AWS solutions, emphasizing availability, security, and cost efficiency.

Key duties include automating deployments, maintaining secure cloud infrastructure, and staying current with AWS services to drive