Kubernetes Platform Reliability Engineer

DRW; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 220,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

401k with company match

Disability insurance

Job summary

DRW seeks a skilled professional to join the Container Infrastructure team in Chicago. You will help onboard and deploy applications into DRW’s Kubernetes platform, automate manual tasks, and provide outstanding support to users across trading desks and data science teams.

This role requires hands-on Kubernetes experience, cloud familiarity (AWS or GCP), strong communication, and a proactive problem-solving mindset in a fast-paced, autonomous environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working with or administering Kubernetes clusters.
• Knowledge of networking, storage, and containerization fundamentals.
• Familiarity with AWS and/or Google Cloud Platform.
• A service-focused attitude: you ask questions and focus on getting the right resources and solutions to people.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to work across teams with evidence-based discussions.
• Eagerness to learn, collaborate, and find solutions under constraints.

Responsibilities

• Work with different business units to ensure onboarding and deployment of applications into DRW’s Kubernetes platform.
• Relentlessly automate repetitive manual tasks.
• Provide exceptional customer service to platform users.
• Solve complex problems and build new features/components with talented, curious coworkers.

Skills

Kubernetes

Networking

Storage

Cloud platforms

Communication

Learning mindset

Job description

DRW seeks a skilled professional to join the Container Infrastructure team in Chicago. You will help onboard and deploy applications into DRW’s Kubernetes platform, automate manual tasks, and provide outstanding support to users across trading desks and data science teams.

This role requires hands-on Kubernetes experience, cloud familiarity (AWS or GCP), strong communication, and a proactive problem-solving mindset in a fast-paced, autonomous environment.