Cloud Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Flexible schedule

Growth opportunities

Job summary

DE Shaw in Alexandria, VA seeks a Cloud Engineer to enhance Datadog infrastructure, streamline pipelines, and mentor teams. The role emphasizes ownership, proactive problem solving, and strong collaboration with Alexandria teams.

Requirements include 1+ year in a tech role, solid Kubernetes skills, and the ability to learn quickly. Mentorship and structured growth are highlighted, with a flexible schedule in the favor of the candidate.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of hands-on experience in a technology role.
• Ability to communicate effectively and disagree constructively.
• Willingness to learn new technology systems quickly and apply them.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate in a pipeline to extend DE Shaw's capabilities.
• Wire Teamwork APIs to Jenkins consumers so data lands where Alexandria teams expect it.
• Keep Datadog dependencies patched before CVEs become incidents.
• Present GitHub Actions tradeoffs to DE Shaw executives in clear language.
• Catch and mentor regression issues in staging before reaching Alexandria customers.
• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time.

Skills

Teamwork

Kubernetes

Communication

Learning agility

Problem solving

Experience 1y

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Datadog

Helm

Job description

Think of this Cloud Engineer job as a standing invitation to make DE Shaw's Datadog infrastructure faster, simpler, and less scary. The technology charter, the $70,000 - $113,000, the 1-year ask — all of it points to a DE Shaw role built for owners, not order-takers.

Key Responsibilities

• Pair Team Leadership and Go in a pipeline DE Shaw can extend without your help later
• Wire Teamwork APIs to Jenkins consumers so data lands where Alexandria teams expect it
• Keep DE Shaw's Datadog dependencies patched before the CVEs become incidents
• Walk technology stakeholders through GitHub Actions tradeoffs in language DE Shaw execs grasp
• Catch the generously-mentoring Coaching regression in staging before it ever reaches Alexandria customers
• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time

What You'll Bring

• Enough Teamwork to be dangerous, enough Kubernetes to be trusted
• A communicator who can disagree without making it personal
• Ability to learn new technology systems quickly and apply them effectively
• The kind of curiosity that reads the docs before asking
• Endlessly-iterating problem-solving that doesn't wait for permission
• Around 1+ years of hands-on experience in a technology role

People choose DE Shaw because we pair feedback-hungry technology with a team that genuinely cares, right here in Alexandria. We move fast on Helm but slow down whenever someone says they feel rushed past good judgment.

Pay is $70,000 - $113,000, growth is structured, mentorship is personal, and the flexible temporary schedule is non-negotiable in your favor.

Live this hour, the technology role remains open and unclaimed.