DevOps/SRE Intern

Transmarket Group Inc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous profit sharing program

World-class benefits for employees and families

Job summary

Transmarket Group Inc is seeking a DevOps/SRE intern in Chicago. As part of a dynamic team, you will work on automating the deployment of trading applications, support the firm's software trading environment, and collaborate with experienced professionals.

The ideal candidate is pursuing a degree in Computer Science or related fields, has strong Python skills, and is eager to learn about trading operations. The role offers generous profit sharing programs and world-class benefits.

Qualifications

• Fluency in Python or equivalent programming language.
• Experience with code collaboration tools like Git.
• Understanding of Docker for container-based technology.
• Basic knowledge of CI/CD and management tools.

Responsibilities

• Support proprietary software trading environment.
• Automate and maintain systems for trading software deployment.
• Design monitoring and alerting systems for trading environment.
• Maintain continuous delivery pipelines for trading components.
• Collaborate on designing applications to meet automation requirements.

Skills

Fluent in Python

Code collaboration tools (git, GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket)

Container-based technology (Docker)

Infrastructure management tools (Ansible, Puppet)

CI/CD tools (GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins)

Monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana)

Education

Pursuing a BA/BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, IT

Job description

Description

As a DevOps/SRE intern, you will be part of a team that works on projects spanning the entire technology stack. You will help automate building, testing, and deploying latency‑sensitive trading applications, design and implement critical back‑office data flows, and improve feedback loops to accelerate development and increase P&L.

You’ll collaborate with global technology teams, balancing reliability and innovation. Days will vary, and you should be self‑driven and eager to learn about trading operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide day‑to‑day support of the firm’s proprietary software trading environment
• Work directly with our Traders, Trade Developers, Platform Developers, and IT Team to automate and maintain systems for deployment of trading software, configuration management, CI/CD and backtesting pipelines
• Work with end users to design monitoring and alerting systems that can be used to catch and diagnose issues in real time to help ensure the health of our trading environment
• Design and maintain continuous delivery pipelines for our trading platform components
• Build and maintain infrastructure monitoring and alerting systems to help us quickly diagnose and resolve issues
• Collaborate with co‑workers on designing applications and platform components to meet automation requirements
• Ensure that software and infrastructure components are up‑to‑date and free of any security vulnerabilities
• Systematises and documents new and existing processes to help manage our ever‑changing IT operations
• Work on automated provisioning of new servers and updating existing ones
• Work as part of an in‑office team to collaborate directly with experienced traders and technologists on brainstorming and implementing creative solutions to a wide range of problems

Requirements

• Pursuing a BA/BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or related industry experience
• Must be fluent in Python (or any other programming language at the time of interview)
• Proficient with code collaboration tools (git, GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket)
• Basics of container‑based technology (Docker)
• Basic understanding of how infrastructure management tools work (Ansible or Puppet)
• Basic understanding of CI/CD tools (GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
• Basic understanding of monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana

Preferred Experience

• Understanding of database design and administration
• Interest in financial markets and trading software

Benefits

We offer one of the most generous profit sharing programs in the industry because we believe our employees should be able to take part in our rapid growth and success. We are proud to offer world‑class benefits for our full‑time employees and their families.

TransMarket Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status.