Cloud-Native Solutions Architect & Kubernetes Platform Lead

Trade Station Group, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An online brokerage firm in the United States seeks a Sr. Solutions Architect to lead their internal Kubernetes platform team. This role demands deep Kubernetes expertise and leadership skills to drive the adoption of cloud-native technologies and ensure the platform meets high availability standards. Candidates should have extensive experience in software engineering, cloud environments, and mentoring. This position embraces an AI-first culture, utilizing AI in workflows and infrastructure management.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in software engineering, DevOps, or platform engineering.
• 5+ years hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments.
• 3+ years experience in a progressive technical leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Kubernetes platform team.
• Architect and evolve TradeStation's Kubernetes platform strategy.
• Ensure platform meets financial services SLAs including 99.99% uptime.

Skills

Expert-level Kubernetes knowledge

Deep AWS experience

Strong programming skills (Python, Go)

Experience with GitOps (ArgoCD)

Leadership skills

Excellent communication skills

Experience with financial services or trading systems

Education

B.S. or higher in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

Tools

Terraform

Datadog

Prometheus

GitHub Actions

Job description

An online brokerage firm in the United States seeks a Sr. Solutions Architect to lead their internal Kubernetes platform team. This role demands deep Kubernetes expertise and leadership skills to drive the adoption of cloud-native technologies and ensure the platform meets high availability standards. Candidates should have extensive experience in software engineering, cloud environments, and mentoring. This position embraces an AI-first culture, utilizing AI in workflows and infrastructure management.