Lead Infrastructure Engineer

y-intercept; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Limited in Central, Hong Kong is seeking a senior Infrastructure Architect to design and implement highly available data center and cloud infrastructure for trading and research. The role emphasizes low latency, high performance, and scalable deployment across on-prem and cloud environments.

The candidate should bring at least 15 years in data center and cloud infra, with leadership experience, strong networking, AWS, and storage expertise, plus a track record mentoring

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or STEM field.
• 15+ years in data center and cloud infrastructure engineering, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Expertise in networking, virtualization, cloud platforms (AWS), and storage solutions.
• Expertise in multicast data distribution, Solarflare/Mellanox NIC optimizations, PTP time synchronization, and Corvil like tools.
• Experience with CPU pinning, NUMA optimization, IRQ affinity, BIOS tuning, overclocked servers, FPGA integration and Kernel configuration for latency-sensitive workloads.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools (Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Chef).
• Familiarity with Docker/Kubernetes and tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack/Splunk
• Experience in exchange connectivity and proximity hosting.
• Understanding of market data feeds, FIX protocol, and colocation environments.
• Strong organizational skills,attention to detail,and excellent writtenand verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build and lead a team, mentor engineers, and collaborate with traders and developers.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement robust infrastructure solutions for trading (performance focus) and research (scale focus).
• Lead data center migrations, domain decoupling, and performance optimization initiatives.
• Implement solutions to monitor latency, detect anomalies, troubleshoot performance issues quickly, and gain a single source of truth for complex trading environments (e.g. Corvil).

Skills

Networking

Virtualization

AWS

Storage systems

Latency optimization

Infrastructure as Code

Docker/Kubernetes

FPGA integration

NumA/CPU pinning

Corvil-like tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or STEM field

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

Splunk

Ansible

Terraform

Puppet

Chef

Docker

Kubernetes

Corvil

Job description

Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Limited is a quantitative investment management firm dedicated to delivering high-quality returns, supported by tested and proven investment strategies across various asset classes and global financial markets. We pride ourselves on and value intellectual curiosity and hard work, investing in people who are driven to learn and achieve. We are a merit-focused and talent-driven organization, characterized by compassion, respect, and modesty among our team members. We believe in maintaining a healthy and happy lifestyle in an intellectually stimulating environment.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement robust infrastructure solutions (servers, storage, networking, and GPU computing grid) for trading (performance focus) and research (scale focus)
• Lead data center migrations, domain decoupling, and performance optimization initiatives
• Implement solutions to monitor latency, detect anomalies, troubleshoot performance issues quickly, and gain a single source of truth for complex trading environments (e.g. Corvil)

Required Technical Qualification, Skills, and Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or STEM field
• Minimum 15 years of experience in data center and cloud infrastructure engineering, with at least 3 years in a leadership role
• Expertise in networking, virtualization, cloud platforms (AWS), and storage solutions (Pure Storage, Ceph, GPFS, VAST Data solution)
• Expertise in multicast data distribution, Solarflare/Mellanox NIC optimizations, PTP time synchronization, and Corvil like tools
• Experience with CPU pinning, NUMA optimization, IRQ affinity, BIOS tuning, overclocked servers, FPGA integration and Kernel configuration for latency-sensitive workloads
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools (Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Chef)
• Familiarity with Docker/Kubernetes and tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack/Splunk
• Experience in exchange connectivity and proximity hosting
• Understanding of market data feeds, FIX protocol, and colocation environments
• Strong organizational skills,attention to detail,and excellent writtenand verbal communication skills
• Ability to build and lead a team, mentor engineers, and collaborate with traders and developers

Location

Central, Hong Kong

Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Limited is an equal opportunity employer.