DevOps Engineer USA - Trexquant Investment LP

OpenTalent; Stamford (CT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Commuter benefits

Weekly meals

Bonus program

Job summary

Trexquant, a leading research and trading technology firm, is seeking a DevOps Engineer to build, scale, and automate deployment pipelines and tooling to support its research and trading platforms. The role collaborates closely with the Systems team to refine workflows and expand internal capabilities.

The candidate will own container orchestration, CI/CD pipeline design, and automated configuration strategies, while sustaining observability tooling and documentation for scalable operations.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in DevOps, Infrastructure, or SRE in a Linux-centric environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes management and deployment strategies.
• Proven experience building and scaling CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI or similar tools).
• Proficiency with Linux system administration, shell scripting, and configuration-driven tooling.
• Familiarity with observability platforms (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).

Responsibilities

• Container Orchestration: Manage and optimize Kubernetes environments and workload deployments.
• CI/CD Pipeline Engineering: Design, build, and maintain deployment pipelines to support diverse technical workloads.
• Deployment & Configuration: Implement automated configuration strategies to standardize operational practices and improve delivery speed.
• Tooling & Enablement: Develop internal tools and automation that simplify infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, and management.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Linux Systems Engineers and stakeholders to align delivery pipelines with goals.
• Operations & Best Practices: Maintain observability tooling and document best practices for scalability.

Skills

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Linux

Shell scripting

Observability

Tools

GitLab CI

Job description

We are seeking a DevOps Engineer to build, manage, and scale the automation, tooling, and delivery pipelines supporting our research and trading platforms. You will work closely with the Systems team to refine deployment workflows, maintain internal operational tools, and expand our capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Container Orchestration: Manage and optimize Kubernetes environments and workload deployments.
• CI/CD Pipeline Engineering: Design, build, and maintain deployment pipelines to support diverse technical workloads.
• Deployment & Configuration: Implement automated configuration strategies to standardize operational practices and improve delivery speed.
• Tooling & Enablement: Develop internal tools and automation that simplify infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, and management.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Linux Systems Engineers and internal technical stakeholders to align delivery pipelines with operational goals.
• Operations & Best Practices: Maintain observability tooling (monitoring, logging) and author technical documentation to establish scalable best practices.
• 2+ years of experience in a DevOps, Infrastructure, or SRE role within a Linux-centric environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes management and deployment strategies.
• Proven experience building and scaling CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI or similar tools).
• Proficiency with Linux system administration, shell scripting, and configuration-driven tooling.
• Familiarity with observability platforms (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
• Ability to collaborate effectively across technical teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Preferred: Prior experience supporting quantitative research, trading platforms, or high-performance computing (HPC) environments.
• Competitive salary plus bonus based on individual and company performance.
• Collaborative, casual, and friendly work environment.
• PPO Health, dental and vision insurance premiums fully covered for you and your. dependents.
• Pre-tax commuter benefits.
• Weekly company meals

Trexquant is an Equal Opportunity Employer