Senior Cloud Engineer – AWS Specialist

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

Job summary

Qube Research & Technologies in Paris seeks a senior AWS Cloud Architect to design scalable platforms for quantitative research. You will partner with researchers and developers to translate needs into robust cloud solutions that support fast-paced data analysis.

In this role, you will implement highly available architectures, enforce security and governance, and automate deployments to optimize performance and cost. A dynamic, research-driven environment awaits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience as a Cloud Architect or Engineer with AWS focus.
• Deep knowledge of AWS services (EKS, EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch).
• Experience designing highly available, secure cloud solutions for research or finance environments.
• Strong cloud security, encryption, governance.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement AWS architectures to support quantitative research.
• Collaborate with researchers and developers to translate needs into cloud solutions.
• Ensure performance, availability, and reliability of cloud infrastructure.
• Automate deployment, management, and monitoring of research ops.
• Review and optimize cloud systems for scalability and cost efficiency.
• Stay updated on AWS services and best practices.

Skills

AWS expertise

Cloud security

DevOps practices

Communication

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology and trading expertise has shaped QRT’s collaborative mindset which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT’s culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high quality returns for our investors.

Your future role within QRT:

You will be part of a global team comprising Quantitative Traders, Researchers and Developers. Our AWS specialists are essential in building the next generation of research platforms, leveraging technologies like EKS, Lambda, SSM, IAM, Secrets Manager, RDS, DynamoDB, Redis, and CloudWatch.

• 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, and secure 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.

Your present skillset:

• 5+ 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 (e.g.: Terraform).
• 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.

QRT is an equal opportunity employer.

We welcome diversity as essential to our success.

QRT empowers employees to work openly and respectfully to achieve collective success.

In addition to professional achievement, we are offering initiatives and programs to enable employees achieve a healthy work-life balance.