Lead Devops Engineer

Salt Digital Recruitment; Houston (TX); Presencial; USD 140.000 - 230.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Salt Digital Recruitment is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer in Houston to join a small, high-performing team supporting global production trading environments. You will oversee critical workflows, boost platform availability and reliability, and resolve complex issues impacting developers and traders.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience with real-time data systems, exchange connectivity (FIX, TT/NYFIX), and time-series platforms such as kdb+ or Shakti, with a track record in algorithmic

Formación

• Minimum 8 years in commodity trading, capital markets or similar environments.
• Experience with real-time market data systems and feed handlers.
• Knowledge of exchange-traded derivatives lifecycle.
• Exposure to external trading networks and order management platforms.

Responsabilidades

• Hands-on DevOps engineer in a small, high-performing team supporting global production trading environments.
• Oversee critical workflows; improve platform availability, stability, and resilience.
• Investigate and resolve technical issues affecting developers and production teams.
• Serve as technical specialist for electronic and front-office trading platform initiatives.
• Support reliable and scalable algorithmic trading within a regulated environment.
• Participate in global on-call rotation with engineering teams.
• Familiarity with algorithmic trading regulations and compliance controls is a plus.

Conocimientos

Python

PowerShell

C#

SQL

Communication

Incident response

Herramientas

kdb+

Shakti

DACS

ADH

ADS

FIX connectivity

TT

NYFIX

Bloomberg TradingScreen

Descripción del empleo

Overview

Lead DevOps Engineer – Houston, United States

Qualifications (Required)

• Strong understanding of the major international futures and derivatives exchanges
• Knowledge of the complete exchange-traded derivatives lifecycle, from order execution through clearing and settlement
• Minimum of 8 years of experience within commodity trading, capital markets, financial institutions, or similar trading environments
• Familiarity with financial data vendors such as Bloomberg and Refinitiv, along with liquidity and execution platforms
• Minimum of 8 years of experience supporting real-time market data systems, including exchange feed handlers and enterprise consolidated data platforms
• Minimum of 8 years of experience with time-series data and analytics technologies such as kdb+, Shakti, or comparable platforms
• 8+ years of operational experience supporting real-time market data distribution platforms, including technologies or components comparable to DACS, ADH, and ADS
• Knowledge of multicast traffic management, feed arbitration, data sequencing, and message-queue technologies
• 5+ years of operational experience supporting time-series databases or analytics platforms such as kdb+, Shakti, or similar technologies
• Strong scripting and programming experience using Python, PowerShell, C#, SQL, or similar technologies
• 8+ years of relevant experience working with FIX connectivity, messaging, or integration
• Proven experience completing exchange connectivity and third-party vendor certification processes
• Knowledge of external trading networks and execution or order management platforms such as TT, NYFIX, Bloomberg, TradingScreen, or comparable systems
• Experience with messaging technologies and troubleshooting network protocols such as TCP and multicast

Responsibilities

• As a DevOps Engineer, you will be a hands-on member of a small, high-performing engineering team supporting global production trading environments. Responsibilities will be shaped by product delivery requirements, operational priorities, platform improvements, and technical debt initiatives.
• Proactively oversee business-critical workflows and improve platform availability, stability, and resilience in partnership with engineering, delivery, and infrastructure teams
• Investigate and resolve technical issues affecting developers, production support teams, and business users
• Act as a technical specialist for initiatives involving electronic and front-office trading platforms
• Support reliable and scalable algorithmic trading systems within a controlled and regulated environment
• Participate in a global on-call rotation alongside development and production engineering teams
• Experience working with algorithmic trading regulations, audit requirements, compliance controls, or RTS 6 would be beneficial

Key Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated experience implementing effective application deployment and release practices
• 10+ years of experience supporting front-office applications and managing relationships with external technology vendors
• Ability to respond quickly to production incidents, restore trading services, and convert temporary resolutions into sustainable engineering improvements
• Strong experience with system monitoring, root-cause analysis, troubleshooting, and delivering long-term reliability enhancements
• Understanding of trading processes, including order entry, execution, allocation, settlement, and regulatory controls
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to assess complex technical information and develop practical solutions

Soft Skills

• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with traders, developers, technical teams, and business stakeholders
• Comfortable operating in high-pressure production environments alongside trading and engineering teams
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and proactive, with a collaborative and solutions-focused approach
• Able to manage demanding deadlines and shifting priorities within a fast-paced trading environment

Salt is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.