Infrastructure Engineer

The Phoenix Group®; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Phoenix Group® is seeking a motivated DevOps/SRE to own and architect scalable infrastructure for a fast-paced investment and data analytics environment. You will be responsible for cloud and on-premises deployment, high availability, security, and end-to-end ownership of core platform reliability.

As the sole DevOps/SRE, you will drive architecture decisions, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and incident response while collaborating with leadership to shape the infrastructure roadmap and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of DevOps/SRE or infrastructure engineering experience in production-scale systems.
• Strong hands-on cloud expertise across AWS, Azure, or GCP with containerization.
• Excellent CI/CD and version control experience (Git, Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI).
• Proficient with monitoring/observability tools and incident management.
• Clear communicator able to present options to executives and stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently as the sole DevOps/SRE resource.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain cloud and on-prem infrastructure for reliability and scale.
• Lead architecture for cloud-native infra and container orchestration.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines and workflows.
• Manage secrets, storage, networks, and security configurations.
• Implement monitoring and alerting, enabling rapid incident response.
• Collaborate with engineering and data teams on AI/data workloads as needed.
• Own production incidents and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Cloud infra management

Docker & Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Monitoring tools

Security & compliance

Executive communication

Sole DevOps/SRE lead

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

OpenShift

Jenkins

GitLab CI

CircleCI

ArgoCD

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

DataDog

Splunk

Prefect

Airflow

Dagster

Vault

AWS KMS

Azure Key Vault

Bash

Python

Go

Job description

Looking for a motivated and experienced DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to own and architect scalable infrastructure in a fast-paced, technologically innovative environment within a leading investment and data analytics firm. This is a key role reporting directly to executive leadership, perfect for a builder who thrives on end-to-end ownership and driving infrastructure strategy.

Role Overview

This role involves designing, deploying, and maintaining robust cloud and on-premises infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security, and scalability of the core platform supporting AI, data processing, and financial analytics. The successful candidate will serve as the sole DevOps/SRE professional, making strategic decisions that influence platform reliability and operational excellence across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead architecture design and implementation for cloud-native infrastructure, including virtual networks, container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker), and cloud resources on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines, release workflows, and version control management to ensure smooth deployment processes.
• Manage container registries, secrets management (Key Vaults), storage solutions, and network configurations for secure and efficient system operation.
• Implement monitoring, observability, and alerting solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, DataDog, or similar) for comprehensive system health tracking and incident response.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to support scalable, reliable systems, integrating infrastructure with AI and data workflows as needed.
• Provide strategic input into infrastructure roadmap, automation, and security best practices, ensuring compliance and operational resilience.
• Own and troubleshoot production incidents, ensuring rapid resolutions and continuous system improvements.

Core Qualifications & Requirements

• 3+ years of proven experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or infrastructure engineering with a track record of building, deploying, and maintaining production-scale systems.
• Strong expertise in cloud infrastructure management (AWS, Azure, GCP), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and orchestration.
• Extensive hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and automation tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, or similar).
• Proficiency in monitoring, observability, and incident management tools (Prometheus, Grafana, DataDog, ELK, Splunk).
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate technical options and system architecture to executive stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently as the sole DevOps/SRE resource, making strategic decisions and leading infrastructure initiatives.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Experience in financial services, hedge funds, trading platforms, or fintech environments.
• Familiarity with infrastructure for AI and machine learning, including model deployment, MLOps pipelines, and AI workload orchestration (LangChain, MCP, MLflow, Langfuse).
• Hands-on experience with private package repositories (Artifactory, PyPI).
• Knowledge of security best practices, compliance standards, and non-compete considerations in finance.
• Prior experience at high-profile tech or quant firms such as Two Sigma, Renaissance Technologies, or similar.

Core Technical Skills

• Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP
• Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates
• CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, ArgoCD
• Monitoring & observability: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, DataDog, Splunk
• Orchestration & workflow automation: Prefect, Airflow, Dagster
• Secrets management: HashiCorp Vault, AWS KMS, Azure Key Vault
• Scripting & automation: Bash, Python, Go

Career Impact

This position offers the opportunity to redefine infrastructure standards within a cutting-edge data-driven organization, impacting investment decisions and high-stakes financial systems.