Kubernetes Platform Reliability Engineer

Precision Labs; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Disability insurance

Life and AD&D insurance

Health Savings Accounts

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

DRW, headquartered in Chicago, seeks a Kubernetes-focused engineer to onboard applications, automate tasks, and support trading desks. You will work closely with multiple teams to ensure a scalable, reliable platform across hundreds of clusters and thousands of nodes.

The role emphasizes automation, collaboration, and strong communication while delivering cost-efficient, high-performance infrastructure. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Experience working with or administering Kubernetes Clusters.
• Knowledge of networking, storage, and containerization fundamentals.
• Familiarity with AWS and/or Google Cloud Platform.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to collaborate across teams.
• Eager to learn, collaborate, and find solutions under constraints.

Responsibilities

• Onboard and deploy 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 with talented teammates.

Skills

Kubernetes experience

Networking fundamentals

Cloud familiarity (AWS/GCP)

Customer service oriented

Communication skills

Tools

Kubernetes

Flux

Prometheus

Fluentd/Fluentbit

Job description

DRW, headquartered in Chicago, seeks a Kubernetes-focused engineer to onboard applications, automate tasks, and support trading desks. You will work closely with multiple teams to ensure a scalable, reliable platform across hundreds of clusters and thousands of nodes.

The role emphasizes automation, collaboration, and strong communication while delivering cost-efficient, high-performance infrastructure. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are provided.