Senior OpenStack Platform Engineer (On-Prem)

Cumberland; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

DRW in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Engineer for our Virtualization team to guide the design and implementation of a new OpenStack-based platform. You will help set engineering standards, define architectural decisions, and ensure cost-efficient, scalable infrastructure for trading desks and data science teams.

You’ll own and improve the OpenStack stack, automate repetitive tasks, coach peers, and troubleshoot complex production issues in a high-intensity environment.

Qualifications

• Expert level proficiency in administration of OpenStack.
• Deep knowledge of networking, storage, Linux, and virtualization fundamentals.
• Proficiency with industry-standard IAC tooling (e.g. Terraform, Ansible).
• Scripting/Coding experience in multiple languages (e.g. Python, Golang, Bash).
• Experience maintaining/deploying/configuring server hardware and deploying virtual machines.
• A service focused attitude: you ask questions and focus on getting the right resources and solutions to people instead of rigid boundaries.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. You can work across teams and have evidence-based discussions on technical and operational topics.
• You enjoy leading by example. You cultivate technical excellence and soft skills in your team members.

Responsibilities

• Own and improve infrastructure, processes, and standards for DRW’s Virtualization platform.
• Relentlessly automate repetitive manual tasks.
• Design, implement, and manage OpenStack clouds, including deployment, configuration, and maintenance of OpenStack components.
• Diagnose and rectify complex problems involving multiple teams related to OpenStack including compute, storage, and networking issues.
• Provide exceptional customer service to our platform’s users.
• Coach engineers on best practices, help investigate outages, set a high standard for operational and technical excellence.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve critical production issues in a high-intensity trading environment as part of an on-call rotation.

Skills

OpenStack administration

Networking

Linux

Python

Golang

Bash

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Job description

DRW in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Engineer for our Virtualization team to guide the design and implementation of a new OpenStack-based platform. You will help set engineering standards, define architectural decisions, and ensure cost-efficient, scalable infrastructure for trading desks and data science teams.

You’ll own and improve the OpenStack stack, automate repetitive tasks, coach peers, and troubleshoot complex production issues in a high-intensity environment.